Authors:Tim Bunnell, Lisa Drummond, Ho Kong Chong, Kong-Chong
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Academic
Keywords: asian, social, science, asia, southeast, reflections, cities, critical
Number of Pages: 351
Published: 2003-05
List price: $39.00
ISBN-10: 9812101926
ISBN-13: 9789812101921

Critical Reflections draws together the multi-disciplinary research of scholars working in/on cities across Southeast Asia. The fourteen essays collected in the volume are organised into three thematic sections: (re)conceptualisation, competition and intervention. Collectively, these reflections contribute to and interrogate the expanding urban and regional studies literature. The volume constitutes a critical corrective to the existing literature which all-too-often seeks to diagnose contemporary urban trends everywhere from a small number of, mostly Western, "paradigmatic cases". Yet, while

Authors:Xu Yi-Chong, Patrick Weller, Edward Elgar, Yi-Chong X
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Keywords: servants, gatt, wto, civil, international, world, trade, governance
Number of Pages: 328
Published: 2004-08-30
List price: $140.00
ISBN-10: 1843765012
ISBN-13: 9781843765011

The Governance of World Trade focuses on the roles, influence and impacts of the so-called ‘GATT operatives’ or WTO practitioners. It is widely assumed that they have little influence on decisions and policies made, but, according to the authors, the GATT/WTO Secretariat has played an active role in promoting multilateral cooperation. This unique study of the internal operation of the GATT/WTO argues that the invisible yet indispensable international civil servants are the permanent machinery within the institution. They have, the authors ascertain, an important coordinating function an

Authors:Basant K. Kapur, Kim-Chong Chong,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: social, sciences, humanities, perspectives, reveries, altruistic
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2001-11-29
List price: $139.00
ISBN-10: 0792374800
ISBN-13: 9780792374800

Altruistic Reveries is a unique volume, which arises out of an Interdisciplinary Conference on Perspectives on Altruism from the Humanities and Social Sciences organized by the Centre for Advanced Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, in October 1999. Altruism is a deep, multi-faceted phenomenon, of great interest and relevance to scholars across the entire range of disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The Centre therefore brought together experts in diverse disciplines - Philosophy, Literature, Psychology, Sociology, Economics,

Authors:Tan Kong Y., Toh Mun H., Toh Mun Heng, Tan Kong Yam,
Publisher: Singapore University Press
Keywords: perspective, strategic, economy, singapore, competitiveness
Number of Pages: 356
Published: 1998-06-01
List price: $47.00
ISBN-10: 9971692147
ISBN-13: 9789971692148

This book provides an intensive review of the economic competitiveness of the Singapore economy and identifies the strategies which will allow the economy to retain its competitive advantage in an increasingly globalised economic environment in future years. It is a timely exercise in view of the fact that the international trading and investment climate has liberalised considerably, and the regional economies are achieving remarkable economic growth and development which begin to challenge Singapore’s competitive edge as a regional transportation hub, international financial centre and

Authors:Chitat Chong, Chitat Chong, Qi Feng, Theodore A. Slam
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Keywords: series, institute, mathematical, sciences, notes, lecture, prospects, infinity, presented, talks, computational
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 2008-06-02
List price: $150.00
ISBN-10: 9812796541
ISBN-13: 9789812796547

This volume is a collection of written versions of the talks given at the Workshop on Computational Prospects of Infinity, held at the Institute for Mathematical Sciences from 18 June to 15 August 2005. It consists of contributions from many of the leading experts in recursion theory (computability theory) and set theory. Topics covered include the structure theory of various notions of degrees of unsolvability, algorithmic randomness, reverse mathematics, forcing, large cardinals and inner model theory, and many others. Contents: Prompt Simplicity, Array Computability and Cupping (R Downey

Authors:Kim-chong Chong, Sor-hoon Tan, C. L. Ten,
Publisher: Open Court
Keywords: approaches, western, chinese, circle, moral
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2003-05
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0812695356
ISBN-13: 9780812695359

If ethics encompasses not just a concern for self and family but also for a wider circle of others, what resources do Chinese and Western ethics offer to motivate and guide this expansion of concern? This question is the theme of these essays by leading Chinese and Western philosophers. The concept of rights is discussed in relation to the treatment of children, the possibility of a civil society, and attitudes toward minority populations. A chapter by well-known American philosopher and author Martha Nussbaum is included in this collection.

Author: Chi Kong Tse
Publisher: CRC Pre
Keywords: power, applications, series, electronics, converters, switching, complex, behavior
Number of Pages: 262
Published: 2003-07-28
List price: $194.95
ISBN-10: 0849318629
ISBN-13: 9780849318627

Power electronics is a discipline spawned by real-life applications and evolving from the need to solve power conversion problems. Historically, system implementations or circuit topologies found widespread application long before they were thoroughly analyzed. Today, however, engineers must thoroughly understand the nonlinear behavior of a system to achieve the better design, functionality, and reliability that modern applications demand.Complex Behavior of Switching Power Converters provides a systematic treatment of the procedures for observing, identifying, and diagnosing switching convert