From the Publisher: Fundamental change occurs most often in one of two ways: as a" fatal
discontinuity," a sudden catastrophic event that is potentially world changing, or as a …

Why do some national leaders pursue ambitious grand strategies and adventuresome
foreign policies while others do not? When do leaders boldly confront foreign threats and …

Pierwsza część ksiąŜki przedstawia trzy mechanizmy globalizacji: outsourcing, offshoring i
networking, mechanizmy które przyczynią się do ukształtowania w XXI wieku nowej …

Using nationally representative household survey data and a revealing statistical method,
this article investigates the redistributive nature of the Chinese social benefit system within …

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become an important concept in the last few
decades. Although it originated in the developed countries of the West, the concept has …

This article reflects on the meaning of aging in China by reviewing issues of population
change centering on the baby boomer generation. Family structure, living arrangements …

China's rapid development is influencing global patterns of resource use and their
associated environmental and geopolitical impacts. Trend projections suggest that China's …

W hen I first visited Yunnan and its three parallel rivers, my main focus was water. The rivers
provide water and water is life. From my perspective, keeping the rivers flowing was …

Adopting a multistate life table approach, this study estimates number of years the very old in
China expect to live in an independent living arrangement (alone or with spouse only)—an …

В статье на примерах показано, что опыт посткоммунистической транс-Формации и
спровоцированные ею академические и прикладные дискуссии оказались полезны для …