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Corruption and Anticorruption in Modern China
| Corruption and Anticorruption in Modern China |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lexington Books |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 pages) |
| Disciplina | 364.13230951 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FangQiang
LiXiaobing HouXiaojia LaiSherman Xiaogang LiXiaoxiao LiYue LiuChen ShanPatrick Fuliang TianXiansheng WuHelen XuStella YangDongyu YangZhiguo |
| Soggetto topico |
Abuse of administrative power
Political corruption |
| ISBN | 1-4985-7432-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction : who to blame : party, state, or society? / Qiang Fang and Xiaobing Li -- Fundamental flaws : corruption reporting and tackling in the Qing / Qiang Fang -- Accountability, supervision, and penalty : Yuan Shikai as a watchdog in managing government officials / Patrick Fuliang Shan -- Chiang Kai-shek versus Guomindang's corruption in the republic era / Sherman Xiaogang Lai -- Anti-corruption policy and party politics : the lost political battle and the fate of the GMD / Xiaobing Li -- Crime (or no crime) and punishment : the making of the first big case in new China and legitimation of CCP party governance, 1950-1991 / Zhiguo Yang -- Connection, corruption, and confrontation : Lake Weishan / Xiaojia Hou -- Power versus law : anticorruption in Shaanxi during Jiang Zemin's era / Dongyu Yang -- Runaway Chinese officials and International Chase / Yue Li and Chen Liu -- Language of protest : corruption exposed in popular rhymes / Helen Xiaoyan Wu -- Corruption during China's golden ages : case studies in the Han and Tang Dynasties / Stella Y. Xu -- Hu Jintao's anti-corruption action (or non action) : the Bo Xilai case and after / Xiansheng Tian -- The new leadership fights the old battle : eight regulations / Xiaoxiao Li -- Xi Jinping's anti-corruption in a historical perspective / Qiang Fang -- Conclusion : anticorruption : a global thorny task / Qiang Fang and Xiaobing Li. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910962941103321 |
| Lexington Books | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Materials for modern technologies : selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 Spring International Conference on Material Sciences and Technology (MST-S), April 16-18, 2014, Shanghai, China / / edited by Yue Li
| Materials for modern technologies : selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 Spring International Conference on Material Sciences and Technology (MST-S), April 16-18, 2014, Shanghai, China / / edited by Yue Li |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dürnten, Switzerland ; ; Zurich, Switzerland : , : TTP, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (338 p.) |
| Disciplina | 620.11 |
| Collana | Advanced Materials Research |
| Soggetto topico |
Materials science
Technology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 3-03826-438-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Materials for Modern Technologies; Preface; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Ceramic Materials and Technologies; Synthesis of Hierarchy-Structural BaTiO3 Powder Used for X8R Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors by Two-Step Soft Chemical Method; Effect of H3BO3 Coating on the Microwave Dielectric Properties of BZN Ceramics; Dielectric Properties and Microstructure of BaO-Nd2O3-Bi2O3-TiO2 Microwave Ceramics with Li2O-B2O3-SiO2; Effect of Process on the Dielectric Properties of BaTiO3-Based X9R Ceramics; Improvement in the Low-Fire Dielectric Compositions with Middle Permittivity for LTCC Applications
