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UNINA9910464804503321 |
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Goh Keng Swee <1918-2010.> |
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Goh Keng Swee on China [[electronic resource] ] : selected essays / / edited by Zheng Yongnian, John Wong |
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Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2013 |
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1-283-85085-0 |
981-4407-24-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (199 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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WongJohn <1939-> |
ZhengYongnian |
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Economic development - China |
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China Economic conditions 1976-2000 |
China Economic policy 1976-2000 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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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 |
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11. The Awakening of Asia's Giant - China Editors' Note; Index |
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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 |
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UNINA9910465826203321 |
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Autore |
Adams Peter <1947-> |
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Fatal necessity : British intervention in New Zealand, 1830-1847 / / Peter Adams |
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Wellington, New Zealand : , : Bridget Williams Books, , 2013 |
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©1977 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (299 p.) |
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Electronic books. |
New Zealand History To 1840 |
New Zealand History 1840-1876 |
Great Britain Colonies Administration History 19th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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""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 |
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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"" |
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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. |
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