Chapter 1: Evolving Patterns of Trade Partnerships: An Overview -- Chapter 2: Changing Requirements of Industry Competitiveness -- Chapter 3: Trade Parternships and Industry Competitiveness -- Section 2: ToP and BoP Interface Capabilities (TBIC): Cases for Competitiveness -- Chapter 4: TBIC:...

Introduction -- Defining Power and Influence -- Framework for Assessing Chinese Influence -- Measuring Chinese Influence: Inputs -- Measuring Chinese Influence: Intervening Factors -- Measuring Chinese Influence: Outputs -- Case Studies of Chinese Influence-Seeking -- Historical Influence Case:...

This volume contains essays from outsourcing experts that explore the current state China. The essays cover everything from China's rapidly increasing demand for imported energy to global warming to the question of whether China is or is not rapidly becoming a world class power in military,...

This paper examines the impact of new technology on plant-level productivity in the Japanese steel industry during the 1950's and 1960's. We estimate the production function, considering the differences in technology between the refining furnaces owned by a plant. We find that a more productive...

PART 1: 1774-1800 -- Chapter 1. The Extent of Steam Power Diffusion in Britain, 1774-1800: A Revision -- Chapter 2. Engineering Skills and the Efficiency of Steam Engines During Watt’s Patent -- Chapter 3. The Annual Cost of Watt vs. Newcomen Engines During the Duration of Watt’s Patent and...