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Ebook Do Reforms In Transition Economies Affect Foreign Bank Entry?

Submitted by wulan on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 06:53

The growing presence of foreign-owned financial institutions during the 1990s is one of the most striking structural changes in the financial systems of the countries in transition. Currently, on average 60 per cent of the total number of banks is in foreign hands. In some Central Eastern European (CEE), South Eastern European (SEE) and Baltic countries, the share of foreign bank assets relative to total assets of the banking system is even more than 75% (Bol et al., 2002). This ‘takeover’ has occurred within a period of less than ten years. Given the high and growing share of foreign bank ownership, there is a growing need for studies on the reasons for foreign bank entry in transition economies.

The existing literature on foreign bank entry mainly deals with Western European countries, or with the US (Buch, 2000). There are only a few studies focusing on transition economies, but they only consider one country, or a small group of countries (e.g. Galac and Kraft, 2000, for Croatia, and Konopielko, 1999, for the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland).

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PDF Ebook Madness of Psychiatry

Submitted by antoq on Thu, 07/09/2009 - 02:37

When I was growing up, people got most of their information about psychiatry from cartoons of patients lying on couches talking to a psychoanalyst, usually about sex (Illustration 1.1). After more than a quarter century in the profession, I have never seen a psychoanalyst’s couch. Nor, by the way, have I seen a padded cell or a straight jacket. Either my training and experience are lacking, or there was something wrong with the common stereotypes.

This is not a textbook, but we do need to look briefly at the classification of the mental disorders. The purpose of classification, the putting of apparently related material into boxes or categories, is to simplify and to help us understand large amounts of complicated information.

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Ebook Care For People With Arthritis: Evidence And Best Practices

Submitted by wulan on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 06:36

This report reviews best practice and evidence-based care for people with arthritis, and looks at both evidence for efficacy (what works) and evidence related to the optimum delivery of interventions (how to apply). This report was originally developed as background information for review of the literature on models of care for arthritis and key informant interviews concerning implementation of novel models of care in Ontario (An Exploration of Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Models for Arthritis, ACREU Working Report 2005-03).

Arthritis and related conditions exact a significant impact on the population of Canada. Arthritis is a leading cause of pain, physical disability and health care utilization. The symptoms of arthritis and related conditions include pain, swelling, or stiffness in or around the joints. If arthritis is not treated appropriately, the disease can affect the structure and function of joints. In turn, this leads to increased pain, disability and difficulty performing activities of daily living. The adverse consequences of arthritis have a significant impact on leisure, and social and labour force participation at all ages.

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