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""Africa's Middle-Class Motor"" finds growing evidence that a recent resurgence in the continent's economic well-being has staying power. In his overview article, Harvard professor Calestous Juma says the emphasis for too long has been on eradicating poverty through aid rather than promoting prosperity through improved infrastructure, education, entrepreneurship, and trade. That is now changing: there is a growing emphasis on policies that produce a middle class. The new African middle class may not have the buying power of a Western middle class but it demands enough goods and services to sup

Klappentext: In 2009, to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the People's Republic of China, the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies convened a major conference to discuss the health and longevity of China's ruling system and to consider a fundamental question: After three decades of internal strife and turmoil, followed by an era of reform, entrepreneurialism, and internationalization, is the PRC here for the dynastic long haul? Bringing together scholars and students of China from around the world, the gathering witnessed an energetic exchange of views on four interrelated themes: polities, social transformations, wealth and well-being, and culture, belief, and practice. Edited and expanded from the original conference papers, the wide-ranging essays in this bilingual volume remain true to the conference's aim: to promote open discussion of the past, present, and future of the People's Republic of China.

Two Sides of the Coin: Independence and Nakba 1948, written by two eminent historians, Adel Manna and Motti Golani, takes the reader on a journey to the War of 1948, by offering contemporary multi-perspective narratives on the war, accompanied by maps that highlight historical events during that time. The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is understood as a conflict over territory, while simultaneously it is a conflict over historical narratives. One of the most important questions asked in this conflict over narrative is: what happened in 1948? Golani and Manna have treated with delicacy and depth this highly complex and divisive question, their approach contributes significantly to a mutual understanding between Israelis and Palestinians on their common history

Ho, Yun Chi Maggie. ; "December 2010." ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 211-231). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese; some appendixes also in Chinese. ; ABSTRACT --- p.i ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.iv ; TABLE OF CONTENT --- p.vi ; LIST OF TABLES --- p.xi ; LIST OF FIGURES --- p.xiii ; LIST OF APPENDICES --- p.xviii ; NOTATION --- p.xix ; Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.2 --- Significance --- p.2 ; Chapter 1.3 --- Objectives --- p.4 ; Chapter 1.4 --- Conceptual framework of study --- p.5 ; Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review --- p.9 ; Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.9 ; Chapter 2.2 --- Definition of terms --- p.10 ; Chapter 2.3 --- Indigenous community and nature reserves --- p.12 ; Chapter 2.4 --- Opportunities of cooperating with indigenous community in conservation --- p.15 ; Chapter 2.5 --- Incorporating indigenous knowledge --- p.18 ; Chapter 2.6 --- Sacred natural sites as traditional conserved areas --- p.21 ; Chapter 2.7 --- Challenges --- p.26 ; Chapter 2.7.1 --- Erosion of traditions --- p.26 ; Chapter 2.7.2 --- Coordination between indigenous population and conservationists --- p.31 ; Chapter 2.8 --- International trend --- p.33 ; Chapter 2.9 --- Local experiences in nature conservation --- p.36 ; Chapter 2.9.1 --- Legislative framework --- p.36 ; Chapter 2.9.2 --- Types of Protected Areas (PAs) --- p.37 ; Chapter 2.9.3 --- Community involvement --- p.41 ; Chapter 2.9.4 --- Privately owned land. --- p.43 ; Chapter 2.10 --- Summary --- p.45 ; Chapter Chapter 3 --- Methodology --- p.47 ; Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.47 ; Chapter 3.2 --- Research framework --- p.47 ; Chapter 3.3 --- Data collection --- p.48 ; Chapter 3.4 --- Analytical approach --- p.50 ; Chapter 3.4.1 --- Importance-performance analysis --- p.51 ; Chapter 3.4.2 --- Participation level assessment --- p.53 ; Chapter Chapter 4 --- Background of Study Sites --- p.60 ; Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- ...

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 --- ...