# After the Rain : how the West lost the East Author: Vaknin, Samuel, 1961-; Rangelovska, Lidija [Editor] Genre: Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4685 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=After+the+Rain+%3A+how+the+West+lost+the+East+Vaknin&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary assume that other players possess or have access to, or will possess, or will have access to the know-how, technology and intellectual property and wherewithal necessary to materialize their intention (and, by implication, the transactions that they enter into). Another assumption is that all the players are "enabled": physically, mentally, legally and financially available and capable to perform their parts as agreed between the players in each and every particular transaction. A hidden assumption is that the players evaluate themselves properly: that they know their strengths and weaknesses, that they have a balanced picture of themselves and realistic set of expectations, self-esteem a... ## Chapters - [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/after-the-rain-how-the-west-lost-the-east-4685/chapters/8/index.md) - [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/after-the-rain-how-the-west-lost-the-east-4685/chapters/4/index.md) - [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/after-the-rain-how-the-west-lost-the-east-4685/chapters/5/index.md) - [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/after-the-rain-how-the-west-lost-the-east-4685/chapters/6/index.md) - [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/after-the-rain-how-the-west-lost-the-east-4685/chapters/7/index.md) - [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/after-the-rain-how-the-west-lost-the-east-4685/chapters/3/index.md) - [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/after-the-rain-how-the-west-lost-the-east-4685/chapters/2/index.md) - [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/after-the-rain-how-the-west-lost-the-east-4685/chapters/1/index.md)