1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461142003321

Autore

Gallagher Mary Elizabeth <1969->

Titolo

Contagious capitalism [[electronic resource] ] : globalization and the politics of labor in China / / Mary Elizabeth Gallagher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c2005

ISBN

1-283-13336-9

9786613133366

1-4008-3729-4

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

330.951

Soggetti

Investments, Foreign - Government policy - China

Investments, Foreign - Political aspects - China

Labor - China

Capitalism - China

Globalization - Economic aspects - China

Electronic books.

China Commercial policy

China Politics and government 1976-2002

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--Princeton University, 2001.

"Third printing, and first paperback printing, 2007."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Contagious Capitalism -- Chapter 3. Blurring Boundaries: Foreign Direct Investment and the Evolution of Enterprise Ownership in China -- Chapter 4. The Unmitigated Market -- Chapter 5. "Use the Law as Your Weapon!" -- Chapter 6. From State-owned to National Industry -- Conclusion. The Contradiction of "Reform and Openness" -- Appendix: Firms and Interviews -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

One of the core assumptions of recent American foreign policy is that China's post-1978 policy of "reform and openness" will lead to political liberalization. This book challenges that assumption and the general relationship between economic liberalization and democratization.



Moreover, it analyzes the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) liberalization on Chinese labor politics. Market reforms and increased integration with the global economy have brought about unprecedented economic growth and social change in China during the last quarter of a century. Contagious Capitalism contends that FDI liberalization played several roles in the process of China's reforms. First, it placed competitive pressure on the state sector to produce more efficiently, thus necessitating new labor practices. Second, it allowed difficult and politically sensitive labor reforms to be extended to other parts of the economy. Third, it caused a reformulation of one of the key ideological debates of reforming socialism: the relative importance of public industry. China's growing integration with the global economy through FDI led to a new focus of debate--away from the public vs. private industry dichotomy and toward a nationalist concern for the fate of Chinese industry. In comparing China with other Eastern European and Asian economies, two important considerations come into play, the book argues: China's pattern of ownership diversification and China's mode of integration into the global economy. This book relates these two factors to the success of economic change without political liberalization and addresses the way FDI liberalization has affected relations between workers and the ruling Communist Party. Its conclusion: reform and openness in this context resulted in a strengthened Chinese state, a weakened civil society (especially labor), and a delay in political liberalization.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910349547103321

Titolo

Practical Treatment Options for Chronic Pain in Children and Adolescents : An Interdisciplinary Therapy Manual / / edited by Michael Dobe, Boris Zernikow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-19201-6

Edizione

[2nd ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 pages)

Disciplina

618.920472

Soggetti

Pain medicine

Pediatrics

Psychiatry

Anesthesiology

Pain Medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

PART I – The Basis of Paediatric Pain Treatment: Epidemiology of Chronic Pain in Children and Adolescents -- Pain Disorder: A Bio-psycho-social Disease -- Diagnostics of Chronic Pain in Children and Adolescents -- The Basics of Treating Pain Disorders -- PART II – The In-Patient Paediatric Pain Treatment Program:  -- Howto Decide on In- or Outpatient Pain Therapy -- Organisation and Procedure of Inpatient Admission -- Structure and Organisation of Inpatient Pain Therapy -- Inpatient Pain Therapy: Module 1 -- Inpatient Pain Therapy: Module 2 -- Inpatient Pain Therapy: Module 3 -- Inpatient Pain Therapy: Module 4 (Integrating the Family System) -- Inpatient Pain Therapy: Module 5 (Pharmacological Treatment, Physical Therapy and Other Optional Interventions) -- Inpatient Pain Therapy: Module 6 (Planning the Time After Discharge) -- PART III – Additional Considerations: Specifics of Pain Therapy in Children with Mental Health Disorders, Severe Somatic Diseases, or Psychosocial Stress Factors -- Practical Tools and Working Sheets -- Is It All Worthwhile? – Effectiveness of Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment.



Sommario/riassunto

Pain is an increasingly common symptom in children and adolescents. Once recurrent pain leads to pain-related disability that affects a child’s functional, emotional and social well-being, it is considered a chronic pain disorder. Such disorders can develop as the primary condition or be due to a well-defined underlying physical condition, such as migraine or juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Approximately 5% of the paediatric population suffers from a severe chronic pain disorder. Its treatment in childhood and adolescence is complex and needs to address a variety of biological, psychological and social influencing factors. This treatment manual describes the inpatient treatment programme of one of the world’s largest inpatient treatment facilities for chronic pain management in children and adolescents – the German Paediatric Pain Centre. The guidance provided is also applicable to outpatient pain management or day-hospital approaches. The manual examines the epidemiology, aetiology, diagnostics and treatment principles in detail, explains the criteria for inpatient treatment, and describes the structure and organisation of a tertiary treatment centre for chronic pain. It also presents therapeutic interventions, such as dealing with “Black Thoughts”, “Distraction ABC”, “Stress Day” and the “Pain Provocation Technique” with the aid of numerous examples of pain management and health care from a clinical perspective. Lastly, it discusses the special features of pain treatment for children and adolescents with comorbid psychological disorders, family difficulties or defined somatic diseases, as well as pharmacological and interventional treatment options.