Low Temperature Sintering of Lead-Free BaTiO3-Based X9R Ceramics with Bi2O3 Dopant and Assisted by LiF-CaF2 Flux AgentChapter 2: Material Physics and Applied Chemistry; High Efficient Photoreduction CO2 with H2O on Metal Cu-Modified Graphitic Ordered Mesoporous Carbon Supported TiO2 Catalysts under Simulated Solar; Processing Effect on the Compressive Strength and Bioactivity of Ti-Based Composites Produced with TiH2 and Calcium Phosphate; Rechargeable Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metal-Air Batteries - Potential and Challenges A Fluorescence Quenching Study for the Interaction of 2,6-bis(5-(p-methylphenyl)-1-H-pyrazol-3-yl)pridine with Zn2+ IonChapter 3: Chemical Engineering and Technologies; Kinetics of Hydrogenolysis of Glycerol to Ethylene Glycol over Raney Ni Catalyst; Biocompatible LDH-Alginate Composites for the Adsorption of Naphthalene Anionic Dye AG 120: Influence of Alginate Concentration on the Adsorption Characteristics; Production of High-Purity Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Capture by Sorption Enhanced WGS Reaction Process; Epoxidation of Palm Kernel Oil-Based Crude Oleic Acid Effect of Pretreatment on Adsorption of Nickel by Oil Palm Mesocarp FiberStudy on the Extraction of Phenolic Compounds from Model Oil by Using Ionic Liquid; Recent Development of Biomass Fast Pyrolysis Technology and Bio-Oil Upgrading: An Overview; Gasification of Oil Palm Biomass to Produce Syngas for Electricity Generation - Cost Benefit Analysis; Thermal Behaviour of Slurry Prepared from Clermont Bituminous Coal and Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Bio-Oil; Regeneration of Activated Carbon Using Photo-Oxidation Process Effect of Sisal Fiber Surface Treatments on Sisal Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene (PP) Composites |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464516003321 |
| Dürnten, Switzerland ; ; Zurich, Switzerland : , : TTP, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Materials for modern technologies : selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 Spring International Conference on Material Sciences and Technology (MST-S), April 16-18, 2014, Shanghai, China / / edited by Yue Li
| Materials for modern technologies : selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 Spring International Conference on Material Sciences and Technology (MST-S), April 16-18, 2014, Shanghai, China / / edited by Yue Li |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dürnten, Switzerland ; ; Zurich, Switzerland : , : TTP, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (338 p.) |
| Disciplina | 620.11 |
| Collana | Advanced Materials Research |
| Soggetto topico |
Materials science
Technology |
| ISBN | 3-03826-438-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Materials for Modern Technologies; Preface; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Ceramic Materials and Technologies; Synthesis of Hierarchy-Structural BaTiO3 Powder Used for X8R Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors by Two-Step Soft Chemical Method; Effect of H3BO3 Coating on the Microwave Dielectric Properties of BZN Ceramics; Dielectric Properties and Microstructure of BaO-Nd2O3-Bi2O3-TiO2 Microwave Ceramics with Li2O-B2O3-SiO2; Effect of Process on the Dielectric Properties of BaTiO3-Based X9R Ceramics; Improvement in the Low-Fire Dielectric Compositions with Middle Permittivity for LTCC Applications
Low Temperature Sintering of Lead-Free BaTiO3-Based X9R Ceramics with Bi2O3 Dopant and Assisted by LiF-CaF2 Flux AgentChapter 2: Material Physics and Applied Chemistry; High Efficient Photoreduction CO2 with H2O on Metal Cu-Modified Graphitic Ordered Mesoporous Carbon Supported TiO2 Catalysts under Simulated Solar; Processing Effect on the Compressive Strength and Bioactivity of Ti-Based Composites Produced with TiH2 and Calcium Phosphate; Rechargeable Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metal-Air Batteries - Potential and Challenges A Fluorescence Quenching Study for the Interaction of 2,6-bis(5-(p-methylphenyl)-1-H-pyrazol-3-yl)pridine with Zn2+ IonChapter 3: Chemical Engineering and Technologies; Kinetics of Hydrogenolysis of Glycerol to Ethylene Glycol over Raney Ni