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With the increasing threat of depleted and contaminated water
supplies around the world, this book provides a timely and much
needed analysis of how cities should manage this precious resource.
Integrating the environmental, economic, political and
socio-cultural dimensions of water management, the authors outline
how future mega-city systems can maintain a high quality of life
for its residents. With the rapidly evolving and wealthy Shanghai
as the key example, the paradox between the wealth of a city and
the quality of its water is uncovered. With a multidisciplinary and
multi-scale analysis, the supply of water to cities is discussed in
the context of rivers, households, corporations, government and
infrastructures. Chapters include the influence of household water
use, the political economy of water management, the sources and
management of pollution, catchment dynamics, and a Bayesian model
for calculating future demand. This comprehensive study shows how
essential water management will be to new, developing and expanding
cities in the foreseeable future. Water Supply in a Mega-City will
be of interest to researchers from across social, natural and
engineering sciences interested in the theoretical and practical
management of this essential resource in large cities, as well as
those interested in the way cities respond to changing
environmental conditions.
The transformation of China's economy from a centrally planned to a
market-oriented system has had a profound impact on management
systems and practices at the firm level, particularly changes to
the organization of work. One of the consequences of this is
increasing social disparity reflected through inequality of
employees' income and employment conditions. This book, based on
extensive original research including interviews and questionnaire
surveys in different regions of China, explores the exact nature of
these changes and their effects. It examines state-owned
enterprises, foreign-owned enterprises and domestic private
enterprises, discusses the extent to which employees are satisfied
with their employment conditions and whether they think their
employment conditions are fair and outlines how managers and
employees in China expect conditions to change in future.
The transformation of China's economy from a centrally planned to a
market-oriented system has had a profound impact on management
systems and practices at the firm level, particularly changes to
the organization of work. One of the consequences of this is
increasing social disparity reflected through inequality of
employees' income and employment conditions. This book, based on
extensive original research including interviews and questionnaire
surveys in different regions of China, explores the exact nature of
these changes and their effects. It examines state-owned
enterprises, foreign-owned enterprises and domestic private
enterprises, discusses the extent to which employees are satisfied
with their employment conditions and whether they think their
employment conditions are fair and outlines how managers and
employees in China expect conditions to change in future.
During the past 30 years, China has undergone extensive economic
reform, replacing the government's administration of enterprises
with increasing levels of market-oriented enterprise autonomy. At
the heart of the reform are changes in the employment relationship,
where state control has been superceded by market relationships.
These reforms have had far-reaching implications for many aspects
of everyday life in Chinese society. This book appraises the impact
of the economic reforms on the employment relationship and, in
turn, examines the effects on individual workers and their
families, including salaries, working conditions and satisfaction,
job security and disparities based on location, gender, age, skill,
position and migrant status. In particular, it focuses on how
changes in the employment relationship have affected the livelihood
strategies of households. It explores the changing human resource
management practices and employment relations in different types of
enterprises: including State-Owned Enterprises, Foreign-Owned
Enterprises and Domestic Private Enterprises; throughout different
industries, focusing especially on textiles, clothing and footwear
and the electronics industry; and in different regions and cities
within China (Beijing, Haerbin, Lanzhou, Hangzhou, Wuhan and
Kunming). Overall, this book provides a detailed account of the
everyday implications of economic reform for individuals and
families in China.
During the past 30 years, China has undergone extensive economic
reform, replacing the government's administration of enterprises
with increasing levels of market-oriented enterprise autonomy. At
the heart of the reform are changes in the employment relationship,
where state control has been superceded by market relationships.
These reforms have had far-reaching implications for many aspects
of everyday life in Chinese society. This book appraises the impact
of the economic reforms on the employment relationship and, in
turn, examines the effects on individual workers and their
families, including salaries, working conditions and satisfaction,
job security and disparities based on location, gender, age, skill,
position and migrant status. In particular, it focuses on how
changes in the employment relationship have affected the livelihood
strategies of households. It explores the changing human resource
management practices and employment relations in different types of
enterprises: including State-Owned Enterprises, Foreign-Owned
Enterprises and Domestic Private Enterprises; throughout different
industries, focusing especially on textiles, clothing and footwear
and the electronics industry; and in different regions and cities
within China (Beijing, Haerbin, Lanzhou, Hangzhou, Wuhan and
Kunming). Overall, this book provides a detailed account of the
everyday implications of economic reform for individuals and
families in China.
