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2. Coping by Innovating: The Formal Origins and Consequences of Informal Institutions in China.
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Tsai, Kellee S.
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ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *SUFFRAGE , *SOCIAL change ,ECONOMIC conditions in China - Abstract
Political economists typically depict informal institutions as idiosyncratic norms, ideas, and practices that affect the functioning of formal institutions ex ante. This paper proposes, however, that in many cases informal institutions originate from pre-existing formal institutions. Specifically, formal institutions present everyday actors with a myriad of restrictions and opportunities, which may yield novel operating arrangements that are not officially sanctioned. I argue that these informal institutions represent adaptive strategies in formal institutional environments that fail to reflect the implicit demands of both political and economic actors. This is often the case in non-democratic regimes where formal institutions are imposed top-down rather than subjected to popular suffrage. Over time, these adaptive informal institutions may amass sufficient causal power to change formal institutions. The paper presents four examples of this dynamic in China’s reform-era economy. Taken together, the cases show how institutional innovations originate from existing legal restrictions on various forms of economic activity, require official collaboration for their functioning, and ultimately, end up shaping formal institutions themselves. In this sense, formal institutions appear to provide the seeds of their own reform, if not destruction. But ultimately, the causal mechanism of institutional creation and change has a relational, interactive ontology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2003
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3. Special Issue: Selected papers from ICPLA 2002.
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McLeod, Sharynne
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CONFERENCES & conventions , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *PHONETICS - Abstract
Focuses on the proceedings of the 9th meeting of the International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association held in Hong Kong, China in 2002. Topics; Participants; Publication of papers and articles.
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- 2003
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4. Empowering the Disabled: The China Disabled Persons’ Federation.
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Kaup, Katherine P.
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DISABILITY laws , *SOCIAL policy , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *GOVERNMENT policy , *ECONOMIC policy - Abstract
Abstract: Over 60 million Chinese citizens are disabled, suffering from visual impairments, hearing or speech impediments, physical disabilities, mental retardation, or mental illnesses. As China decentralizes and relegates greater responsibility for social services to the localities, the disabled find their interests increasingly threatened by financially stretched local governments. This paper offers a preliminary examination of the creation and primary work of the key organization mandated to represent and mobilize the disabled, the China Disabled Person?s Federation (CDPF) and is part of a larger project that will compare CDPF policy implementation in Guangdong Province and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The creation of the semi-governmental, semi-autonomous CDPF in 1988 represents a loosening of government control over social policy. By examining the nature of CDPF relations with the government, the interactions between central and provincial CDPF organizations, and the CDPF?s relations with the people it represents, much can be discovered about the nature of China?s burgeoning civil society, the increasing outlets for popular voice, and the shift from a socialist to a market-based social welfare system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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5. Domestic Political Structure and Social Norms: Explaining State Resistance and Cooperation towards the Global Human Rights Regime: The Case of United States and China.
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Sitaraman, Srinivasan
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HUMAN rights , *SOCIAL norms , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. - Abstract
Regime-based global governance is rapidly restructuring the logic of inter-state conflict and cooperation by accelerating the interconnections among the different territorial units through the mechanism of global markets, multilateral institutions, and non-governmental organizations. Nevertheless, different countries have responded varyingly to the impact and influence of regime-based global governance. Some states have strongly resisted, whereas others have eagerly sought to cooperate, and still others have attempted to limit or selectively engage with the global governance mechanisms. In this paper, I pose the question--why do states exhibit varying behavior towards the global human rights regime? I argue that the variations in state behavior towards the human rights regime stem from the differences in the domestic political structure and variations in the domestic social norms. The basic goal is to show how the mutually contingent relationship between regime-based global governance and domestic political structure-broadly understood as democracy and non-democracy-influences a country’s decision to cooperate or resist the influence of global governance institutions. Specifically, I contend that established democracies are more likely to resist cooperation with the global human rights regime not only because of cost-benefit calculations, but also because they believe that its domestic social norms, values, and laws trump global rules and norms. On the other hand, non-democratic states are likely to selectively engage with the human rights regime because it is worried that untrammeled sociopolitical openness might eventually lead to irrepressible domestic political demands. This proposition will be examined by conducting two types of tests: in-depth comparative case analysis. The comparative case studies will examine the political processes of resistance and cooperation of one democratic state (United States) and one non-democratic country (China) towards the global human rights regime. The focus will be at the level where the domestic (bottom-up) and top-down (global) demands collide and how the democratic and non-democratic countries mediate these conflicting social forces. Overall, this research project attempts to shift the theoretical logic from a narrow structural and unitary actor neorealist and neoliberalist interpretation of international relations and attempts to develop a rigorous theoretical framework that incorporates the central insights of the global governance theories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2002
6. Orders and disorders in Transition: the Peer Review Institution in China's Reformed Science and Technology Funding Policies.
