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Author : Sergi Vicente Martínez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9584271970
Author : Sergi Vicente
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 8499425534
Author : Bill Dodson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118176351
Will China Surpass the United States as an innovation nation? China is tirelessly working to overcome its technological deficiencies by driving R&D initiatives in government and business and adapting Western Internet platforms for domestic use. It is extending its technological reach through a major drive to rival India as a services outsourcing leader and projecting its high-tech brands into the companies and homes of other countries. But whether China succeeds will depend on how it handles such issues as demography, energy dependency, and resource limitations. The environmental challenges posed by China's vast manufacturing sector are well documented, but what isn't widely realized is that China is actually outstripping the West in all manner of green initiatives, renewable energy investments, research and development funding, and other areas essential to improving the health of the planet. However, omnipresent government intervention, environmental degradation, natural resource exhaustion, and other issues threaten to derail China’s rise to superpower status. As the country meets global challenges on a scale that few nations can match, China Fast Forward takes a look at what lies ahead and why China’s success is important to us all. In this book, Bill Dodson explores China's reincarnation from a closed, agrarian nation into a modern, high-tech superpower bent on literally cleaning up its act. Presents an on-the-ground survey and analysis of China's renewable and clean energy sector that identifies the kinds of projects and technologies Chinese enterprises and local governments are hungry for Includes a discussion on how successful Chinese companies are developing their brands to go head-to-head with the world’s best-known companies Discusses how central government conflicts of interest are actually foiling corporate and official drives to innovation across a range of sectors Taking a look inside China's march toward becoming a sustainable superpower through innovation, China Fast Forward presents a balance sheet of the country's technological and social progress on its path to becoming a world leader.
Author : Sergi Vicente
Publisher : Ediciones Península
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-20
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9788499425566
¿Qué sabemos de la China de hoy? No, de verdad: ¿qué sabemos? Seguramente tan poco como cuando Sergi Vicente aterrizó allí en 2002 con algunas nociones de mandarín y la idea de dar clases de inglés durante tres semanas. No llegó a utilizar el billete de vuelta. A lo largo de los más de doce años que siguieron amplió sus conocimientos del país, del idioma y de sus habitantes y, convertido ya en corresponsal de televisión, recorrió todas las provincias chinas en busca de la noticia. Su periplo coincidió con una época de profundos cambios en el país asiático que han catapultado a China a la primera línea informativa. En muy pocos años, la población china, más del doble de la europea, ha pasado de las estrecheces a una confortable existencia de clase media. Como contrapunto, están ahora en primer término el replanteamiento de prioridades político-económicas y las urgencias medioambientales y de seguridad alimentaria de un país demográficamente al límite. Es el precio de estar pasando a cámara rápida del comunismo maoísta al capitalismo de Estado. China Fast Forward es un relato trepidante, hecho desde el conocimiento del territorio y la cultura chinas. Es una historia de amor y desamor a un país. Pero sobre todo es un libro imprescindible para entender cómo es la China de hoy y cuáles son sus retos inmediatos de futuro.
Author : Melanne Verveer,Kim K. Azzarelli
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780544527195
Learn how some of the world's most powerful women are using their growing economic power to create success and meaning in their lives while building a better world. Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In ignited a conversation about women and their careers, and resonated with millions of readers.Fast Forward, by two women leaders with experience and access throughout corporate America and around the world, takes the next step. Through interviews with a network of over 50 trailblazing women, it shows women how to accelerate their growing economic power and combine it with purpose to create success and meaning in their lives while building a better world.
Author : Patrick Noack
Publisher : Springer
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137265159
The authors explore the outlook of Rwanda in the context of development of East Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. They examine Rwanda's vision, achievements and uncertainties in terms of national unity, institutional leadership, the spectre of industrial policy and economic development,perceptions of civil society engagement, etc.
Author : Henry Keazor,Thorsten Wübbena
Publisher : transcript Verlag
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783839411858
Due to shifts in the contexts of the production and presentation of the music video, more and more people start to talk about a possible end of this genre. At the same time disciplines such as visual-, film- and media-studies, art- and music-history begin to realize that despite the fact that the music video obviously has come of age, they still lack a well defined and matching methodical approach for analyzing and discussing videoclips. For the first time this volume brings together different disciplines as well as journalists, museum curators and gallery owners in order to take a discussion of the past and present of the music video as an opportunity to reflect upon suited methodological approaches to this genre and to allow a glimpse into its future.
