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Everything a successful "spy" must know on the country.Strategic and practical information on government, national security, army, foreign relations, economy, technology, mineral resources, as well as culture, history, traditions, government and business contacts and more... ... Read more

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This investment guide contains basic information on economy, business, export-import and investment climate, opportunities and regulations. Provides strategic information on economy, industrial development, banking, and government.Includes information on the most important business contacts and business travel. Updated annually. ... Read more

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This study provides a long overdue examination of a critical sector of the international politics of one of the world s most politically and economically advanced states. It also provides a model or basis of comparison for other small states on how they might shape their own security policies in the larger world. Among the distinctive features of this work is a discussion of the development of an indigenous vocabulary, with words based on Icelandic saga literature, by which the most complex issues of superpower security affairs could be discussed in a national debate. A key point examined is the growth of an indigenous security expertise. The creation of a parliamentary commission and its output led to a dialectic with the Foreign Ministry that produced an informed debate on security issues in a country of about only a quarter million people.This dialectic suggests a model for development of policy making expertise by other small states. ... Read more

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A great book on Iceland & Small States
Michael Corgan has written an invaluable book targeted to three different audiences: those interested in Iceland, small states and foreign affairs in general.

For those interested in Icelandic security and politics, this book is accessible and comprehensive. It appeals to the layman with no background on Iceland and ties eleven centuries of history in one chronological and thematic whole. More importantly, Professor Corgan has illuminated the foundations of Icelandic security policy and has grasped with precision the manner in which those traditions are changing. Having conducted surveys and interviews with policymakers on the island, one would have to work hard to find a more authoritative study on the subject.

Regarding small states, Professor Corgan has rejuvenated an interested that died away in the 1970s. One of the questions raised in the book is, how can a country like Iceland (with no military and no willingness or capacity to form one) provide for its security? Through international institutions, the author writes. What is more impressive is the short span in which Iceland has been able to develop an autochthonous security policy. As Professor Corgan recognizes, one case study cannot form the basis of even a weak theory; yet the conclusions drawn in the last chapter can be relevant to many policy makers of small states.

Professor Corgan has studied an extensive period of Icelandic security policy; unlike other authors in the field of small states, he has been able to study the development of a security policy under very different conditions. With few exceptions, authoritative studies on small states take a narrow temporal approach that fails to trace changes in the policymaking of states based on changing internal or international conditions. This book transcends this typical limitation.

Lastly, this book should interest the general public because the way this book has been written can be an example for similar studies. Professor Corgan has used his experience and connections in Iceland to write about Iceland's take on security matters. He has been able to synthesize a seemingly unrelated sequence of events and, alluding to Iceland's history and culture, he has shown how they have played an important role in Iceland's relationship with NATO and the United States. Similar studies that are sensitive to non-American perspectives on security are invaluable because what often appears as a minor issue in the bilateral relations of two states is, by virtue of different angles and culture, a major source of discord.

Professor Corgan, who served in Iceland with the US Navy, has done more that bring the American perspective to Iceland; he has brought the Icelandic perspective to America. That is the greatest legacy of this book. ... Read more

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Heimskringla is the best known and most important book of Old Norse kings' sagas. A medieval masterpiece, the collection was written by Snorri Sturluson in the first half of the thirteenth century. The sagas have been studied primarily as literary sources and chronicles of specific historical events, but Sverre Bagge, a noted historian, finds in Heimskringla something more: a brimming guidebook to the culture and politics of Icelandic society.What kind of observer was Snorri Sturluson, and how did he see the world he lived in? Bagge concentrates on Snorri the historian, viewing him in the context of European history in general and contemporary Icelandic and Norwegian society in particular. But it is Snorri's perception of events that matters, more than the "real" events or the society that produced them. With chapters on themes such as conflicts and the "game of politics" that pervades the sagas, Bagge's analysis of Heimskringla is a model for contemporary historians now probing the relationship between narrative and history. ... Read more