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Huong Nguyen
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PROFESSIONAL peer review , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *SCIENCE , *TECHNOLOGY , *PUBLIC finance - Abstract
The paper analyzes the peer-review institution as an analytical cut into the science and technology (S&T) reform in China. Peer-review institution is at the center of operational, organizational and personnel reform in China's new funding policies. However, despite its tremendous contribution to the restructuring of the whole S&T system, misuses and abuses of peer-review institution make it the most pressing problem in the S&T management and incentive system in the eyes of scientists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
7. ‘A Beautiful Bridge’: Chinese Indonesian Associations, Social Capital and Strategic Identification in a New Era of China–Indonesia Relations.
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Setijadi, Charlotte
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IDENTITY politics , *INTERNATIONAL relations research , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
In Indonesia, Chinese voluntary associations took on a new level of importance after the fall of Suharto’s New Order regime in 1998 that ushered in a revival of Chinese identity politics. At the same time, Sino-Indonesian relations are blossoming, and the rise of China as a global power means that Indonesia can only benefit from stronger ties with China in the future. In this new atmosphere of cooperation, I argue that Chinese Indonesian individuals and voluntary organizations play a crucial function as trade and cultural intermediaries. Drawing on both empirical and qualitative fieldwork data, in this paper, I examine how members of Chinese voluntary organizations view their ethnicity, national belonging, and strategic position in the contexts of post-Suharto Chinese identity politics and Sino-Indonesia relations. More broadly, this paper also offers a critical analysis of the internal dynamics of contemporary Overseas Chinese voluntary organizations and the role they play in building trade and sociocultural relationships between China and other countries. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2016
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8. Counting results: performance-based financing and HIV testing among MSM in China.
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Fan, Elsa L.
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DIAGNOSIS of HIV infections , *COMMUNITY health services , *HOSPITALS , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *CONCEPTUAL structures , *CONTRACTING out , *GAY men , *LABOR incentives , *INTERVIEWING , *MEDICAL personnel , *PAY for performance , *ETHNOLOGY research , *ECONOMICS - Abstract
In this paper, I examine the use of performance-based financing to scale-up HIV testing in men who have sex with men, or MSM, by global health initiatives in China. This mechanism, which ties financing directly to the achievement of targets and indicators, assures that measurable results are produced from health interventions and accounts for financial spending. On the one hand, its adoption into HIV programming in China articulates with broader shifts in global health that place currency on particular forms of evidence. At the same time, performance-based financing reshapes how HIV interventions are carried out and what counts in these programmes. The suturing of financing to outputs directs what gets counted and how, and as a consequence leads to the production of measurable results as an end in and of themselves. Based on 22 months of ethnographic research carried out in China, I explore the effects of this mechanism and, in doing so, ask what gets left out in the pursuit of evidence. In particular, I demonstrate how the demand for outputs undermines HIV prevention in MSM, thus risking the very lives these interventions are intended to save. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2017
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9. Enterprise 2.0 post-adoption: Extending the information system continuance model based on the technology-Organization-environment framework.