Author : Scott B. MacDonald,Georges A. Fauriol
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1412823463
Latin America is developing rapidly. As the authors see the region, a small group of countries has found a fast-forward button. In these countries change is exciting, occurring at such a rapid pace that a major breakthrough hi economic growth appears within grasp. After an almost decade-long period of recession and stagnation, many Latin American economies now have elected governments. With a few exceptions, most have also improved their socioeconomic conditions beyond meeting basic human needs. Yet few North Americans or Europeans are aware of these advances. How does Latin America fit into the changing world in the 1990s, and why should someone living in the United States, Europe, or developed parts of the Pacific Basin care? "Fast Forward "shows that Latin America's economic renaissance clearly has implications for a post-Cold War world order. Latin America is starting to make -important contributions, particularly in the areas of international diplomacy, economics, and culture. Collectively, Latin Americans now demonstrate a coherent collective will about where "they "wish to take themselves. This does not mean that U.S. influence in the Americas will soon disappear, but that new challenges in the international system will force greater equity in Western Hemisphere relationships. While Latin America in the 1990s offers much to be excited about, the authors caution that there are dangers in being too enthusiastic. The always-present potential for top-down authoritarian approaches must temper enthusiasm about a better Latin American future. Despite this, the authors see a well-defined departure from past economic modes occurring and the potential for a higher level of development for some countries. This book is for economists, sociologists, and political scientists interested in economic and political development, and researchers interested in Latin America in particular.
Author : Richard C. Carlson,Bruce Goldman
Publisher : HarperBusiness
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006050343
This perceptive look into the future of our country examines the great technological, economic, and social changes we are facing now, and their coming impact on our educational, health, legal, and environmental policies. Originally self-published as 2020 Visions.
Author : Jodi Hauptman,Samantha Friedman,Michael Rooks,Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : The Museum of Modern Art
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780870708367
Presents works from six key years in the history of modern art: 1913, 1929, 1950, 1961, and 1988. These include paintings, sculptures, drawings, multiples, photographs, graphic design, film and video.
Author : Donald A. Dahlin D.C.
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781491824450
Can We Restore American Standards? The truth is America has been systematically corrupted by several past Governments; there are Valid DVDS by PBS and other sources that you will find in this book to explain how this came about. But, it goes much earlier than that! It goes back into the 1800s when Thinking men considered ancient beliefs of the Veda, Buddhism, Jesus Christ: saving our souls, and Darwins Evolution, - trying to confront Reality. Germany: a forerunner in science, had Wilhelm Wundt a psychologist and a leader with a new understanding of the reality of Darwin and evolution declared in a party of interested persons that Man is only an animal and has no soul that can be demonstrated; the same with God and Religion; both of them are the myths of the old people; man is an evolved chimpanzee and should be treated like an animal with a brain and nervous system, and to be observed for abnormal behavior and treated as such. Russian observers agreed and together with Germany formed the National Education (NEA) of teachers, and the birth of psychiatry. There is more but it is in my book, and the source is a well-distinguished school teacher: Samuel L.Blumenfeld and author of: N.E.A. Trojan Horse in American Education The First Full-Length Expose of The National Education Association. 1949-1984. Since then, American psychiatry has invaded our schools, colleges, universities, State and Federal Governments and you will learn how and what they did to our Country. They have sought to destroy our education, religion, morals, field of medicine, the laws and our courtsand today we have illiteracy, mental illness, drug addiction, adultery, living together without marriage (responsibility), prostitution, mass shootings of family, teachers and friends, and often themselves. And etc. Again, I repeat: Can We Restore American Standards? If I provide you with all the tools or rsources that wlll help you do the job would you be willing to become a Problem Solver? A person desiring to be a Problem Solver would be dealing with his/her environment with one or more persons and also promoting the IDEA through his/her Facebook connections so it could become world-wideperhaps like telepathy. But, read the two pages of the Contents and see for yourself the huge scope of help you will receive for common problems of illiteracy, what causes disease, how to attain optimum health and happiness. The persons you help, your children, and their future generations will all appreciate your help. So will I.
