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Qingwang and Junxue present the findings of the ""Study of the Optimal Size and Structure of China's Regional Governments"" conducted by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. In an innovative theoretical analysis, it builds a framework upon the theories of intergovernmental fiscal relations and government administration to examine the endogenous determinants of the size, structure, and evolution of regional governments and the influence they have on China's socio-economic development. It also takes a more microscopic perspective, looking at county-level governments to examine the e

IFPRI3; CRP2; F Strengthening institutions and governance ; DSGD; PIM ; PR ; CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)

Yeung Shuk Man. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 150-162). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Abstract --- p.i ; 論文摘要 --- p.ii ; Acknowledgements --- p.iii ; Transliteration --- p.iv ; Table of Contents --- p.v ; Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction: Sending the women back home --- p.1 ; Chapter Chapter 2 --- Connections between Germany and China --- p.20 ; Post-First World War experience --- p.22 ; Sino-German relationship --- p.28 ; Similar characteristics in nationalistic leadership and political ideology …… --- p.36 ; Chapter Chapter 3 --- "´ب´بNew women, liberated women"": The 1920s" --- p.44 ; New roles and images --- p.46 ; New sexualities and moralities --- p.61 ; The "old´ح values --- p.70 ; Chapter Chapter 4 --- Women under NSDAP and GMD --- p.76 ; Home and family --- p.78 ; Employment --- p.97 ; War years --- p.105 ; Chapter Chapter 5 --- Women leaders in NSDAP and GMD --- p.114 ; The profile of the women leaders --- p.115 ; Women organizations --- p.124 ; Viewpoints of the women leaders --- p.132 ; Chapter Chapter 6 --- Conclusion: Nationalism and women --- p.141 ; Bibliography --- p.150

Making the future reformers (1866-97). Xue Shaohui and the Min writing-women culture -- The Chen brothers and the Fuzhou Navy Yard culture -- A marriage between the two cultures -- Revitalizing the Xianyuan tradition in the late Qing reform era (1897-1911). The 1897-98 Shanghai campaign for women's education -- Translating the female West to expand Chinese women's space -- Introducing modern science and technology through literature -- Xue's self-repositioning in the family -- Xue's literary response to the late Qing reforms

Zhang, Shiyu. ; Thesis M.Phil. Chinese University of Hong Kong 2014. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 82-87). ; Abstracts also in Chinese. ; Title from PDF title page (viewed on 06, December, 2016).

Peng, Handa. ; "August 2011." ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. ; Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-83). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Abstract --- p.1 ; 摘要 --- p.2 ; Acknowledgements --- p.3 ; Introduction --- p.6 ; Chapter Section I --- Literature Review --- p.11 ; Theories on Sovereign Default --- p.11 ; Historical Case Studies on Sovereign Default --- p.15 ; Brief Summary on the Existing Theories and Empirical Cases --- p.16 ; Chapter Section II --- Historical Backgrounds --- p.21 ; Political Instability and Military Expenditures --- p.21 ; Fiscal Status during the rule of the Nanking Government --- p.22 ; Silver Standard and Currency Reform in 1935 --- p.26 ; Chapter Section III --- Sovereign Default and Restructuring Episodes of the Nanking Government --- p.29 ; Data --- p.29 ; Sovereign Debt as a Heritage --- p.30 ; Background Information of the Debts --- p.34 ; The Restructuring Episode --- p.37 ; Market Reactions --- p.42 ; Chapter Section IV --- Capital Market Access and Reputational Theories in the Restructuring Episode --- p.45 ; Access to the International Capital Market --- p.45 ; Relevance of the Traditional Reputational Model --- p.48 ; Signaling Model and Role of Reputation --- p.51 ; Chapter Section V --- Role of Sanctions in the Restructuring Episode --- p.57 ; Analytical Framework of the Sanctions Model --- p.57 ; Three Possible Channels of Direct Sanctions --- p.60 ; Chapter Section VI --- Informational Explanation of the Restructuring Episode --- p.64 ; A Practical Analytical Framework for the Informational Model --- p.64 ; Issue of Credibility and Currency Reform --- p.66 ; The Need for the Settlement of Old Debts --- p.68 ; Outcomes --- p.73 ; Summary --- p.77 ; Conclusion --- p.79 ; References --- p.81 ; Chapter Appendix I --- Basic information on Chinese sovereign bonds traded in the London Stock Exchange --- p.84 ; Chapter Appendix II --- Price of Chinese Sovereign Bonds traded in the London Stock Exchange --- p.86 ; Chapter Appendix III --- ...

