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This new edition of How China is Reshaping the Global Economy sheds light on the recent controversies around China through a comparative study of China's impact on the two regions.

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China's growing economic involvement in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America has been a source of major controversy. This book sheds light on these controversies through a comparative study of China's impact on the two regions.

Excerpt from Motor Cars and the Application of Mechanical Power to Road VehiclesAs long ago as the thirteenth century Friar Bacon predicted that it will be possible to construct chariots so that without animals they may be moved with incalculable speed. The modern racing motor car would probably fully satisfy Friar Bacon's ideas in regard to an incalculable speed, so that now, after a long interval, it may be said that his prediction has been ...

The emergence of voluntary corporate codes of conduct since the early 1990s is both a manifestation of and a response to the process of globalization. This work provides a perspective on the growth and significance of corporate codes with a focus on working conditions and labour rights.

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The impact of globalisation on the environment is a much debated issue, reflected in the growing literature on the effects of trade liberalization, the activities of transnational corporations and international finance. Using case-studies from Latin America, this book sets out these debates and presents new empirical evidence on key questions.

Excerpt from Motor Cars and the Application of Mechanical Power to Road Vehicles As long ago as the thirteenth century Friar Bacon predicted that it will be possible to construct chariots so that without animals they may be moved with incalculable speed. The modern racing motor car would probably fully satisfy Friar Bacon's ideas in regard to an incalculable speed, so that now, after a long interval, it may be said that his prediction has bee...

This early, extensively illustrated works was originally published in 1902. Contents Include, I. Introduction. II. Animal Power Carriages. III. Spring-Motor Carriages. IV. Carriages Propelled by the Wind. V. The early attempts to apply Steam Power to Road Vehicles. VI. The Steam Carriage Boom 1821-1840. VII. The Application of Compressed Air. VIII. Steam Carriages 1858-1881. IX. Electric Carriages. X. The Modern Revival. XI. The Petrol Motor. ...

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