This book, starting with a forecast of China's population growth and an examination of the goal to achieve a dirty comfortable standard of living for the Chinese people by the year 2000, reviews comprehensively the country's economic, scisntific, technological, and social factors of development to paint a picture of what China might look like by the turn of this century. Meanwhile, It puts forw…
The late King Faisal was born in Riyadh in 1905/6, several years after his father Abdulaziz Ibn Saud had recaptured it from Ibn Rashid. The thirteen contributions that make up this book present differing aspects of the modernisation process that took place in Saudi Arabia during the era of King Faisal.
spain beyond myths reviews the recent spectacular performance of the Spanish economy (with also some undesirable results. like inequality); the paradigm of diversity (with the interlinking of State and Regions); and the impact of the tech- nological revolution. Finally, the authors discuss the changing role of Spain in the world by focus- ing on three basic areas of action: Europe. the Mediterr…
The soong dinasty is absolutely fascinating. It reads like a novel but is much better than any novel. it would be hard to find a parallel in modern times to the soongs and their in-laws, from Sun Yat-sen to Chiang Kai-shek, for the wide swath they cut in history and their influence, mostly for the worse, on so many hundreds of millions of people.
The aim of this book is to provide a detailed overview of the Portuguese experience in the European Union, and thereby assist candidate countries, notwithstanding national differences and variations in the European Union itself.
Assassinations, abductions, racketeering, black markets, corruption, religious persecution, mass executions, and war have been the daily lot of the Iranian people since they overthrew the Shah. But according to this former Iranian leader - forced to flee because he opposed the despotism of the mullahs the revolution's original goal really was a democratic system in which "Islam would only play …
Tiger's roar identifies the major challenges facing Asia's four tigers (Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, and Hong Kong), Japan, China, and their Shoutheast Asian neighboars (notably Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the philippines) as the region increases its role and stature on the world stage.
Anwar Ibrahim represents a new generation of Asian leaders steering their nations into the new millennium, conscious of the fact that they operate in culturally and politically diverse communities. In this collection of essays, Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance shares his vision for a more tolerant and diverse Asia. Brilliant, convincing and thought provoking. Asian Renai…
Drucker On Asia is the result of extensive dialogue between two of the world's leading business figures, Peter F Drucker and Isao Nakauchi. Their dialogue considers the changes occuring in the economic world today and identifies the challenges that free markets and free enterprises now face with specific reference to China and Japan. * What do these economic changes mean for an individual count…
The history of the Middle East since World War I is a recapitulation of blunders blunders which caused and prolonged the turmoil and bloodshed of the past 60 years, blunders by the great powers, by the Arabs and the Jews. The Sinai Blunder deals with the events that led to a disastrous Arab defeat in 1967, left Israel in occupation of Arab lands, and started yet another cycle of violence and ar…