1st Edition
Nation-Building in the Baltic States Transforming Governance, Social Welfare, and Security in Northern Europe
SHAPING THE NATION STATE
Transformation Challenges
Transforming the Polity
Shaping the Nation State
ESTABLISHING SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS
Building Social Capital
Forming Civil Society
Nurturing Democratic Institutions
TRANSFORMING SOCIAL SERVICES
Transforming Social Welfare
Transforming Education Systems
Transforming Fiscal Governance
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
Shaping Baltic States’ Security
Managing Transformation
Biography
Gundar J. King, Professor and Dean Emeritus of the School of Business at Pacific Lutheran University, was born and raised in Latvia where he graduated from the Riga First State (Classical) Gymnasium. Author of many articles and books for managers, he holds a Stanford Ph.D. (business) degree, the Dr. Habil Oecon. degree granted by the Latvian Science Council and the Dr. of Science (h.c.) degree awarded by the Riga Technical University. Founding president of the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies, he is also an international member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences.
David E. McNabb, professor emeritus at the Pacific Lutheran University, has been a visiting professor at the Stockholm School of Economics-Riga, the American University in Bulgaria, University of Maryland University College-Europe, and the University of Washington-Tacoma. He is currently an adjunct professor at Olympic College. He has a Ph.D. in administration from Oregon State University and an MA in communications from the University of Washington. His current research interests focus on Baltic-area public policy and on research methods. He is the author of eight books and nearly 100 articles and conference papers.
"The 11 chapters of the book address an unusually broad range of subjects, including the educational systems, fiscal governance, the "managing" of transformation, democratic institutions, civil society, and security of the Baltic states. … each topic is divided into three segments addressing each of the Baltic countries. … be recommended as an introduction to the Baltic states. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers and lower-division undergraduate students."
—R. P. Peters, Univ. of Massachusetts at Boston and Harvard University Davis Center for Russian, CHOICE
