Announcement *: Enjoy reading FREE articles.* *Journal of Eastern European and Central Asian Research *(JEECAR) has just published its latest issue at http://ieeca.org/journal/index.php/JEECAR. We invite you to review the Table of Contents here and then visit our web site<http://ieeca.org/about-the-journal>to review articles and items of interest. *Table of Contents* http://ieeca.org/journal/index.php/JEECAR/issue/view/4 *Manuscripts* The Role of Government in Restoring International Competitiveness: the Case of Crisis Management in the Baltic States Economies versus Poland Economies<http://ieeca.org/journal/index.php/JEECAR/article/view/35/27>(11) - by Anna Matysek-Jędrych The Use of Social Media in the Republic of Georgia and a Discussion about American Academic Freedom with Electronic Communication<http://ieeca.org/journal/index.php/JEECAR/article/view/27/44>(8) - by George Griffin, Maia Noniashvili, Mikheil Batiashvili Forming Agroindustries Clusters for Reaching Competitiveness of Ukrainian Agroindustrial Sector<http://ieeca.org/journal/index.php/JEECAR/article/view/26/25>(11) - by Larisa Zadorozhna Land Grant System and its Impact on the Pre-modern Central Asia<http://ieeca.org/journal/index.php/JEECAR/article/view/45/45>(5) - by Imtiyaz Shah Investment Risks and Insurance in the Gold Market <http://ieeca.org/journal/index.php/JEECAR/article/view/46/33>(8) - by Nikolay Megits, Serhij Reverchuk, Lyudmyla Chyzh Political and Economic Decisions and Competition - What is the Efficient Antimonopoly Policy?<http://ieeca.org/journal/index.php/JEECAR/article/view/48/40>(5) - by Irakli Lekvinadze Sino-Russian Relations within the SCO Framework<http://ieeca.org/journal/index.php/JEECAR/article/view/48/40>(4) - by Khayrulla Umarov, Kimberly Millier The effectiveness of boards of directors in two-tier board system: Evidence from Vietnamese-listed enterprises <http://ieeca.org/journal/index.php/JEECAR/article/view/51/38>(12) - by Quan Tran, Dimitrios N. Koufopoulos, Bernadette Warner A Comparative Analysis of Insurance Business Development in Foreign Countries and Ukraine<http://ieeca.org/journal/index.php/JEECAR/article/view/52/43>(9) - by Serhij Reverchuk, Tatyana Yavorska Discrepancy between the default and financial distress measured by bankruptcy models <http://ieeca.org/journal/index.php/JEECAR/article/view/43/39>(12) - by Tatiana Skerlikova, Lucie Rudolfová An analysis of Central America and Eastern Europe Revealed Comparative Advantages <http://ieeca.org/journal/index.php/JEECAR/article/view/37/29>(12) - by Mauricio Garita Gutierrez, Jose Godinez Comparison of Luxury Brand Perception: Old (UK) vs. Modern (Russia) consumers' perception toward Burberry Brand<http://ieeca.org/journal/index.php/JEECAR/article/view/47/34>(7) - by Irina Ivanovna Skorobogatykh, Olga Saginova, Zhanna Musatova The Business Women's Association of Uzbekistan: A qualitative study of the emergence and potential influence of women's leadership in Central Asia<http://ieeca.org/journal/index.php/JEECAR/article/view/34/35>(10) - by Kimberly Millier, Patty-Jo Bellamy *Case Study* A Case Study in Corporate Social Responsibility<http://ieeca.org/journal/index.php/JEECAR/article/view/36/41>(10) - by Sharon K. Kendrick, Mark Kendrick, Anastasiya Saakova Thanks for the continuing interest in our work. Dr. Nikolay Megits, *JEECAR Editor-in-Chief* ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] AIB-L is a moderated list.