Catalyst; Biocompatible LDH-Alginate Composites for the Adsorption of Naphthalene Anionic Dye AG 120: Influence of Alginate Concentration on the Adsorption Characteristics; Production of High-Purity Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Capture by Sorption Enhanced WGS Reaction Process; Epoxidation of Palm Kernel Oil-Based Crude Oleic Acid Effect of Pretreatment on Adsorption of Nickel by Oil Palm Mesocarp FiberStudy on the Extraction of Phenolic Compounds from Model Oil by Using Ionic Liquid; Recent Development of Biomass Fast Pyrolysis Technology and Bio-Oil Upgrading: An Overview; Gasification of Oil Palm Biomass to Produce Syngas for Electricity Generation - Cost Benefit Analysis; Thermal Behaviour of Slurry Prepared from Clermont Bituminous Coal and Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Bio-Oil; Regeneration of Activated Carbon Using Photo-Oxidation Process Effect of Sisal Fiber Surface Treatments on Sisal Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene (PP) Composites |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786905203321 |
| Dürnten, Switzerland ; ; Zurich, Switzerland : , : TTP, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Materials for modern technologies : selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 Spring International Conference on Material Sciences and Technology (MST-S), April 16-18, 2014, Shanghai, China / / edited by Yue Li
| Materials for modern technologies : selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 Spring International Conference on Material Sciences and Technology (MST-S), April 16-18, 2014, Shanghai, China / / edited by Yue Li |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dürnten, Switzerland ; ; Zurich, Switzerland : , : TTP, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (338 p.) |
| Disciplina | 620.11 |
| Collana | Advanced Materials Research |
| Soggetto topico |
Materials science
Technology |
| ISBN | 3-03826-438-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Materials for Modern Technologies; Preface; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Ceramic Materials and Technologies; Synthesis of Hierarchy-Structural BaTiO3 Powder Used for X8R Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors by Two-Step Soft Chemical Method; Effect of H3BO3 Coating on the Microwave Dielectric Properties of BZN Ceramics; Dielectric Properties and Microstructure of BaO-Nd2O3-Bi2O3-TiO2 Microwave Ceramics with Li2O-B2O3-SiO2; Effect of Process on the Dielectric Properties of BaTiO3-Based X9R Ceramics; Improvement in the Low-Fire Dielectric Compositions with Middle Permittivity for LTCC Applications
Low Temperature Sintering of Lead-Free BaTiO3-Based X9R Ceramics with Bi2O3 Dopant and Assisted by LiF-CaF2 Flux AgentChapter 2: Material Physics and Applied Chemistry; High Efficient Photoreduction CO2 with H2O on Metal Cu-Modified Graphitic Ordered Mesoporous Carbon Supported TiO2 Catalysts under Simulated Solar; Processing Effect on the Compressive Strength and Bioactivity of Ti-Based Composites Produced with TiH2 and Calcium Phosphate; Rechargeable Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metal-Air Batteries - Potential and Challenges A Fluorescence Quenching Study for the Interaction of 2,6-bis(5-(p-methylphenyl)-1-H-pyrazol-3-yl)pridine with Zn2+ IonChapter 3: Chemical Engineering and Technologies; Kinetics of Hydrogenolysis of Glycerol to Ethylene Glycol over Raney Ni Catalyst; Biocompatible LDH-Alginate Composites for the Adsorption of Naphthalene Anionic Dye AG 120: Influence of Alginate Concentration on the Adsorption Characteristics; Production of High-Purity Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Capture by Sorption Enhanced WGS Reaction Process; Epoxidation of Palm Kernel Oil-Based Crude Oleic Acid Effect of Pretreatment on Adsorption of Nickel by Oil Palm Mesocarp FiberStudy on the Extraction of Phenolic Compounds from Model Oil by Using Ionic Liquid; Recent Development of Biomass Fast Pyrolysis Technology and Bio-Oil Upgrading: An Overview; Gasification of Oil Palm Biomass to Produce Syngas for Electricity Generation - Cost Benefit Analysis; Thermal Behaviour of Slurry Prepared from Clermont Bituminous Coal and Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Bio-Oil; Regeneration of Activated Carbon Using Photo-Oxidation Process Effect of Sisal Fiber Surface Treatments on Sisal Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene (PP) Composites |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817110203321 |
