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Purpose – Investigating the characteristics of the transformation of China's agricultural growth and the institutional reforms during the whole transition period in the 1980s will help to understand China's economic and agricultural reform and offer some successful experiences to other...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to discuss the risks to a company that fails to understand and respect its social contract. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides a viewpoint on the “ethical blowback”. Findings – The paper argues that two forces that are now...

Purpose – This purpose of this paper is to review the progressive development in bilateral trade and investments between China and the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since 1970. China's economic reform has served as a great incentive for ASEAN countries to engage in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the impact on the new federal wage fixing system on gender pay equity in Australia. Design/methodology/approach – The article is divided into four parts. The first section briefly examines the policy approach to the issue of gender pay equity...

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