The authors point out that the goal of economic reform in China is to transform the socialist planned economy into a socialist market economy. According to the Chinese perspective, socialism is characterized by public ownership while a market economy is characterized by resource disposition with...

Carbonaceous aerosols (CAs) are major components of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) that dramatically influence the energy budget of Earth. However, accurate assessment of the climatic impacts of CAs is still challenging due to the large uncertainties remaining in the measurement of their...

Non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHCs) are a group of low molecular weight compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon atoms in the C 2 -C 12 range, not only acts as a major precursor for the formation of O 3 through oxidation, but also cause several health problems. Cooking oil fume (COF) is one of...

This article examines the creation of industrial enterprises and the basic models of firm-level technological learning behaviour of the last 20 years in China. Six case studies of technological learning and links to external sources of know-how from the South of China in the Pearl River Delta...