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Showing 1 to 20 of 64 for “"the PRC"”.
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Elite Status in the PRC: Its formation and maintenance
The goal of this dissertation is to determine how elite status in the People's Republic of China (PRC) is formed, maintained, and perpetuated. The role of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is studied to see how the CCP confirms elite status. The political, military, and commercial elites form the …
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Liu Binyan's odyssey : intellectuals and the state in the PRC
The complex relationship between Chinese intellectuals and the Party-state has been an important aspect of China's politics since 1949. This paper deals with the intellectual-state relationship in general and with the life of Liu Binyan--a prominent Chinese intellectual--in particular. The paper …
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‘Action through non-action’: self-transformation and social transformation at the PRC grassroots
This dissertation is situated at the intersection of the anthropology of ethics and politics in the context of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). I ground my analysis in a long-standing ethical-political tradition, dating from the Warring States Period (475-221 BCE), which sees societal …
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How the City State Fares Under State Capitalism in the PRC: Local and State-Wide Reform
… national political and economic policies impact the ability of cities to accomplish urban growth and economic goals? This study examines the state policies Shanghai operates under to assess the potential for software reform in China. Specifically, this study examines software by drawing on the …
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Urban land market and the effect of regulation on real estate development in the PRC : a case study of Shanghai
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1994.
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The Expansionistic Aspirations Of The People's Republic Of China
The People's Republic of China (PRC) has undertaken and aggressive military modernization program in Asia over the past decade. Although the PRC claims that its development is peaceful, the PRC's growing economy, fierce territorial claims, and strategic deception are allowing the PRC to use its …
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Patterns in conflict: an historical analysis of PRC crisis/conflict management based on Chinese perceptions of sovereignty and national strategic frontiers
… based on Chinese perceptions of sovereignty and their national strategic frontiers, this study attempts to discern patterns in PRC uses of force to attain foreign policy objectives. Both concepts are instrumental in understanding when and where the Chinese are willing to use force. For the PRC …
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Proton Translocation in the Bacteriorhodopsin Photocycle
From the above studies, we concluded that at low pH, the released proton is from the PRC as at neutral pH, but is delayed until the O to BR transition. The O to BR transition is rate-limited by the deprotonation of the PRC.
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Returns to education: The University of Illinois-People's Republic of China visiting scholars program
The effects of the visiting scholars program the University of Illinois has had with various institutions in the PRC since 1978 are evaluated. Data were gathered in the PRC during the summer 1988. The sample was composed of 64 scholars who had studied at the University of Illinois for at least one …
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Discerning a Pattern in Chinese Espionage: An Analysis of Chinese Espionage Methodology Contrasted Against Cases of Chinese Espionage
The purpose of this thesis is to study the patterns in Chinese espionage against the United States. The increasing strength of the People's Replublic of China (PRC) represents an acute threat to the security of the United States. Its economic might makes it a player in the international arena. Its …
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Čínská lidová republika a videoherní průmysl jako nástroj měkké moci
This thesis employs content analysis and discourse analysis to examine how the video game industry can be used as a tool of soft power by the People's Republic of China (PRC). It first introduces the theoretical framework of soft power, including the specific Chinese understanding of the concept …
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Enforcement of the law in the People's Republic of China - with focus on international civil litigation and arbitration
The main aspect of the paper is the investigation of the enforcement of law of foreign (and domestic) judgments as well as arbitral awards in People´s Republic of China (PRC). The focus lies on international civil litigation and arbitration. For this purpose it is essential to elaborate on the …
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Textile and apparel imports from the People's Republic of China: an examination of market share and price elasticity
The international trade of textiles and apparel between the United States and the People's Republic of China was the focus of this research. It had three objectives. The first objective was to investigate the textile and apparel industrial sectors in the PRC, and to describe the PRC's pattern of …
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The Urban Culture of Chinese Society in Bangkok: Cinemas, Broadcast and Literature, 1950S-1970S
The thesis has addressed urban culture in Chinese society in Bangkok in the postwar era, with particular focus on cinemas, broadcast and literature. These forms of cultural expression appear in the social sphere?in the streets, on the air and in texts, which constitute important parts of the urban …
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Housing policy in China
In the last three decades, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has managed to replace its welfare-based urban housing system with a market-based housing provision scheme. With such significant housing policy changes, the PRC has successfully expanded urban home ownership and impressively increased …
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Re-envisioning community policing: Histories, discourses, and practices in the People’s Republic of China
This essay extends the debate over whether “shequ jingwu” should be regarded as an imported term of “community policing”, or in nature repetition of long-term Chinese policing practice. This study uses a local community policing practice as a lens through which to explore the nature of community …
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To play or not to play : a historic overview of the Olympic Movement in China from 1894 to 1984
This report looks at China's involvement in the Olympic Movement from 1894- 1984, during which the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and China's desire to build a strong national state identity coincided with the revival of the modern Olympic Games. As Western sports were introduced to China at the turn …
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“Otherwise, it’s War”: US-Taiwan Defense Ties and the Opening of the People’s Republic of China (1969-1974)
… different Cold War than that which existed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Writ large, the project of ‘containing’ communism appeared to be falling apart. The Soviet Union was ascendant in Eurasia, the Vietnam War was continuing to grind down American power projection, and the People’s …
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