| Dürnten, Switzerland ; ; Zurich, Switzerland : , : TTP, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Toward great Dhaka : : a new urban development paradigm eastward / / Julia Bird, Yue Li, Hossain Zillur Rahman, Martin Rama, and Anthony J. Venables
| Toward great Dhaka : : a new urban development paradigm eastward / / Julia Bird, Yue Li, Hossain Zillur Rahman, Martin Rama, and Anthony J. Venables |
| Autore | Bird Julia |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank Group, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 160 pages) : illustrations, maps ; ; 26 cm |
| Disciplina | 307.1/2095492 |
| Collana | Directions in development. Countries and regions. |
| Soggetto topico | Urbanization - Bangladesh - Dhaka |
| ISBN | 1-4648-1239-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Towards great Dhaka |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796922003321 |
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Toward great Dhaka : : a new urban development paradigm eastward / / Julia Bird, Yue Li, Hossain Zillur Rahman, Martin Rama, and Anthony J. Venables
| Toward great Dhaka : : a new urban development paradigm eastward / / Julia Bird, Yue Li, Hossain Zillur Rahman, Martin Rama, and Anthony J. Venables |
| Autore | Bird Julia |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank Group, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 160 pages) : illustrations, maps ; ; 26 cm |
| Disciplina | 307.1/2095492 |
| Collana | Directions in development. Countries and regions. |
| Soggetto topico | Urbanization - Bangladesh - Dhaka |
| ISBN | 1-4648-1239-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Overview: Toward Great Dhaka -- The promise and pitfalls of urbanization -- A South Asian hub -- The cost of inaction -- A more prosperous Bangladesh -- Chapter 1 Dhaka: Dynamic but Messy -- Disproportionally important -- Strategically located -- Successful on many counts -- Three critical challenges -- A shortage of high-quality urban land -- References -- Chapter 2 Fragmented Responsibilities -- Weak urban authorities -- Ineffective coordination mechanisms -- Partial implementation of plans -- A stellar exception -- References -- Chapter 3 East and West -- Dhaka's western part -- Dhaka's eastern part -- Potential and risks -- References -- Chapter 4 Urban Development Scenarios -- Multiple proposals -- A unique opportunity -- The example of Pudong, Shanghai -- A new paradigm eastward -- Mimicking a strategic approach -- References -- Chapter 5 Modeling City Growth -- The new urban economics -- Geography, firms and households -- Deriving an urban equilibrium -- Calibrating the geography -- Calibrating firms and households -- Constructing the four scenarios -- References -- Chapter 6 Dhaka in 2035 -- A more prosperous city -- An engine of economic growth -- The distribution of gains -- References -- Chapter 7 Implementing the Vision -- Returns and financing -- The payoffs to being strategic -- Risks and mitigation -- References -- Boxes -- Box 3.1 Bashundhara Residential Area: A modern town with its own rules -- Box 4.1 The key ingredients of Pudong's success -- Box 5.1 The available studies are mainly of advanced economies -- Box 5.2 Modeling firms and production decisions: the details -- Box 5.3 Modeling households and residential choices: the details -- Box 5.4 Calibrating production and consumption functions -- Figures.
