1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464804503321

Autore

Goh Keng Swee <1918-2010.>

Titolo

Goh Keng Swee on China [[electronic resource] ] : selected essays / / edited by Zheng Yongnian, John Wong

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2013

ISBN

1-283-85085-0

981-4407-24-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WongJohn <1939->

ZhengYongnian

Disciplina

330.951059

Soggetti

Economic development - China

Electronic books.

China Economic conditions 1976-2000

China Economic policy 1976-2000

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; About the Editors; Introduction; 1. China's Economic Policies in a Historical Perspective; Editors' Note; 2. America Looks at China Part I - After Deng, What?; Editors' Note (for Chapters 2 to 5); 3. America Looks at China Part II - Future of Reforms; 4. America Looks at China Part III - Absorbing Modern Technology; 5. America Looks at China Part IV - Correcting Systemic Weaknesses; 6. Li Peng on China's State Enterprises; Editors' Note; Prologue; Statement of the Problem; Solution A; Solution B; 1. Introduction; 2. Proposed Remedies; 3. Will They Work?; 4. Future Tasks; Annex 1

7. Into the 21st Century Editors' Note; 8. What's Gone Wrong in China?; Editors' Note; ANNEX A End Criminals' Sway Over Public Security; Anti-crime Measures Ineffective; Public Security Squeezed, Criminals Sit Pretty; Reward Honesty, Boost Pay; ANNEX B Transformation of Operational Mechanism of Industrial Enterprises; ANNEX C; ANNEX D; 9. China's Coal Industry: Symptom of a Deeper Malaise of the Economy; Editors' Note; 1. Introduction; 2. Coal as a Vital Commodity; 3. The Coal Industry: Growth and Structural Change; 4. The Need for Reform; 10. Doing Business in China; Editors' Note



11. The Awakening of Asia's Giant - China Editors' Note; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Touted as one of the main engineers of Singapore's economic growth, Dr Goh's collection of writings and speeches seek to shed light on the various challenges that China faced in the early 90's. His arguments and analyses were presented clearly and concisely while being firmly established upon economic principles. Covering a broad range of topics from the growth of industries and enterprises to financial reforms and the difficulties of doing business in China, this collection provides a comprehensive view of problems the Chinese government faced while providing possible solutions. Despite being

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465826203321

Autore

Adams Peter <1947->

Titolo

Fatal necessity : British intervention in New Zealand, 1830-1847 / / Peter Adams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wellington, New Zealand : , : Bridget Williams Books, , 2013

©1977

ISBN

1-927277-21-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (299 p.)

Disciplina

993.101

993.1019

Soggetti

Electronic books.

New Zealand History To 1840

New Zealand History 1840-1876

Great Britain Colonies Administration History 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Fatal Necessity""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""The Making of a British Colony 1830�1840""; ""The New Zealand Frontier""; ""The British Response to the Frontier""; ""Pressures for Change""; ""Colonial Office Policy-Making""; ""The Annexation of New Zealand""; ""The Meaning of the Treaty of Waitangi 1840�1847""; ""Land and Colonization""; ""Law and Custom""; ""The Obligations of



Good Faith""; ""Appendixes""; ""1(a)""; ""1(b)""; ""2""; ""3(a)""; ""3(b)""; ""4""; ""5""; ""References""; ""Chapter 1 notes""; ""Chapter 2 notes""; ""Chapter 3 notes""; ""Chapter 4 notes""

""Chapter 5 notes""""Chapter 6 notes""; ""Chapter 7 notes""; ""Chapter 8 notes""; ""Appendix 1(a) notes""; ""Appendix 1(b) notes""; ""Appendix 2 notes""; ""Appendix 3(a) notes""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""Copyright""

Sommario/riassunto

A detailed examination of the circumstances leading to British intervention and hence to the Treaty of Waitangi, <i>Fatal Necessity</i> was first published in 1977.  Now re-issued as an e-book, this key text in Treaty studies emphasises that the dual aim of British policy was to protect both settlers and Maori; the reality, however, proved very different.