Chan Chi Yuen. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 246-265). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Acknowledgements --- p.i ; Table of Contents --- p.iii ; Abstract --- p.vii ; Chapter Chapter 1: --- Politics of Political Accountability in Hong Kong 一 The Research Puzzle and Questions --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.1 --- "Research Puzzle: Different Conception of ""Political Accountability""?" --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.2 --- Research Questions and Design --- p.4 ; Chapter 1.3 --- Significance of the Study --- p.6 ; Chapter Chapter 2: --- The Concept of Accountability - the Normative and Theoretical Issues --- p.8 ; Chapter 2.1 --- Accountability - Ideals and Actualities --- p.8 ; Chapter 2.2 --- Why Political Accountability? The Ideal of Rendering Account --- p.10 ; Chapter 2.2.1 --- The need of limited government --- p.10 ; Chapter 2.2.2 --- Concept of Accountability - a Kind of Political Control --- p.15 ; Chapter 2.2.3 --- "Rendering Account - Information, Reason and Sanctions" --- p.16 ; Chapter 2.3 --- Representation and Accountable Government: a Comparative Approach --- p.20 ; Chapter 2.4 --- The Desirability of Accountability - the Tactful Balance --- p.25 ; Chapter 2.5 --- The Limitation of Accountability - Informational Barrier --- p.34 ; Chapter Chapter 3: --- The Concept of Accountability 一 the Organizational Issues --- p.37 ; Chapter 3.1 --- Structural Components of Accountability --- p.37 ; Chapter 3.2 --- The Formal Organizational Components of Democratic Accountability --- p.40 ; Chapter 3.3 --- Vertical and Horizontal Accountability --- p.43 ; Chapter 3.4 --- Typology of Accountability --- p.46 ; Chapter 3.4.1 --- Classical dichotomy of political and administrative accountability --- p.46 ; Chapter 3.4.2 --- Political Accountability ´ؤ Vertical Accountability Agents --- p.49 ; Chapter 3.4.2.1 --- Elections/ Electoral sanctions --- p.51 ; Chapter 3.4.2.2 --- Other Popular Mechanisms --- p.57 ; Chapter 3.4.2.2.1 --- Pressure groups --- p.57 ...

Luk, Ching Yuen. ; Thesis submitted in: November 2007. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 251-281). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Abstract --- p.i ; Acknowledgements --- p.viii ; Table of Contents --- p.xi ; Abbreviations --- p.xvii ; Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.2 --- Background Information about E-government --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.3 --- Current E-govemnient Literature and Research Gaps --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.4 --- Research Questions of This Study --- p.4 ; Chapter 1.5 --- The Layout of This Study --- p.5 ; Chapter Chapter 2: --- Literature Review on E- Government --- p.6 ; Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.6 ; Chapter 2.2 --- Background on E-government --- p.7 ; Chapter 2.3 --- Definitions of E-government and E-government Stage Models --- p.8 ; Chapter 2.4 --- Literature Review --- p.11 ; Chapter 2.4.1 --- The Studies of E-government Websites --- p.11 ; Chapter 2.4.2 --- The Studies of E-government Services --- p.16 ; Chapter 2.4.2.1 --- The Importance of Studying E-government Services --- p.22 ; Chapter 2.4.3 --- The Studies of E-government in Asia --- p.26 ; Chapter 2.4.3.1 --- The Importance of Studying E-government in Asia --- p.28 ; Chapter 2.4.3.1.1 --- The First Reason: Local Variations Between Western and Asian Countries --- p.28 ; Chapter 2.4.3.1.2 --- The Second Reason: Outstanding E-government Performance of the Four "Little Dragons´ح in Asia --- p.33 ; Chapter 2.4.3.2 --- The Importance of Studying Hong Kong E-government --- p.34 ; Chapter 2.5 --- Conclusion --- p.40 ; Chapter Chapter 3: --- The Development of Hong Kong E-Government --- p.41 ; Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.41 ; Chapter 3.2 --- Background on the Rise of E-government Worldwide --- p.42 ; Chapter 3.3 --- The Government Information Technology Initiatives in the Colonial Era --- p.42 ; Chapter 3.4 --- The Development of E-Government in the HKSAR --- p.46 ; Chapter 3.4.1 --- Three "Digital 21´ح ...