Figure 1.1 Greater Dhaka has an outsized share of Bangladesh's population and jobs -- Figure 1.2 Bangladesh has few sizable secondary cities -- Figure 1.3 Slums are poorer than the rest of Dhaka, but less poor than rural areas -- Figure 1.4 Messiness: Dhaka appears at the bottom of global livability rankings -- Figure 1.5 Dhaka's population is huge-its economy less so -- Figure 2.1 In Dhaka, urban institutions have been evolving -- Figure 2.2 In Dhaka, the financial resources for urban development are very limited -- Figure 2.3 There is no shortage of urban institutions and actors in Dhaka -- Figure 2.4 Only one embankment was built and few canals were rehabilitated -- Figure 3.1 Privately developed land already covers one-quarter of East Dhaka -- Figure 3.2 Road building is falling behind population growth and sand filling in East Dhaka -- Figure 3.3 There are few land property titles for the growing population of the mouza Purba Durgapur -- Figure 4.1 Hard infrastructure is easier -- soft reforms are harder -- Figure 5.1 Households and firms decide where to live, work and operate -- Figure 6.1 Key interventions accelerate population growth in East Dhaka, especially for high-skilled households -- Figure 6.2 Key interventions lead to a more spatially balanced population density across the city -- Figure 6.3 As key interventions are implemented, many more jobs emerge overall but fewer in manufacturing -- Figure 6.4 Higher employment density in East Dhaka comes at no expense to West Dhaka as key interventions are implemented -- Figure 6.5 Dhaka becomes an even stronger economic powerhouse for Bangladesh if key interventions eastward are implemented -- Figure 6.6 With key interventions, Dhaka can catch up with global cities in income per capita -- Figure 6.7 Key interventions in East Dhaka boost average household incomes. Figure 6.8 Key interventions increase total rents considerably in East Dhaka, but much less elsewhere in the city -- Figure 6.9 Key interventions make high-quality urban land become increasingly pricey, especially in East Dhaka -- Figure 7.1 The investments needed in East Dhaka are affordable, and their economic returns are very high -- Figure 7.2 High economic gains from the proposed interventions will translate into larger fiscal revenue -- Figure 7.3 Soft reforms need to reach a threshold to make a real difference -- Figure 7.4 The stronger the agglomeration effects, the greater is the impact of soft reforms -- Figure 7.5 Vulnerability to earthquakes increases in more ambitious urban development scenarios -- Figure 7.6 In Dhaka, mass rapid transit will remain underdeveloped compared with that in other major cities today -- Figure 7.7 There may be many fewer property titles than households in East Dhaka in the more ambitious urban development scenarios -- Maps -- Map 1.1 Dhaka is at the intersection of emerging transport corridors -- Map 1.2 Dhaka has rapidly densified while growing slowly in size -- Map 1.3 Nighttime light intensity reveals remarkable economic dynamism -- Map 1.4 Congestion is a result of insufficient transportation infrastructure: comparing Dhaka and Delhi -- Map 1.5 Dhaka spreads prosperity to a lesser extent than Delhi -- Map 2.1 Few new roads were built and mass transport was not started -- Map 3.1 Dhaka's western part is dense, but its eastern part is still mainly rural -- Map 3.2 Dhaka is now growing rapidly toward the east -- Map 3.3 The boundaries of East Dhaka can be clearly outlined -- Map 3.4 Flood-prone areas in East Dhaka are rapidly being filled with sand -- Map 3.5 Many real estate development projects are under way in East Dhaka and beyond. Map 3.6 Mostly off the Madhupur Tract, East Dhaka is vulnerable to earthquakes -- Map 4.1 East Dhaka is close to the most valuable land in Bangladesh -- Map 5.1 In the model, Dhaka is treated as 266 locations, with features from 2011 data -- Map 5.2 Several corridors connect Dhaka to the rest of the country -- Map 5.3 The calibration of the model generates productivity scores by location -- Map 5.4 The calibration of the model generates livability scores by location -- Map 5.5 Scenario B, addressing flooding: building one embankment and preserving canals and ponds -- Map 5.6 Scenario C, addressing congestion: embracing mass transit and building more and wider roads -- Map 6.1 Greater Dhaka spreads prosperity through the emerging Sylhet-Chittagong corridor -- Photos -- Photo 1.1 In Dhaka, flooding results from inadequate water management -- Photo 2.1 In Gulshan, zoning regulations were weakly enforced and density evolved spontaneously -- Photo 2.2 Hatirjheel before and now -- Photo 3.1 Urban retrofitting in the western part of Dhaka has been costly and ineffective -- Photo 4.1 Pudong (Shanghai) before and after -- Tables -- Table 4.1 Urban development ideas for Dhaka have proliferated in recent years -- Table 4.2 Four development scenarios for Dhaka: from business as usual to a strategic approach -- Table 5.1 Scenario D, addressing messiness: soft reforms, better services and wetland preservation. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Towards great Dhaka |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910957795703321 |
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| Washington, DC : , : World Bank Group, , [2018] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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