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Jia, Qiong, Guo, Yue, and Barnes, Stuart J.
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INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *DIFFUSION of innovations , *MATHEMATICAL models , *MOTIVATION (Psychology) , *THEORY , *ECONOMIC competition - Abstract
This paper extends the IS continuance model to improve our understanding of the determinants of E2.0 post-adoption. Our proposed research model incorporates four constructs into the IS continuance model: firm size, firm scope, subjective norms and competitive pressure from the perspective of organizational and environmental context based on the TOE framework. Results from a survey of customers of Mingdao, a leading Enterprise 2.0 platform in China, support our model. The research findings show that organizational and environmental context factors, including subjective norms and competitive pressure, significantly influence enterprises' intentions to renew their E2.0 service in addition to technology perceptions. Perceived usefulness and satisfaction are no longer the strongest predicators of continuance usage in the context of enterprise systems. The theoretical and managerial implications of these results are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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10. Comparative physiology in China 1984–2007
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Cai, Yipeng and Du, Ji-Zeng
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COMPARATIVE physiology , *BIOLOGICAL models , *COMPARATIVE medicine , *MEDICAL research , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. - Abstract
Abstract: We briefly summarize the history of the rise of comparative physiology in China, the research work focused on by domestic and international counterparts in the field of comparative physiology of China, and international academic exchange and collaboration during this period. We also introduce some of the interesting model systems used in past and current research. This paper is based on documents in historical materials such as the proceedings of the 1st (August 1988) to 6th (October, 2007) Comparative Physiology Academic Session of the Chinese Association for Physiological Sciences, collected physiological works in commemoration academic papers of the 70th (1926–1999) and 80th anniversary of the Chinese Association for Physiological Sciences (1926–2006), CBP and the Physiology History of China, and the authors'' own research experience. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2008
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11. The Trajectory of Social Work Education in Macao: In Search of Opportunities and Development.
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Cheng, HowardC. H., Hui, SamuelY., and Leung, K. Y.
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SOCIAL work education , *SOCIAL services , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *PROFESSIONAL associations , *TOURISM , *COMMUNITY health services , *PROFESSIONS , *EDUCATION - Abstract
This paper discusses the history and uniqueness of social work education in Macao, a small city in southern China, with a small population and an economy driven mainly by gambling and the tourism industry. The population of Macao has grown over the past 10 years creating increasing demands for social services. In response, the Macao government has adopted a proactive role in social service planning and the development of innovative services to meet newly emerging needs. Macao is now in a stage of new development in social services, with ample opportunities and challenges. Professional training, professional associations and accrediting organizations form a sophisticated interlocking system that reflects the development of a profession and its level of maturity. Social work education is playing a significant role in the development of professional social services and in enhancing the professionalization of social work, though the process is slow. This paper argues that reasons for the slow progress are manifold. It is expected that there will be further developments in social work education in Macao, and its interplay with the expansion of social welfare services will certainly set a new scene for the social work profession. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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12. Future "designing" and the Chinese notions of "Li".
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Alec Robertson and Delai Men
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CYBERNETICS , *CONFERENCES & conventions , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *UNIVERSITIES & colleges , *ORIGINALITY , *TECHNOLOGICAL innovations - Abstract
Purpose - This paper aims to fuse some ideas within different domains perceived to have some resonance together with the purpose to assist the development of the artificial world using a novel perspective on design and cybernetics in the context of the Chinese notions of "Li". Design/methodology/approach - This is a conceptual paper that reviews concepts related to the design of socio-technical situations through a trans-disciplinary perspective. One method used to develop ideas was participation in the American Society of Cybernetics Conference - C:ADM 2010 and enable its participants to influence initial ideas presented by the authors. Findings - The paper provides a way of approaching the design of "dynamics" in the conceptualisation of artefacts in the widest sense of the term, and provides insights about designing future products, services and systems along with the education of designers in this. Research limitations/implications - The trans-disciplinary approach to topics covered by the paper results in some compromises in disciplinary terms, and it has a more intuitive approach than might be taken within the disciplines alone. The discussion is enhanced by this approach however, researchers are encouraged to follow up particular aspects within a disciplinary approach as well. Practical implications - The paper includes some examples of designs to illustrate the practical application of concepts discussed and how these may be incorporated into design education. Originality/value - The interrelationship of the Chinese notions of "Li", second-order cybernetics, and four-dimensional design is an original contribution. In addition the recommendation for design education generally, and a course for engineers at South China University of Technology, Guangzhou in particular, to assist students' "innovation consciousness" is of value. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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13. The Impact of Asian Regional Organizations.