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This is a study in the electoral adaptation of political parties and party systems, based on an investigation of the formation and adaptation of farmers' parties in Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Special attention is paid to the reasons for the emergence of specific farmers' parties -absent in most other countries - in these three cases, and to the success and failures of their attempts to respond to the changing demands of the electorate. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The President of Iceland (Icelandic: Forseti Íslands) is Iceland's elected head of state. The president is elected to a four-year term by universal adult suffrage and has limited powers. The president is not the head of government; the Prime Minister of Iceland is the head of government. There have been five presidents since Iceland became independent from Denmark in 1944. The incumbent is Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, who is now in his fourth term as president, first elected in 1996, and returned unopposed in 2008. The presidential residence is situated in Bessastaðir in Álftanes, near the capital city Reykjavik. The nation's constitution specifies that when the president cannot perform the duties of the office, such as when he or she is abroad or under anesthesia, the prime minister, the president of the Althingi (Parliament), and the president of the Supreme Court collectively assume the power of the office. ... Read more

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This text results from an initiative by the Nordic Council and Nordic Council of Ministers to better understand the structure and development of poverty and low-income in the five Nordic countries: Denmark; Finland; Iceland; Norway; and Sweden. The main question posed is how has the number of people living with low income changed and what characterizes such households? Since no official poverty line has been defined in Nordic countries, the study examines different definitions of poverty and discusses the change in poverty rates and poverty composition in the light of those different definitions. It concludes that: transfer payments from the public sector are largely responsible for the fact that, from an international point of view, relatively few people suffer from poverty in Nordic countries, ie. the welfare state works. Poverty among the elderly has fallen drastically since the mid 1970s as pension systems introduced earlier had taken effect. Poverty is increasing among the young population, ie. the welfare state has not developed a system to provide for young people who do not have the skills to enter the labour market.For many, poverty is short term, but having been poor early on increases the risk of returning to poverty. So far the Nordic countries have been relatively homogeneous, but inequality is on the increase. ... Read more

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This book is unique in analysing the new Scottish Parliament from a systematically comparative perspective. Its basic premise is that since devolution in 1999 Scotland can be considered a Scandinavian-style democracy with several features of a Scandinavian-style parliament. The basic research question, therefore, is: 'Has the Scottish Parliament in its first four-year term manifested a Scandinavian-style politics in the sense that there has been a high incidence of inter-party negotiation within Parliament?'

The architects of the Scottish Parliament saw the committees as the motor of a 'new politics' and gave them extensive powers. Outside Austria, only the Swedish and Icelandic committees have comparable powers. Accordingly, the study sets out to describe and analyse the workings of the committees in the Scottish, Swedish and Icelandic Parliaments. The concluding chapter also discusses the operation of the Danish, Finnish and Norwegian committees. ... Read more

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Chapters: Steingrímur Hermannsson, Halldór Ásgrímsson, Steingrímur J. Sigfússon, Árni Mathiesen, Þorsteinn Pálsson, Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Steingrímur Hermannsson (pronounced ) (22 June 1928 - 1 February 2010) was Prime Minister of Iceland. Steingrímur's father was Hermann Jónasson, another former Prime Minister. Being the son a prominent official, Steingrímur enjoyed a relatively care-free upbringing in a country stricken by the Great Depression. As a young boy he had an exceptional proximity to Iceland's World War II politics, overhearing state affairs being discussed in his father's living room. Not wanting to follow his father's footsteps into politics, Steingrímur went to the U.S. in 1948, studying engineering in Chicago, and later at Caltech. After returning to his native country and experiencing troubles both in his private life and business career, he eventually entered politics in the 1960s. He was elected to the Althing (Icelandic Parliament) for the Progressive Party in 1971. He became party chairman in 1979. Steingrímur served as Prime Minister from 1983 to 1987 and again from 1988 to 1991. He also served for a time as Minister of Justice, Ecclesiastical Affairs and Agriculture (197879), Minister of Fisheries and Communications (198083) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (198788). He was chairman of the Progressive Party from 1979 to 1994. After that he was manager of the Central Bank of Iceland until his retirement in 1998. His legacy as Prime Minister is somewhat controversial, with many considering him the last representative of "the old system" in Icelandic politics, which was allegedly plagued by political favoritism and corruption. That system was gradually dismantled by the successive governm...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=885857 ... Read more