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Globalizing Welfare
Edited by Stein Kuhnle, Per Selle, Sven E.O. Hort
From the welfare state’s origins in Europe, the idea of human welfare being organized through a civilized, institutionalized and uncorrupt state has caught the imagination of social activists and policy-makers around the world. This is p...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Skilled Labor Mobility and Migration
Edited by Elisabetta Gentile
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY 3.0 IGO License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. One of the primary objectives of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), established in 2015, was ... -
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Europe, China, and the Limits of Normative Power
Zsuzsa A. Ferenczy
Europe, China, and the Limits of Normative Power is a groundbreaking book, offering insights into European influence regarding China’s development, during a period when Europe confronts its most serious political, social, and economic cr...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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High Speed Rail and China’s New Economic Geography
Zhenhua Chen, Kingsley E. Haynes, Yulong Zhou, Zhaoxin Dai
Presenting an analytical approach to assessing the socioeconomic impact of high speed rail in China, and using a multilevel spatial analysis approach at both the national and the regional level, this book emphasizes capturing the spatial...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Economic Security and Sino-American Relations
Kenneth Boutin
China and the United States have reached a crossroads where their economic relationship is concerned, as the shared interest in economic prosperity and complementary economic strengths that provide the common ground of industrial collabo...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Building a Normative Order in the South China Sea
Edited by Truong T. Tran, John B. Welfield, Thuy T. Le
The South China Sea, where a number of great powers and regional players contend for influence, has emerged as one of the most potentially explosive regions in the world today. What can be done to reduce the possibility of conflict, solv...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Religion and Finance
Mervyn K. Lewis, Ahmad Kaleem
Judaism, Christianity and Islam all impose obligations and constraints upon the rightful use of wealth and earthly resources. All three of these religions have well-researched views on the acceptability of practices such as usury but the...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Politics of Renewable Energy in China
Chen Gang
In this book, Chen Gang examines the real-world effectiveness of China''s approach to the promotion of green technologies and practices, and discusses the political landscape in which it is situated.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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China-European Union Investment Relationships
Edited by Julien Chaisse
Based on original research, and bringing together expert contributors, this book provides a critical analysis of the current law and policy between the EU and China, both internally and internationally. Covering key topics on the subject...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Family Demography in Asia
Edited by Stuart Gietel-Basten, John Casterline, Minja K. Choe
The demographic future of Asia is a global issue. As the biggest driver of population growth, an understanding of patterns and trends in fertility throughout Asia is critical to understand our shared demographic future. This is the first...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Water Supply in a Mega-City
Michael Webber, Jon Barnett, Brian Finlayson, Mark Wang
With the increasing threat of depleted and contaminated water supplies around the world, this book provides a timely and much needed analysis of how cities should manage this precious resource. Integrating the environmental, economic, po...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Making Hong Kong
Pui-yin Ho
Pui-yin Ho surveys how the social, economic and political environments of different eras have influenced the evolution of urban planning in Hong Kong. Evaluating the relationship between town planning and social change over time, this bo...eBook:Find out more$40.00