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Parent, Matthew J.
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INTERNATIONAL relations , *POLITICAL science , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *LEADERSHIP - Abstract
The article focuses on the importance of regional organizations and multilateral political arrangements in the study of world politics. It mentions that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is a young organization that has the potential to be a major regional actor in Asian affairs. It informs that the attempt of China and Russia towards becoming world leaders, their participation in multilateral organizations displays their commitment to leadership.
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- 2011
14. The New Development of Cross-Strait Relations since 2008.
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Yu, Hsiao-Yun and Shaw, Johnny
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POLITICAL parties , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
The year of 2008 has witnessed the historical and significant moment of the first cross-Strait official interaction between two incumbent parties (the KMT of Taiwan and the CCP of China), which has been frozen for over six decades. Particularly, with Pres ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
15. Recent Progress of CRAAMD Atomic and Molecular Database and Related Activities.
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Jun Yan, Bin He, and Jian-Guo Wang
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ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *PHYSICAL sciences , *PHYSICS , *WEBSITES , *DATABASES - Abstract
China Research Association of Atomic and Molecular Data (CRAAMD) was founded in 1987, which aimed at organizing the atomic and molecular data research in China, and promoting the data cooperation with international colleagues. Based on the continuous work for many years, especially work and activities in recent years which will be introduced in detail in the present paper, CRAAMD have built up the Atomic and Molecular database which can be freely accessed through the website http://www.camdb.ac.cn. Details of our present database and website will also be introduced. © 2005 American Institute of Physics [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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16. Maintenance and propagation of Chinese culture in a Malay state: the roles of the Chinese associations in Kuala Terengganu.
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Sua, TanYao, Pong, ThockKer, Ngah, Kamarudin, and Khoon, GohSoo
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SURVEYS , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *CULTURAL activities , *MALAYS (Asian people) , *ISLAMIZATION - Abstract
This paper surveys the roles of seven Chinese associations in Kuala Terengganu in maintaining and propagating Chinese culture within a Malay state. These associations have played significant roles in maintaining and propagating Chinese culture as far as the range of cultural activities hosted by them is concerned. There is also a reasonable level of state cultural leadership, though lacking in certain areas. But the small population and the outflow of the younger generation have presented a host of problems to the Chinese associations with regard to the required critical mass, pool of talent, injection of ideas and second-tier leadership. The lack of financial support is yet another problem arising from the peripheral role of the Chinese in the state economy and their small numbers. Meanwhile, leaders of the Chinese associations exercise restraint so as not to infringe on Malay religious sensitivity when hosting outdoor cultural activities during the Muslim ritual periods. They also exhibit a high degree of tolerance towards Islamisation programmes undertaken by the state as long as these programmes do not encroach into their private socio-cultural domains. Despite their small population, the Chinese in Kuala Terengganu are a politically significant minority as a result of the political outbidding among the Malays. Leaders of the Chinese associations have benefited from such a position in resolving certain long-standing cultural issues. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2012
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17. Design and analysis of direct action solenoid valve based on computational intelligence
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Liu, Qianfeng, Bo, Hanliang, and Qin, Benke
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SOLENOIDS , *NUCLEAR engineering , *ARTIFICIAL intelligence , *HYDRAULIC engineering , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *EXPERIMENTAL design , *PARTICLE swarm optimization - Abstract
Abstract: Control Rod Hydraulic Drive Mechanism (CRHDM) is a newly invented patent of the Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology Tsinghua University which owns CRHDM''s independent intellectual property rights while the integrated valve made up of three direct action solenoid valves is the key part of this mechanism. Therefore, the performance of the solenoid valve affects the integrated valve and the CRHDM directly. In this paper, we present a method to design the parameters of the direct action solenoid valve based on orthogonal experiment design, back propagation (BP) neural network and particle swarm optimization (PSO). The result proves that the method is feasible and accurate to design the parameters in order to obtain the biggest electromagnetic force. Besides, the result also shows that it is the current which influences the electromagnetic force of the direct action solenoid valve most. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2010
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18. Development of Social Work Education in China in the Context of New Policy Initiatives: Issues and Challenges.
