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Economic and social transformation in China : challenges and opportunities
The Center for China Studies is among China's most influential think-tanks, and its China Studies Reports are read at the highest levels of government. Now for the first time, the most important of these and reports is collated in book form in English, providing a fascinating insight into the challenges and opportunities for Chinese development and the government's thinking on economic and and …
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- 9780203970096
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- xvii + 276
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- 330.951 ECO e
Robots and AI : a new economic era
Robots and artificial intelligence (AI) are powerful forces that will likely have large impacts on the size, direction, and composition of international trade flows. This book discusses how industrial robots, automation, and AI affect international growth, trade, productivity, employment, wages, and welfare. The book explains new approaches on how robots and artificial intelligence affect the w…
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- Ed. 1
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- 9781003275534
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- 370 p.
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- 338.064 ROB r
Industry 4.0 for SMEs - smart manufacturing and logistics for SMEs
In recent years, the industrial environment has been changing radically due to the introduction of concepts and technologies based on the fourth industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0. After the introduction of Industry 4.0 in large enterprises, SMEs have moved into the focus, as they are the backbone of many economies. Small organizations are increasingly proactive in improving thei…
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- 9783039365685
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- ix, 336p.; ill.
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- 338.04 IND i
Advances in the field of electrical machines and drives
Electrical machines and drives dominate our everyday lives. This is due to their numerous applications in industry, power production, home appliances, and transportation systems such as electric and hybrid electric vehicles, ships, and aircrafts. Their development follows rapid advances in science, engineering, and technology. Researchers around the world are extensively investigating electrica…
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- 9783036542867
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- ix, 240p.; ill.
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- 621.31042 KAR
Novel industry 4.0 technologies and applications
The Industry 4.0 paradigm has led to the creation of new opportunities for taking advantage of a set of diverse technologies in the manufacturing domain. This book touches on a series of advanced technologies and research fields, including Internet of Things, Augmented and Virtual Reality, Machine Learning, Advanced Robotics, Additive Manufacturing, System and Process Simulation, Computer-Aided…
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- 9783039435845
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- viii, 270p.; ill.
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- 006.8 NOV n
Consolidated gold fields in australia : the rise and decline of a british min…
Consolidated Gold Fields was a major British mining house founded by Cecil Rhodes in 1892. Diversifying from its South African gold interests, the company invested widely during the following century. This included investments in the Western Australian gold sector from the 1920s and exploration and mining activities elsewhere in Australia and the Territory of New Guinea. In the 1960s, Consolida…
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- edision 13
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- 9781760463502
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- xvii. :ill. ;504 p.
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- 338.762234220968. CON r
Liquidity, Markets and Trading in Action
This open access book addresses four standard business school subjects: microeconomics, macroeconomics, finance and information systems as they relate to trading, liquidity, and market structure. It provides a detailed examination of the impact of trading costs and other impediments of trading that the authors call “frictions”. It also presents an interactive simulation model of equity mark…
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- 11
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- 9783030748173
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- xi; 103p; ill
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- 330
Cash flow : the businesses of menstruation
The menstrual product industry has played a large role in shaping the last hundred years of menstrual culture, from technological innovation to creative advertising, education in classrooms and as employers of thousands in factories around the world. How much do we know about this sector and how has it changed in later decades? What constitutes ‘the industry’, who works in it, and how is it…
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- 9781787355385
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- ix, 229 p. ill;
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- 338.767 CAS C
China's Arctic Ambitions And What They Mean For Canada
China’s Arctic Ambitions and What They Mean for Canada is one of the first in-depth studies of China’s increasing interest in the Arctic. It offers a holistic approach to understanding Chinese motivations and the potential impacts of greater Chinese presence in the circumpolar region, exploring resource development, shipping, scientific research, governance, and security. Drawing on extensi…
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- 9781552389027
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Building communities of trust creative work for social change
Drawing upon a combination of ethnographic research and media and communication theory, Building Communities of Trust: Creative Work for Social Change offers pathways to building trust in a range of situations and communities. Ann Feldman presents rich examples from her own life and social-impact journey with nonprofit, Artistic Circles, along with supplemental case studies from interviews w…
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- first
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- 9781003296423
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- vii, 144 p. : ill
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