How has the Chinese economy managed to grow at such a remarkable rate--no less than ten per cent per annum--for over three decades? This well-integrated book combines economic theory, empirical estimation, and institutional analysis to address one of the most important questions facing contemporary economists. A common thread that runs throughout the book is the underlying political economy: why China became a "developmental state," and how it has maintained itself as a "developmental state."
The book examines the causal processes at work in the evolution of China's institutions and...

A compendium of essential data, techniques and procedures, best practice, and underpinning knowledge, this title is a useful tool for engineers involved in the design and day-to-day running of mechanical services in buildings, and a reference for managers, students and engineers in related fields.

Fundamentals of Dependable Computing for Software Engineers presents the essential elements of computer system dependability. The book describes a comprehensive dependability-engineering process and explains the roles of software and software engineers in computer system dependability. Readers will learn: * Why dependability matters * What it means for a system to be dependable * How to build a dependable software system * How to assess whether a software system is adequately dependable The author focuses on the actions needed to reduce the rate of failure to an acceptable level, covering...

Fundamentals of Dependable Computing for Software Engineers presents the essential elements of computer system dependability. The book describes a comprehensive dependability-engineering process and explains the roles of software and software engineers in computer system dependability.

Readers will learn:


Why dependability matters
What it means for a system to be dependable
How to build a dependable software system
How to assess whether a software system is adequately dependable


The author focuses on the actions needed to reduce the rate of failure to an acceptable level, covering...

Mack, Effy and Angie are three smart, sharp and stylish young Mods in search of a future. Soul music and the all night dance scenes of Halifax, Bradford and Manchester's famed Twisted Wheel club are the backdrop to their lives. Mack and Effy's love affair is intense and torrid. Angie is their best friend but she and Mack share a secret they can never reveal to Effy. As 1967 unfolds their lives change forever. A fateful encounter at Angie's eighteenth birthday party will take the three to London. When a soured drug deal resurfaces Mack's past catches up with him, sparking...