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Xiong, Yuegen and Wang, Sibin
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SOCIAL work education , *SOCIAL services , *PROFESSIONALIZATION , *PROFESSIONAL socialization , *CHINESE people , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *ECONOMIC policy , *PRIVATIZATION , *EDUCATION - Abstract
Social work education in China has experienced a very rapid expansion in recent years. Top Chinese leaders have advocated strongly for social work and in 2006, the government launched a series of new social policy initiatives aimed at professionalizing social work. This has provided an opportunity for researchers and educators to think about the possible impact and future challenges confronting the civil affairs sector and social work educators. In this paper, the authors will provide an analysis of the recent development of social work education in China, and also highlight the major challenges that social work educators and the social services sectors will encounter in the context of the professionalization of social work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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19. Contending Approaches and Models for Rationalizing Chinese Public Organizations: The Case of Western China.
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Chow, King and Luo, Laura
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COMMUNIST parties , *COMMUNISM , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *POWER (Social sciences) - Abstract
This paper reports our field study findings about the efforts of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to rationalize Chinese public organizations. Our focus here is on public organizations in western China. Classifying the development of China into the strategizing, politicizing, and pragmatizing eras, with each era having its unique historical events, reflecting CPC’s basic logic in organization and management and in turn affecting officials’ behavioral tendencies, we examine CPC’s basic political–rational approach and the different rationalization models used in different eras. The contending models had produced mix-results, as most officials are either politically submissive to higher authority, as in the case of western China or, as in eastern region, in transformation, becoming a self-serving hybrid with monopoly of both economic and political powers. Implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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20. Preface.
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CONFERENCES & conventions , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *STATISTICAL physics , *PHYSICS , *MATHEMATICAL statistics , *PHYSICISTS - Abstract
Emphasizes on the initiation of the First Cross Taiwan-strait Conference on Statistical Physics organized by mainland China physicists. Participants of the conference; Composition of the scientific program of the conference; Highlights of the opening and closing session of the conference; Inclusions of the relevant papers not included in the proceedings.
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- 2004
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21. The Eight Asia Pacific Tourism Association Annual Conference "Tourism Development in the Asia Pacific Region: Worldwide Views and Multidimensional Perspectives" Dalian, China, July 10-13, 2002.
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Agrusa, Jerome F.
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CONFERENCES & conventions , *TRAVEL , *HOTELS , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. - Abstract
Presents an overview of the Asia Pacific Tourism Association's Eighth Annual Conference at the Shangri-La Hotel in Dalian, China during July 10-13, 2003. Objective of the conference; Features of the conference; Themes of the refereed research papers.
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- 2003
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22. ORGANIZATIONAL PROGRAMS.
