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The Mystery of China’s Sinking Stocks
Shan, Weijian - eSocialSciences - 2006
The article exposes the shortcomings of China’s stock markets and examines the failed attempts by the government to introduce meaningful stock-market reform. China has largely avoided major policy blunders in its 25 years of economic reforms.The reform of the stock market, however, has...
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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2008: Addresing Triple Threats to Development
Economic; ESCAP, Social Commission for Asia Pacific - eSocialSciences - 2009
In 2008, three global crises converged to threaten development in the Asia-Pacific region, bringing to the fore … climate change calamities. The Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2009 analyses these threats and outlines … these policy tensions through the principles of sustainability and inclusiveness the development process of the Asia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512434
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Contract Farming in Thailand: A View from the Farm
Delforge, Isabelle - eSocialSciences - 2009
The study presents an initial assessment of the situation and to raise the main issues in terms of farmers’ and workers’ rights. It is part of a long term process involving farmer movements, trade unions, NGOs and international organisations aimed at developing strategies by which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512438
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Science Commons: Towards Free and Open Knowledge Systems
Ghatak, Shambhu - eSocialSciences - 2009
The free/open source software movement is an economic, social and political movement that has triggered a new recognition of the importance of open knowledge systems, especially in developing countries. Report of a workshop for policy makers in New Delhi. [eSS Conference Report]
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Asia Enters an Era of Strife
Wesley, Michael - eSocialSciences - 2009
The author argues that deep-seated religious conflicts will mar the region's prospects unless nations truly embrace secularism.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512491
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Mullaitivu Vs Gaza: The Tokyo Co-Chairs fail on the responsibility to protect
ACHR, Asian Centre for Human Rights - eSocialSciences - 2009
The Mullaitivu district where the Sri Lankan Army have started cluster-boming today i.e. 4 February 2009 would look exactly what Gaza strip was about a few weeks ago. The Hamas whom Israel sought to crush is too banned in some countries like the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). If the UN...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512493
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Environmental Sustainability and Strategic Stakeholder Management: The Coca-Cola Company in Turkey and Water Management
Cinarli, Inci; Sancar, Gaye Asli - eSocialSciences - 2012
The future of almost any business depends on the sustainability of water resources. One of the global corporations using high amount of water during its production process and also a bottled water manufacturer is TCCC (The Coca-Cola Company). This paper analyze TCCC's perspectives on "economics"...
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A Veteran's Asia Reflections
Walter, Norbert - eSocialSciences - 2011
vision for the future of the car industry an appraisal of the creation of a Single Market for Asia. And last, but by no means …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002296
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Public Sector Performance: A Global Perspective
Ross, Louise - eSocialSciences - 2011
The public sectors of different countries are shaped by many factors, but they share common challenges. Those challenges make public sector performance management more complex than it is in the private sector. The generally simpler environment of the private sector and its efficient evolution of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009386043
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From Economic Meltdown to Social Crunch – Impact of the Global Economic Recession on Social Capital Building in Developing Countries and What We still Don't Know!
Wong, Sam - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper draws on the experiences of the Far East Economic Crisis in 1998 and argues that: (1) the poor depended heavily on bonding social capital during the Crisis, but the crunch-point beyond which they felt no longer able to rely on this is less certain; (2) bridging social capital could...
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