“…Travel writings, histories, and fiction of the period jointly narrate pirates and China's Orient in maritime Asia. Wang shows that the late Ming discourses of pirates and the sea were fluid, ambivalent, and dialogical; they simultaneously entailed imperialistic and personal narratives of the "other": foreigners, renegades, migrants, and marginalized authors. …”

“…With a fundamentals-first approach, the textbuilds a strong foundation of basic programming concepts and techniques beforeteaching students object-oriented programming and advanced Java programming.Liang explains programming in a problem-driven way that focuses on problemsolving rather than syntax, illustrating basic concepts by example andproviding a large number of exercises with various levels of difficulty forstudents to practice. …”

“…Clear and informed coverage of the management processes of new product development, coupled with a practical orientation of taking you through real-life challenges and dilemmas, makes it an essential textbook for MBA, MSc and advanced undergraduate courses…”

“…Students and practitioners will find the comprehensive and example-oriented treatment of the subject adopted in this book stimulating and rewarding…”

“…The third part treats the dynamics and control of three-phase rectifiers in voltage-sourced applications, and the final part looks at the dynamics and control of three-phase inverters in renewable-energy applications. With its future-oriented perspective and advanced, first-hand knowledge, this is a prime resource for researchers and practicing engineers needing a ready reference on the design and control of power electronic converters…”

“…Search methods have been useful in solving tough engineering-oriented problems that either could not be solved any other way or solutions take a very long time to be computed. …”

“…Tokyo is well known as a rail-oriented city where the huge traffic demand generated from the megacity is well supported by a sophisticated urban rail system. …”

“…The report compares teacher-directed instruction and memorisation learning strategies, at the traditional ends of the teaching and learning spectrums, and student-oriented instruction and elaboration learning strategies, at the opposite ends. …”

“…However, the involvement of private institutions increase with education level and orientation towards occupational skills, and in many countries funding arrangements for public institutions are being ..…”

“…The paper adopts a broad and inclusive definition of industrial policy, and proposes a new typology based on the orientation of policy and the policy domain. Looking at a typology according to the policy domain, the paper proposes a framework based on growth accounting, which parallels the evolution of thinking about the rationale for industrial policy interventions, which has moved from a traditional approach based largely on product market interventions (production subsidies, state ownership, tariff protection), through market failure-correcting taxes and subsidies operating mainly on factor markets (R&D incentives, training subsidies, investment allowances, help with access to finance) to a focus on interventions that help build systems, create networks, develop institutions and align strategic priorities…”

“…In the static case of the model, the control of subnational budgetary operations by a benevolent central government may increase social welfare, but at the expense of higher (implicit and explicit) taxation of economic organisations in the region, lower output, and a strong orientation of informal policies toward rent seeking activities. …”

“…Many countries have taken initiatives since early 2000 to test the potential of entrepreneurship and SME policies, articulating these with an innovation-oriented policy approach. This report consists of a synthesis report based on four country case studies on the role of entrepreneurship policies in supporting innovation in Korea, Mexico, Norway and Turkey. …”

“…The report proposes a series of policy recommendations to make China’s regulatory framework more market-oriented and trade-and-investment friendly. The study is complemented with a business survey of OECD member country enterprises and Chinese firms. …”

“…In the EU, multilateral surveillance procedures and convergence programmes have been implemented to facilitate progress towards a medium-term orientation of macroeconomic policy. These practices may also provide benchmarks for emerging markets, blurring the difference between “transition” and “development”: in particular, they define “converging European transitions” for EU applicants. …”

“…Many of Taiwan's highly export-oriented enterprises are small and medium-sized, and many are in a relatively good position to cope with, even to take advantage of, globalisation. …”

“…Given its generalist orientation, the paper could also be useful for other countries carrying out specific reforms in the area of conflict of interest and general reforms related to anti-corruption policies and instruments. …”

“…While trade policies are increasingly oriented toward lower levels of intervention, interventionist policies are increasingly being implemented to correct for negative environmental externalities. …”

“…Évolution de la conjoncture et perspectives à court terme -Poursuite de l'expansion dans un climat d'incertitude croissante -Consolidation de la situation de la balance des paiements -Persistance de tensions inflationnistes -Les orientations de la politique économique -Perspectives à court terme III. …”

“…Politique et perspectives économiques -L'orientation de la politique économique -Evolution budgétaire jusqu'en 1987 -Nécessité de réduire encore le déficit -Propositions budgétaires -Politique monétaire et taux de change -Perspectives à court terme III. …”

“…Perspectives et politique économique -L'orientation actuelle de la politique économique -Les perspectives pour 1974 -Problèmes de politique économique et conclusions Annexe : Note relative à l'imposition sur le revenu des personnes physiques en Suisse Annexe statistique…”