@misc{ImhofRudolph1999, author = {Imhof-Rudolph, Heike}, title = {Rentenversicherung in Singapur : der Central Provident Fund}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-11478}, year = {1999}, abstract = {Considering the problems of retirement security systems leads one to look beyond the border in order to get a glimpse of the way things work in other societies. Contrary to formal public pension schemes in South American and East European industrial countries, the predominant pension system in Asia is of an informal nature, based upon the extended family structure. The rise of the city-state of Singapore has been accompanied by the development of a comprehensive social security system within the framework of the Central Provident Fund (CPF). The CPF is based on a symbiosis of Western social concepts and Eastern pragmatism. The article gives an insight into the development of this system, and the way it works underpresent political and economic conditions.}, language = {de} } @misc{Krueger1999, author = {Kr{\"u}ger, Joachim}, title = {Rußland und China : eine strategische Partnerschaft?}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-11489}, year = {1999}, abstract = {During the 1990s the relations between Russia and China developed intensivly. At the highest level, between 1992 and 1998, six summits took place. Both countries declared a "strategic cooperative partnership", designed to contribute to a "multipolar world" and a "well-balanced international political order". Both Russia and China endaveour to use their alliance to raise the importance of their respective places compared against the USA, EU and Japan. Policy changes in Russia have been especially instrumental in solving former conflicts between the two countries, and in developing a new quality to the bilateral relationship. Both countries have shown a strong interest in political and territorial integrity, both expect much from the markets, they need each other as partners in developing new weapon systems and both expect many advantages by normalising the situation along their joint borderline. Though future prospects of a Russian-Chinese partnership are reasonably foreseeable, it is clear that differences will remain. A complete balance of interests may not be seen.}, language = {de} }