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A community survey examining the relationship between acculturation and minor psychiatric morbidity among 223 Cambodians living in Dunedin, New Zealand was conducted. Most subjects would like to retain their parent culture but would also like to assimilate into the host culture, indicating a preference for an integrated mode of acculturation. Those who were older, widowed, less educated, had shorter duration of stay in New Zealand, and of lower socioeconomic status, were less acculturated. Overall, the least acculturated were found to have the highest rate of psychiatric morbidity. When age and sex were controlled, the association between acculturation and psychiatric morbidity remained significant only for women aged 31 to 50. Overall, the associations between psychiatric morbidity and acculturation held true for marital status, duration of stay in N.Z., educational level, and socioeconomic status. The relevant conceptual and methodological issues in acculturation studies were discussed.

The author's objective was to determine the amount of trauma, prevalence and diagnostic features of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and to study the relationship between PTSD and demographic variables, trauma experiences, coping style and post-migration stresses among adult Cambodian refugees in New Zealand. Information on basic sociodemographic data, trauma experiences, posttraumatic stress symptoms, General Health Questionnaire 28-item version (GHQ-28) scores, coping style, and post-migration stresses were gathered from 223 adult Cambodian refugees living in Dunedin, New Zealand. Most subjects had experienced multiple, severe traumas. The prevalence of PTSD was 12.1%. The most frequently reported posttraumatic stress symptom was recurrent intrusive recollection of trauma. There was a significant association between PTSD and amount of trauma, coping style, and post-migration stresses.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction: Provincial Leadership and Economic Reform in Post-Mao China -- PART I: PROVINCIAL REFORM STRATEGY AND POLICY TOWARD RESOURCE ALLOCATION -- 1. Shanghai's Big Turnaround since 1985: Leadership, Reform Strategy, and Resource Mobilization -- 2. The Guangdong Advantage: Provincial Leadership and Strategy Toward Resource Allocation since 1979 -- 3. The Political Economy of Post-Mao Zhejiang: Rapid Growth and Hesitant Reform -- 4. One Step Behind: Shaanxi in Reform, 1978-1995

AbstractThe role of civic engagement is particularly noteworthy in quasi‐democratic regimes like Hong Kong because it can potentially confer some degree of legitimacy on politics and the policy process. This article examines older and more recent means of civic engagement in the policy process in Hong Kong. The concepts of civic engagement and public participation are addressed, leading into discussions of the established mechanisms for public participation, the pressure on the government's approach to civic engagement since 2003, and the politics of civic action on heritage preservation and urban planning. Hong Kong's experience indicates that in a quasi‐democratic polity the main channels for public participation in the policy process are often dominated by pro‐government business and professional elites, and more participatory mechanisms are only gradually introduced after civic action by civil society groups, as reflected in the recent politics over heritage and planning. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

This paper explores how Hong Kong has influenced Chinese politics and governance in the constitutional, political, ideational, and intergovernmental dimensions since 1997. Despite the growing political and economic impact of the Mainland on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the latter has continued to influence the Mainland, especially southern China.

In seiner Bestandsaufnahme der wirtschaftlichen Situation der durch ihre geographische Lage privilegierten chinesischen Provinz Guangdong listet der Autor für die 2. Jahreshälfte 1989 sechs Schlüsselprobleme auf, die er z.T. auf die Auswirkungen des Pekinger Massakers vom Juni 1989 und auf den nachfolgenden Rezentralisierungskurs der Pekinger Regierung zurückführt. Als Kernprobleme gelten ihm im einzelnen: der zunehmende Kapitalmangel, die generelle Marktschwäche (nicht nur auf dem Konsumgütermarkt), die wachsende Zahl der Arbeitslosen, die Disproportionalitäten in der ländlichen Wirtschaft, die Verlangsamung des industriellen Wachstums sowie die strukturellen Probleme im Bereich Außenhandel und Investition. (BIOst-hml)

AbstractWhen institutional frictions threaten to disrupt collaborations, an external authority can be brought in to resolve disputes. How effective is such external imposition? What are the institutional circumstances in which it works? Framed by the collaborative governance regime (CGR), which sees established procedures and institutions as a critical collaborative capacity, this research employs a unique concept—collaborative friction—to explore the role of external imposition in collaboration among entities with significant institutional differences. We examined 965 recorded collaborative frictions from four large collaborative infrastructure projects between governments in Hong Kong and mainland China. Our finding suggests a significant, but limited, effect of the central government's imposition on collaborative frictions. We also find a significant role of sociopolitical circumstances in collaboration. Based on the findings, we make several theoretical propositions articulating external imposition's role in collaboration.