Trade policies between the autumn of 1976 and the summer of 1978. Trade policies during the "readjustment" 1979-84. The impact of "readjustment": trade surplus achieved by China in 1982, rapid increase in the exports of manufactured and semi-manufactured goods etc. A radical new attitude in the...

This book presents a collection and analysis of original policy documents, newly translated into English, from a key period of Chinese development, providing both a current and a retrospective analysis of China's economic reform efforts

1. The origins and modern development of China's oil and gas industry -- 2. The geological basis of the onshore oil and gas industry -- 3. Oil and gas administration and the evolution of exploration and development -- 4. Natural gas : China's new energy source -- 5. The Tarim Basin : solution or...

Chinese Technology Transfer in the 1990s examines - with special reference to the reform policy and encouragement of foreign direct investment - scientific policy, research and development and technology transfer in the People's Republic of China. The book presents new original work by leading...

In recent time, technology applications in different fields, especially Business Intelligence (BI) have been developed rapidly and considered to be one of the most significant uses of information technology with special position reserved. The application of BI systems provides organizations with...

Utilizing the 2015 wave of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) that covers 7045 households, we study the effect of grandparents looking after grandchildren on quality of life and life satisfaction of grandparents. We find evidence of important favorable effects of...