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RESTORATION ecology , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *NONGOVERNMENTAL organizations - Abstract
The article presents information on research papers related to organizational programs on restoration ecology. The paper "Restoration Grower's Association: A Work in Progress (Washington)," by Amy Tippery focuses on the Restoration Growers Association which is launched as a way to encourage the use of native species that are locally adapted to King County, Washington and to help promote native plant nurseries and growers in the county. The members include 16 native plant nurseries and growers located throughout King County who use the association's free service to help expand their markets. The greatest challenge for the association has been participant buy-in in the face of demand that is still in its infancy. The paper "The Role and Activities of NGOs in Reforestation in the Northeast Asian Region," by K.H. Moon and D.K. Park describes the work of non-governmental organizations in restoring forests and battling desertification, for example, the Northeast Asian Forest Forum, a joint effort of experts from South Korea, China, Mongolia, and Japan.
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- 2005
23. THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION'S SECOND WORLDWIDE COMPETITION FOR YOUNG SOCIOLOGISTS.
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Grathoff, Richard
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ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *CONTESTS , *SOCIOLOGISTS , *SOCIOLOGICAL associations - Abstract
This article reports on the International Sociological Association's (ISA) Second Worldwide Competition for Young Sociologists. Two highlights should be mentioned first in this report on this year's Second Worldwide Competition for Young Sociologists, which was organized by Veronica Stolte-Heiskanen and ended with a two-week colloquium in Oerlinghausen. First, counting all Chinese papers into one, they were the largest group with seven finalist papers. Considering further that, for the first time, sociologists from Beijing were officially permitted to participate, then the strong Chinese participation with finalist quality essays is an important result for the World Congress in Bielefield and a point to note in future sociological ventures. Second, Nigerian sociology was represented by four participants which turned put to be an active, sociologically well trained group in the Oerlinghausen Colloquium organized by Steven Vaitkus. They were filled with the sociological imagination in its best conceptual sense. As already indicated in the Round Table on Nigerian Sociology and crowned by the recent election of Layi Erinosho onto the new Executive Committee of the ISA--Nigeria proves to be the first station of sociology in Africa.
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- 1994
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24. Fourth International Hemp Conference: Hemp Industry on a Global Course of Expansion.
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Carus, Michael
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HEMP , *HEMP industry , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. - Abstract
On 21 and 22 November 2006, 90 hemp experts from 23 countries and five continents met in Hürth in the Rhineland (Germany) to exchange views on the current status quo and future trends of the global hemp industry. The 4th International Conference of the "European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA)" revealed a globally increasing interest in hemp raw materials due to worldwide raw material shortages. Special highlights of the conference: The manifold industrial applications of hemp in China as well as the interest of the wood material industry in hemp as alternative raw material for board materials. The mood on the 4th EIHA Conference was substantially different from previous years. One could sense a new interest in hemp. This became clear also through a large number of new projects and investments, ideas and products as well as a couple of new actors. doi:10.1300/J237v12n02_06 [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2007
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25. Chinese Academy and AAAS Release High-Impact Science Translations.
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CHINESE periodicals , *PERIODICAL publishing , *PUBLISHING , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *SERIAL publications , *JOINT ventures - Abstract
The article elaborates on the release of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and American Association for the Advancement of Science's (AAAS) collection of 31 major papers in Beijing, China. These papers were published in the publication and were translated into Chinese. The move is considered the first major project completed as part of its emerging engagement between the two organization. It was launched during the news conference on May 7, 2008 and was published by China Science Press. The achievement was applauded by leaders of the two organizations as a benefit to global science education and as an augur of future cooperative ventures between the Academy and AAAS.
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- 2008
26. IAWE14, Hong Kong, 1-5 December 2008.
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van Rooy, Bertus
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CONFERENCES & conventions , *FOREIGN language education , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *ENGLISH language in foreign countries - Abstract
Information about several papers discussed at a conference sponsored by the International Association for World Englishes (IAWE) held at the City University of Hongkong in China on December 1-5, 2009 on the English language is presented. Topics include linguistic variation, analysis of phonetic techniques and language teaching. The conference highlighted the conference banquet where Professor Edward Thumboo of the National University of Singapore was given the Lifetime Award by the IAWE.
