In the early twentieth century, a time of political fragmentation and social upheaval in China, poverty became the focus of an anguished national conversation about the future of the country....

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of housing affordability under the economic reforms and social transformations in urban China. It also offers an overall review of the current government measures on the housing market and affordable housing policies in China....

The Emerging Technology Reader collects the best student writing about emerging technologies in relation to current and future use cases....

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible....

This book is an examination of aesthetic thought of Chinese pre-Qin Confucians with a focus on the idea of Yue Jiao (Music Education). Confucius is regarded as the first educational philosopher in Chinese history both chronologically and in importance....

In this book, the structural behaviour of high strength steel columns at elevated temperatures is investigated. An extensive material test program was first performed on high strength steel at elevated temperatures.The behaviour of high strength steel columns at elevated temperatures has been investigated using finite element method....

Future commercial and military communication systems require a new class of antennas and radio frequency (RF) front-ends that are small, light-weight, conformal, and multi-functional. This dissertation is dedicated to the development and application of the novel polymer-ceramic composites for future compact multilayer antennas and RF systems....

A clear understanding of the issues surrounding climate change, global warming, air and water pollution, ozone depletion, deforestation, the loss of biodiversity and global poverty is essential for every manager in the hospitality industry....

The aim of this research is to find out what\"\"s attitude Swedish consumers have to Chinese food. The questionnaires based on the Food Choice Questionnaire (FCQ) are handed out to 100 Swedish respondents in order to investigate their motivation on Chinese food choice....

The study in this book confirms that both rental fee, transportation expense, tourism product price, boarding and lodging price, friendly and warm people, urban environment and pleasant climate, facility for convention and conference, facility for exhibition, tag system for MICE, and professional talent for MICE, factor, shopping facility and enter...

Quantile regression, as introduced in Koenker and Bassett (1978), is gradually emerging as a comprehensive approach to the econometric analysis....

What kind of role can the middle class play in potential democratization in such an undemocratic, late developing country as China? To answer this profound political as well as theoretical question, Jie Chen explores attitudinal and behavioral orientation of China\'s new middle class to democracy and democratization....

For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Neonatology nurses job, or to apply for a better job. What you\'ll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines....

Chinese Tea Master Jason C.S. Chen has spent the past twenty-two years deeply involved in the business of tea. He has visited most of the best known tea gardens in China where authentic and traditional tea is grown. During these trips he has always had his camera at his side....

In the first decade of the twenty-first century, the biggest event of worldwide proportion was the 2008 global financial crisis, which was caused primarily by ineffective governance, failed surveillance systems, and implementation flaws....