This paper describes the process of privatization of China’s Township Enterprises. Findings from a recent field survey by the authors show how far privatization has proceeded and how it has affected firm performance. The pervasiveness and impact of privatization are readily apparent. The privatization in the mid-1990s was deep and fundamental. More than 50% of local government-owned firms have ...

Every 24 hours a member of the United States (US) Armed Forces commits suicide, while every hour a US veteran takes his own life. These statistics illuminate a deeply-rooted social crisis which eludes experts and military leaders to this day. Billions of dollars invested in suicide prevention seem to offer little relief for active duty servicemen and veterans alike. Military suicide is framed a...

Received: April 27, 2009 Accepted for publication: September 11, 2009 From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tung’s Taichung MetroHarbor Wuci Branch Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Chao-Ming Shih Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tung’s Taichung MetroHarbor Wuci Branch Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan 699 Se...

1 Department of Information Management, Chaoyang University of Technology, No. 168, Jifong E. Rd., Wufong Township Taichung County 41349, Taiwan 2 Department of Computer Science, National Tsing-Hua University, No. 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan 3 Department of Management Information Systems, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo-kuang Road, Taichung 402, Taiwan 4 Departme...

The rapidly urbanizing global south has witnessed drastic changes in rural transformation which industrial dynamics have played a fundamental role. However, research on geography and its influencing factors is limited compared with urban counterpart. spatial pattern of industry an ordinary county China—Xintai—is examined by adopting multi-level approach. underlying are then explored situating i...

At present, intangible cultural heritage (ICH) is seriously threatened by modern civilization, taking Jingning She Township as an example, the existing protection and development model of in difficult to fully play its role practice, work ICH has not achieved desired effect. Therefore, this paper puts forward some strategies for Shexiang, constructs evaluation system indicators Shexiang using i...

The urban sprawl, in Bhawanipatna township is due to the rate of population surge and connectivity, migration, construction a hydropower station nearby. resultant effect can be attested with considerable traffic jamming peak hour’s accidents crashes. In order address problem, transport infrastructure needs expansion, upgrades, rehabilitation roads or diversion at entry exit points. congestion d...

1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 88 Jiefang Road, Zhejiang, Hangzhou 310009, China 2Department of Experimental Diagnostic Imaging, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevrd, P.O. Box 59 Houston, TX 77030, USA 3Department of Health Sciences, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Beijing, Chi...