Author : Steve Millward
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-20
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781785891588
1964-1974 was a tumultuous decade. In the first two books of his ‘Music and Politics’ trilogy, Steve Millward traced how the optimism and adventure of 1964 had, by 1970, soured into frustration and uncertainty. Fast Forward: Music and Politics in 1974 brings the story to a climax by showing that while the year was riddled with soul-searching and looking backwards, the future was, in fact, approaching rapidly. As in the previous volumes, Millward links major political developments such as the energy crisis, Watergate, the troubles in Northern Ireland and the rise of the National Front to trends in rock, jazz, folk and classical music. He also explains the part played by music in the revolutions across Africa and in the struggle for civil rights in the USA. James Brown, Neil Young, David Bowie and Bob Marley are among the major names featured, but there is also discussion of the multitude of artists who made crucial but less celebrated contributions, including Millie Jackson, Steve Reich, Billy Cobham and even the poet laureate John Betjeman. Precursors of punk such as Patti Smith, The Ramones, Dr Feelgood and Kilburn and The High Roads are also examined in detail. Finally, Millward weaves into the plot sporting events like the World Cup and the Rumble in the Jungle and the host of excellent films released during the year. Fast Forward: Music and Politics in 1974 offers a multidimensional interpretation of a momentous year – analytical yet accessible, weighty yet witty – and is the perfect addition to any music-lover’s bookcase. It merits the accolade given by Record Collector magazine to its predecessor, Different Tracks (Matador, 2014) – ‘an incisive, all-inclusive discourse...a sharply-delineated time-capsule’.
Author : Daniel A. Bell
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780691173047
How China's political model could prove to be a viable alternative to Western democracy Westerners tend to divide the political world into "good" democracies and “bad” authoritarian regimes. But the Chinese political model does not fit neatly in either category. Over the past three decades, China has evolved a political system that can best be described as “political meritocracy.” The China Model seeks to understand the ideals and the reality of this unique political system. How do the ideals of political meritocracy set the standard for evaluating political progress (and regress) in China? How can China avoid the disadvantages of political meritocracy? And how can political meritocracy best be combined with democracy? Daniel Bell answers these questions and more. Opening with a critique of “one person, one vote” as a way of choosing top leaders, Bell argues that Chinese-style political meritocracy can help to remedy the key flaws of electoral democracy. He discusses the advantages and pitfalls of political meritocracy, distinguishes between different ways of combining meritocracy and democracy, and argues that China has evolved a model of democratic meritocracy that is morally desirable and politically stable. Bell summarizes and evaluates the “China model”—meritocracy at the top, experimentation in the middle, and democracy at the bottom—and its implications for the rest of the world. A timely and original book that will stir up interest and debate, The China Model looks at a political system that not only has had a long history in China, but could prove to be the most important political development of the twenty-first century.
Author : Donald Gross
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781441187468
American critics who deeply fear a "China threat" have unduly influenced government policy. "China hawks" believe China intends to push the United States out of Asia and dominate the world. Protectionists argue that China threatens American jobs and prosperity. This authoritative work examines why and how the U.S. should stabilize and improve its relations with China. It first assesses the threat posed by China, addressing such issues as military capability, Taiwan, the trade deficit, human rights and democracy. It then discusses the rationale for rapprochement between the two countries in order to achieve a stable peace. It makes the case for a fundamental shift in U.S. policy and efforts by both countries to increase their cooperation. It analyzes the benefits to the United States of this policy shift along with the potential impact on Japan, Taiwan, and both Koreas. This significant work on U.S.-China relations will be an essential resource for the academic and policy community as well as of interest to the general reader on a topic of great public concern.
Author : William Antholis,Strobe Talbott
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815722199
"Clearly establishes how and why global warming is a major threat and why urgent action is needed, including the history of domestic and global negotiations on global warming and the players who must be involved in finding a solution to climate change to protect future generations"--Provided by publisher.
