Author : Ellen Datlow
Publisher : Tachyon Publications
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 30,37 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781892391957
Collects twenty-five short stories from prominent writers of horror fiction published between 1984 and 2005.
Author : Frances W. Graham
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 31,50 MB
Release : 2019-12-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
"Two Decades" by Frances W. Graham, Georgeanna M. Gardenier. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Author : Leigh Hopkinson
Publisher : Hachette Australia
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 48,72 MB
Release : 2016-04-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0733634842
For fans of Hooked by Samantha X and In My Skin by Kate Holden. Leigh Hopkinson was the least likely person to become a stripper but after spending two decades naked, she realised it was her career - and her life. When Leigh Hopkinson was a university student in Christchurch she worked at a succession of low-paying jobs that paid the rent and fit in around her degree. None of them fit so well, however, as stripping. She figured it couldn't be that difficult - she was just going to dance on stage in front of a bunch of strangers. She'd show them a bit of skin, but the gig wasn't going to last that long. Or so she imagined. While stripping was harder than Leigh thought it would be, she hadn't counted on it being so exhilarating - or lucrative. So when she moved to Melbourne and needed to make a living, the lure of her old job was strong. The world of the strip club had become familiar, even reassuring, though some of the people she met during the course of her job didn't exactly give her faith in the future of humanity. Over the course of Leigh's career, she learnt a lot about other people and even more about herself, and the result is a story that delves into a world that not everyone visits but everyone finds fascinating.
Author : C. G. Wade
Publisher :
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 32,59 MB
Release : 1877
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Global Environment Facility
Publisher : Global Environment Facility
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 18,54 MB
Release : 2013-01-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 193933991X
Author : Shangquan Gao
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 32,76 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789810238223
A planned economy system was set up in China in 1949, & its reform was launched in 1979. The reform has gone on for 20 years & has achieved globally recognized success. This book summarizes the successful experiences & points out the difficulties of the deep reform & the prospects for the 21st century. Rich in historical data & material, it provides valuable information for readers from universities, institutions & enterprises as well as government officials - whoever is interested in China & its economic reform. The author, a famous Chinese economist, has been involved in the leadership of the Chinese economic system's reform since its launch in 1979. In 1998 he was invited by the World Bank to give a series of seminars on China's economic reform, & most of the contents of those seminars are included in this book. Contents: Basic Achievements of Economic Reform; Basic Experiences of Economic Reform; Adjustment of China's Ownership Structure; Enterprises Reforms & Capital Market Development; The Labor Force Market; Institutional Reforms of China's Government; How to Dissolve the Negative Influence of Asian Financial Crisis on China.
Author : Lu Wang
Publisher : Springer
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 29,51 MB
Release : 2016-09-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9811021201
This book examines how educational change has progressed in three contrasting areas spread across China since 1990, exploring key issues concerning rural education in poor, rich and minority areas. Of the three areas covered in this book, the first is a rich one near Beijing; the second is in the northwest in Shanxi on the Loess plateau; and the third is in Sichuan on the high plateau leading to Tibet. Central issues include the impact of large-scale demographic change and migration, with increasing numbers of left-behind children in sending areas, and large increases in the numbers of inbound migrants in receiving areas; dramatic increases in the boarding of children in rural areas as a result of rural school merge; changing patterns of teacher deployment; recentralization of responsibilities for school financing; and growing concerns regarding horizontal and vertical inequalities in both access and participation.
Author : Sudipta Bhattacharyya
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 20,52 MB
Release : 2013-12-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0857283359
Have neoliberal policies truly yielded beneficial effects for India? ‘Two Decades of Market Reform in India’ presents a collection of essays that challenge the conventional wisdom of Indian market reforms, examining the effects of neoliberal policies enacted by the Indian government and exploding the myths that surround them. In particular, the volume questions the perceived benefits of India’s reform policies in the areas of growth, agriculture, industry and poverty alleviation, and examines how the government’s focus on preventing a fiscal deficit caused a large-scale decline in development expenditures, which in turn has had a negative impact on the well-being of the poor. With its rich and insightful analysis, ‘Two Decades of Market Reform in India’ bravely shines a light on the true implications of India’s neoliberal governmental policies, and provides a revealing indication of how policy reform since 1991 has, at times, detrimentally affected the general populace of India.
Author : Jun-ichi Nakamura
Publisher : Springer
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 37,54 MB
Release : 2016-08-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 4431559183
Why has Japan's lost decade become the lost two decades? This book attempts to provide a novel perspective on causes of stagnant productivity growth of the Japanese corporate sector during the lost two decades. Exploiting the corporate financial dataset compiled by the Development Bank of Japan, it shows empirical evidence that an excessive conservative financial policy of firms in good standing were responsible for sluggish reallocation of productive resources after the recovery of “zombie” firms. The questions taken up in the book include: How can “zombie” firms be properly identified only on the basis of financial data? Why did a majority of “zombie” firms eventually recover? Why did the productivity and profitability of the corporate sector as a whole remain low even after the recovery of “zombie” firms? Why did firms in good standing stick to an excessive conservative financial policy and seem reluctant to invest for innovation? What can be the effective prescription to revitalize these firms in good standing? Supported by both in-depth data analyses and rich anecdotal evidence, this book is highly recommended to readers who seek a convincing and comprehensive explanation of Japan's lost two decades from the financial and corporate behavioral points of view.
Author : George Mathew
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 12,44 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Panchayat
ISBN : 9788180697678
Papers presented at a national seminar held at Delhi during 26-27 October 1985.
