While mass customization is usually associated with tangible goods, it is also relevant to less tangible goods, such as software and services. This chapter focuses on WordPress, which is both software and service. To be specific, the chapter presents WordPress as: blogging software; widely...

This paper examines the extent of China's inter-relationship with the world economy and the level of dependency on world trade. It examines four main sectors: grains, fibres, iron and steel, and energy. It argues that China's level of trade interaction is not as high as the surface figures...

The concept of “migrant workers” derives from the household registration system of China’s planned economy period. The continued existence of that system conflicts with the development of an integrated labour market. The current social security system, based on household registration and a...

This article focuses on the impact of state enterprise reform on employment in Shaanxi province. Two issues are seen as of major importance. The reform of property rights and the reorganisation of state enterprise assets are changing the relationship between labour and capital in ways which are...

The aim of this paper is to review the reforms in the inter-regional transfer system for grain in China and to identify some of their implications. The budget effects of market reform at both central and provincial levels and the direct and indirect effect of the development of the internal...