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...have doubled since 2002. "We will take care of Europe in its old age," jokes Mustafa Boydak, head of Kayseri's Chamber of Commerce, citing Turkey's entrepreneurial efforts and the youthfulness of its population, 70% of which is under 35. The region's growing economic clout, says Gerald Knaus, director of the European Stability Initiative, an Istanbul-based think tank, suggests that divisions in Turkey between wealthy, secular élites and the conservative Muslim middle class are disappearing. "We are seeing the transformation of an agrarian society into an industrial economy," he says...
...quite. In order to qualify for full membership, Turkey has a long way to go in reforming its political and legal systems and its infrastructure. Still, analysts are impressed by the scale of its economic transformation. Says Gerald Knaus of the European Stability Initiative, an independent think tank, "We are seeing the transformation of an agrarian society into an industrial economy. If this continues, in 10 years' time Turkey will be much less of a drain on Europe than the E.U. currently thinks...
...NATO's formerly 60,000-strong security force in Bosnia is long gone. In its place is a peacekeeping operation of 7,000 European troops under E.U. control. "The Balkans are divided into two groups: those who will become E.U. members soon and those who won't," says Gerald Knaus, head of the European Stability Initiative, a Berlin think tank. The prospect of membership "gives a big boost to reform. For Albania, Bosnia and Serbia, the incentive is much weaker as long as membership remains vague...
...insurance instead of fully funding your IRA or 401(k). If you have already maxed out your retirement contributions and have purchased an individual disability policy to supplement the coverage that you may get through your job, then you should consider getting this extra protection, says financial planner James Knaus of LaBrecque, Jackson, Price & Roehl of Troy, Mich. Count on paying about 2% to 3% of your gross income for an individual disability policy with retirement protection, Knaus says. Costs will vary according to factors that affect any disability plan: your age, your health, the length of time...
...fundamental than improved communication: a hard look at a medical culture in which doctors have access to splendid life-saving technology and feel obligated both morally and legally to use it. "We have to recognize that there are alternatives to extending life hooked up to high-tech machines," concludes Knaus. "And we have to think creatively to help patients craft the best way for them to live their last days...