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An Ineluctable Political Destiny

Communism, Reform, Marketization, and Corruption in Post-Mao China

By: Forest C. Sun

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An Ineluctable Political Destiny

Communism, Reform, Marketization, and Corruption in Post-Mao China

By: Forest C. Sun

This book offers comprehensive review and analysis of official corruption in post-Mao China, arguing that this complex political and social malaise is the consequence of a variety of contributing factors, which include political, social, traditional/cultural, or structural, institutional, governance or policy failures. This study distinguishes itself from the methodologies of other studies by classifying corruption into detailed categories and sub-categories, accompanied by abundant cases and examples of the irregularities and offences. Contents are organized into four categories – bureaucratic corruption, regulatory corruption, corruption in judiciary, and corruption characteristic of socialist reform China, and each category is further divided into detailed subcategories to pin down the patterns, actors, loci, as well as inducements of corruption originated from either political institutions, economic structures, or sociocultural norms. Given its comprehensiveness and in-depth of information and analysis, this book is a useful reference for those interested in political and government corruption in post-Mao China.

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9819931460

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Higher Education in the United States [2 volumes]

An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]

By: James J. F. Forest,Kevin Kinser

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Higher Education in the United States [2 volumes]

An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]

By: James J. F. Forest,Kevin Kinser

Surveys the changing landscape of American higher education, from academic freedom to virtual universities, from campus crime to Pell Grants, from the Student Privacy Act to student diversity. In the years following World War II, college and university enrollment doubled, students revolted, faculty unionized, and community colleges evolved. Tuition and technology soared, as did the number of first-generation, minority, and women students. These changes radically transformed the American system of postsecondary education. Today, that system is in trouble. Its aging professoriate prepares for retirement, but low academic salaries can no longer attract the best minds to replace them. A flood of corporate dollars funds commercial research, but money for basic research—the seedbed of American scientific preeminence—has dried up. Colleges and universities also face heated competition with for-profit education providers for students, faculty, and external financial support, along with the costs of providing remedial education to growing numbers of students who are unprepared for postsecondary education. Higher Education in the United States provides a comprehensive analysis of these issues and others that scholars and practitioners of higher education study, discuss, and grapple with on a daily basis.

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850

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1576078965

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9781576078969

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Powering Your Vehicle With Straight Vegetable Oil

By: Forest Gregg,Christopher Goodwin

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Powering Your Vehicle With Straight Vegetable Oil

By: Forest Gregg,Christopher Goodwin

Fuel your diesel engine with vegetable oil!

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241

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New Society Publishers

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1550924206

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Higher Education in the United States [2 volumes]

An Encyclopedia

By: James J. F. Forest,Kevin Kinser

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Higher Education in the United States [2 volumes]

An Encyclopedia

By: James J. F. Forest,Kevin Kinser

Surveys the changing landscape of American higher education, from academic freedom to virtual universities, from campus crime to Pell Grants, from the Student Privacy Act to student diversity.

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ABC-CLIO

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1576072487

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A guide to forest–water management

By: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,International Union of Forest Research Organizations,U.S. Department of Agriculture

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A guide to forest–water management

By: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,International Union of Forest Research Organizations,U.S. Department of Agriculture

Many people worldwide lack adequate access to clean water to meet basic needs, and many important economic activities, such as energy production and agriculture, also require water. Climate change is likely to aggravate water stress. As temperatures rise, ecosystems and the human, plant, and animal communities that depend on them will need more water to maintain their health and to thrive. Forests and trees are integral to the global water cycle and therefore vital for water security – they regulate water quantity, quality, and timing and provide protective functions against (for example) soil and coastal erosion, flooding, and avalanches. Forested watersheds provide 75 percent of our freshwater, delivering water to over half the world’s population. The purpose of A Guide to Forest–Water Management is to improve the global information base on the protective functions of forests for soil and water. It reviews emerging techniques and methodologies, provides guidance and recommendations on how to manage forests for their water ecosystem services, and offers insights into the business and economic cases for managing forests for water ecosystem services. Intact native forests and well-managed planted forests can be a relatively cheap approach to water management while generating multiple co-benefits. Water security is a significant global challenge, but this paper argues that water-centered forests can provide nature-based solutions to ensuring global water resilience.

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9251348510

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An Ineluctable Political Destiny

Communism, Reform, Marketization, and Corruption in Post-Mao China

By: Forest C. Sun

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Communism, Reform, Marketization, and Corruption in Post-Mao China

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An Ineluctable Political Destiny

An Ineluctable Political Destiny

Higher Education in the United States [2 volumes]

Higher Education in the United States [2 volumes]

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SVO

Higher Education in the United States [2 volumes]

Higher Education in the United States [2 volumes]

A guide to forest–water management

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An Ineluctable Political Destiny

An Ineluctable Political Destiny

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