system that then existed in the world, and (c) the transition from a uni-polar world, with the U.S.A. as the single center of …

China has been the world’s second largest carbon emitter for years. Recent studies show that China had overtaken the U ….S. as the world’s largest emitter in 2007. This has put China on the spotlight, just at a time when the world community … starts negotiating a post-Kyoto climate regime under the Bali Roadmap. China seems to become such a Christmas tree on which …

Given that China is already the world’s largest carbon emitter and its emissions continue to rise rapidly in line with … its industrialization and urbanization, there is no disagreement that China eventually needs to take on binding greenhouse … gas emissions caps. However, the key challenges are when that would occur and what credible interim targets China would …

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the efficiency performance of the hospitals and medical centers in Vietnam by … Enterprises by the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) consists of 44 observations, which include 17 hospitals and 27 …

Vietnam’s rural economy has substantially diversified over the past two decades. The rural nonfarm sector has grown … developing world. This paper examines the potential effect of the trade policy reform on nonfarm employment in rural Vietnam …

canal network in the Southwest of Vietnam. People in this area are, traditionally, exposed to a water-shaped environment and …