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- 2009
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27. Dermatopathology calendar.
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CONFERENCES & conventions , *DERMATOLOGY , *LECTURES & lecturing , *SKIN diseases , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
The article presents information on various conferences on dermopathology. Ninth International Congress of Dermopathology will be held from May 19-22, 2004 in Beijing, China. The overall Program will consist of Plenary Lectures, Symposia, Free Paper Sessions and Poster Discussions. The Tenth World Congress of Pediatric Dermatology will be held from July 7-10, 2004 in Italy. The International Centre for Study and Research in Dermatology will organize this Scientific Meeting in association with Department of Dermatology of the Catholic University of Sacred Heart and with the aid of the Italian Group of Pediatric Dermatology, and the European Society of Pediatric Dermatology.
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- 2004
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28. Postcard from Hong Kong: Portrait of an ISME Commission Seminar.
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Kennedy, Mary
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FIRST person narrative , *NARRATION , *SEMINARS , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *MUSIC education - Abstract
This article presents the author's experience of attending the 15th International Society for Music Education Seminar of Music in Schools and Teacher Education Commission, which was held in Hong Kong, China. A speech was delivered by Doctor Paulina Wong, co-chair of the event's organizing committee. Paper presentations, workshops, round table discussions, and concerts were held during the event. He also attended concerts by music education students from the Hong Kong Institute of Education.
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- 2006
29. International applied geophysics forum builds bridges to China.
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Yaramanci, Ugur
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CONFERENCES & conventions , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *GEOPHYSICS - Abstract
Information about several papers discussed during the Third International Conference on Environmental and Engineering Geophysics held in Wuhan,China on June 15-20, 2008 is presented. During the event, attendees discussed the growing significance of environmental and engineering geophysics and the need for international collaboration to address mankind's problems.
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- 2008
30. A CABLE-STAYED BRIDGE.
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BRIDGES , *CONFERENCES & conventions , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. - Abstract
The article discusses the highlights of the paper "A Bridge of Glass" presented at the International Conference on Bridge Engineering held in November 2006 in Hong Kong organized by the civil division of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. Designs for the cable-stayed bridge being planned for the Hai He River in Tianjin in China were presented by Hyder Consulting Ltd.
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- 2007
31. Participation of the Cyprus Educational Administration Society (CEAS) at the 2004 CCEAM Conference.
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Savvides, Yiannis
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CONFERENCES & conventions , *INTERNATIONAL organization , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *EDUCATION - Abstract
Reports on the participation of the Cyprus Educational Administration Society (CEAS) at the 2004 Commonwealth Council for Education Administration and Management Conference held on October 2004 in Hong Kong and Shainghai, China. Papers presented by CEAS at the conference; Impact of the conference to the CEAS delegation; Comments of Yiannis Savvides, CEAS president, regarding the conference.
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- 2005
32. How Do Chinese Enterprises Look at REACH?
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CHEMICAL industry , *BUSINESS enterprises , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *CHEMICALS - Abstract
The article reports on the implication of the European Registration, Evaluation, Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) on Chinese business enterprises in China. As soon as the REACH white paper was issued, Chinese enterprises started to research the possible impacts of REACH and prepare to cope with them. TO cope with it, chemical industries should build up their own strength.
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- 2007
33. Chinese Want to Cut Slice Going to U.S. Middlemen.
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Flanigan, James
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CONFERENCES & conventions , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *BUSINESS partnerships , *AMERICAN business enterprises - Abstract
Information about several papers discussed at a symposium sponsored by the organization Asia Pacific-USA Chamber of Commerce on promoting business partnerships between Chinese and American companies is presented. Topics include promotion of trade talks, promotion of Chinese products and services and investment in the small businesses. The symposium featured several renowned people including Stacy Sun, Daniel Qian and Jiangsu TongDa.
- Published
- 2007
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