This stimulating and challenging book explores the duplicitous
nature of development in China. On the positive side, it brings
longer and healthier lives; fewer children dead before they are
five years old; more comfort and security from famine and disaster;
more education; more communication; more travel; less war. But from
another, darker perspective, development brings violence to some
people - those who are in the way of the new things, those who
cannot adapt to the new ways - and it threatens old knowledges,
habits and societies as it disrupts old power structures. Michael
Webber presents fascinating case studies that demonstrate what
these forms of development mean for people who are relatively weak
or powerless - those who post-colonial theorists call the
subalterns. The cases illustrate how development can change the
manner in which people relate to each other and threatens their
entire environment. Through this detailed consideration of the
impacts of development on the people who live in those places, he
examines whether these changes represent the emergence of
capitalism or a transition, develops a theory of relationships
between economy and daily life and questions the very nature of
Chinese capitalism. This multidisciplinary study encompasses the
social sciences to provide a coherent view of the forms that
development takes in various places within rural China. As such, it
will prove a fascinating and thought-provoking read for
undergraduates, postgraduate students and researchers within
economics, Asian studies, development studies and geography.
In New Deal Fat Cats, Michael Webber offers a fresh perspective on
the New Deal. The author analyzes the role of various segments of
society in party politics during the political change brought on by
the Great Depression. Webber uses analysis of campaign contribution
as a major method of evaluating the 1936 presidential election.
Today's readers may be surprised at the statistical breakdown of
the group that reelected FDR. These groups ranged from southern
Democrats and organized labor, to Catholics, Jews, and small
businesses. A considerable portion of the author's analysis rests
on interpretive literature about the politics of the New Deal and
specifically about the role of business in the construction of
those politics. The emphasis of this work is on the coalition of
what seem to be disparate elements in society suggesting that large
and monolithic power blocks are not necessarily the road to major
political change in U.S. society. The reader will begin to sense
the seemingly divisive pressures from different groups that made
the New Deal not only a paradox, but an effective social reality.
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Sad Smile (Paperback)
Michael Webber; Rashae Carranza
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R379
Discovery Miles 3 790
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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How has China approached the global economy? Webber, Wang and Zhu attempt to answer this question through analysis of the concepts of globalization, transition and regionalization. China's approach has been experimental, stressing the liberalization of trade and investment flows and the development of a market economy. By these indexes globalization in China has been gradual and uneven. Integrating Western social science and Chinese research, this book assesses the nature and effect of globalization in China and its implications.
How has China approached the global economy? Webber, Wang and Zhu
attempt to answer this question through analysis of the concepts of
globalization, transition and regionalization. China's approach has
been experimental, stressing the liberalization of trade and
investment flows and the development of a market economy. By these
indexes globalization in China has been gradual and uneven.
Integrating Western social science and Chinese research, this book
assesses the nature and effect of globalization in China and its
implications.
In New Deal Fat Cats, Michael Webber offers a fresh perspective on
the New Deal. The author analyzes the role of various segments of
society in party politics during the political change brought on by
the Great Depression. Webber uses analysis of campaign contribution
as a major method of evaluating the 1936 presidential election.
Today's readers may be surprised at the statistical breakdown of
the group that reelected FDR. These groups ranged from southern
Democrats and organized labor, to Catholics, Jews, and small
businesses. A considerable portion of the author's analysis rests
on interpretive literature about the politics of the New Deal and
specifically about the role of business in the construction of
those politics. The emphasis of this work is on the coalition of
what seem to be disparate elements in society suggesting that large
and monolithic power blocks are not necessarily the road to major
political change in U.S. society. The reader will begin to sense
the seemingly divisive pressures from different groups that made
the New Deal not only a paradox, but an effective social reality.
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