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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
AW ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MAIR EQUAL THAN ITHERS It
didnae seem unco when Napoleon wis seen daunderin aboot the
fairmhoose gairden wi a pipe in his mooth... Frae the instant
o its first publication ower seeventy year syne, Animal Fairm, in
mony weys, has come tae be oor socio-political urtext – oor
wan-singer-wan-sang, oor collective pairty piece, the script
we’re doomed tae keep repeatin... George Orwell’s faur-kent
novel Animal Fairm, yin o Time magazine’s 100 brawest
English-leid novels o aw time, has been translatit intae
Scots for the verra first time by Thomas Clark. When the
animals o Manor Fairm cast aff thirldom an tak control frae Mr
Jones, they hae howps for a life o freedom an equality. But when
the pigs Napoleon and Snawbaw rise tae pouer, the ither animals
find oot that they’re mebbe no aw as equal as they’d aince
thocht. A tragic political allegory described by Orwell as bein
‘the history o a revolution that went wrang’, this buik is as
relevant noo – if no mair sae – as when it wis first set oot.
This book promotes the creation of advanced knowledge-based
economies driven by innovation networks and the continuous
development of human capital and capability. It provides valuable
insights into the growing emergence of knowledge-based industries
of the Asia Pacific, and highlights research on: modes of
creativity and innovation; intellectual property; the components of
national innovation systems such as firms, education and training;
knowledge and technical infrastructure; and public policy. The Asia
Pacific region is currently in the process of transforming from
being the manufacturing centre of the global economy to a centre of
innovation for the knowledge economy, with the successful IPO of
Alibaba in 2014 being a prime example of this shift. From a
neo-Schumpeterian perspective, the region is increasingly engaged
in shortening and intensifying cycles of innovation. The historic
agreement at the Beijing APEC meeting between China and the US to
radically reduce carbon emissions indicates that one imperative of
this innovation is to contribute to sustainability. The fact that
the US Government is moving away from this historic commitment,
while the Chinese Government is endorsing the commitment, indicates
an emerging opportunity for Asia to lead the world technologically
in a vital industrial sector of the future.
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