Based on reviewing and analyzing the situations of Shaanxi science & technology progress and economic development, and researching the concept and connotation of contribution rate of science & technology progress, authors reference data of Shaanxi economy, capitals, and labors from 1978 to 2008...

In the original version of the article published in <em>Energies</em> [1], insufficient acknowledgement was given for the contributors Mr. Li Guo and Prof. Kai Wu in Xi’an Jiaotong University. The main work was completed by the research group in Xi’an Jiaotong University led by Prof. Kai Wu. Mr. Li...

China's national forest statistics describe increases in total forest cover during the 1980s but mask the diversity of responses to economic reform and some characteristics of the forests and, forest uses. The provincial-level statistics reported here confirm the regional studies and anecdotal...

Market reforms are generally credited with the rapid growth enjoyed by China's rural sector. This growth has not been without some cost, however, as inequality has also increased. Estimates suggest that the Gini rose from less than 0.20 to over 0.40 during this period. In this paper we go behind...

Within this paper, we present the GridEcon Platform, a testbed for designing and evaluating economics-aware services in a commercial Cloud computing setting. The Platform is based on the idea that the exact working of such services is difficult to predict in the context of a market and,...

Market reforms are generally credited with the rapid growth enjoyed by China's rural sector. This growth has not been without some cost, however, as inequality has also increased. Estimates suggest that the Gini rose from less than 0.20 to over 0.40 during this period. In this paper we go behind...

In recent years, along with the opening of our domestic markets and the massive influx of foreign capital, China's national industries have come up against challenges of unprecedented magnitude. The markets for such products as cosmetics, beer, soft drinks, and home electrical appliances have...