This open access textbook provides a concise introduction to economic approaches and mathematical methods for the study of water allocation and distribution problems. Written in an accessible and straightforward style, it discusses and analyzes central issues in integrated water resource...

This book describes and clarifies how certain problems can be resolved in Japan and Asia. For the future, the focus should be on Japan, which can provide "common knowledge" as a public good. The book collects the results of researchers in Japan, China, South Korea, and Indonesia on declining...

Das in dieser Open-Access-Publikation vorgestellte Toolbook soll zur Ermutigung und Stärkung von Science-/Society-Projekten beitragen und den weiteren Diskurs stimulieren. Es bietet wissenschaftlich fundierte und zugleich praxisnahe Methoden und Instrumente für die Zusammenarbeit zwischen...

This volume critically analyzes the convergence of technology, business practices, public policies, political ideologies, and societal values for improving business performance at the global-local paradigm. It also enriches knowledge on contemporary business strategies against conventional...

This book is devoted to analyzing contemporary capitalism both in Japan and in the world economy by using the theoretical framework of the French régulation theory and by revisiting the theory of civil society in postwar Japan. The Japanese theory of civil society proposed unique thinking about...

This book develops John Rawls’s theory of justice by adding reality-based analyses. This is accomplished by answering the question of who makes rules and how, and by providing new answers to three of today’s most practical and critical issues. The question of who and how makes rules is...

Economists have long sought to maximise economic growth, believing this to be their best contribution to improving human welfare. That approach is not sustainable in the face of ongoing issues such as global climate change, environmental damage, rising inequality and enduring poverty....

This book explores how corruption is now widely recognized as a major “disease” which threatens not only economic development but also the foundations of societies. As well as examining the causes and consequences of corruption, this book also offers a deep analysis of possible cures. It...

Chapter 1 Understanding China’s strategic public management -- Chapter 2The New Public Management comes to China -- Chapter 3Putting people first: the implementation of rebalancing policies -- Chapter 4The modernization of the political system -- Chapter 5China: the new super power --...

1. A Comprehensive Framework of Understanding the Context and Content of China’s New United Front Work on Hong Kong -- 2. The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong as Flagship of China’s United Front Work -- 3. Political Participation of Fujianese Interest Groups...