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Ronald Deibert ... [et al

This book examines the interplay of national security, social and ethnic identity, and resistance in Asian cyberspace, offering in-depth accounts of national struggles against Internet controls as well as updated country reports by ONI researchers. THe contributors examine such topics as Internet censorship in Thailand, the Malaysian blogosphere, surveillance and censorship around gender and sexuality in Malaysia, Internet governance in China, corporate social responsibility and freedom of expression in South Korea and India, cyber attacks on Independent Burmese media, and distributed-denial-of-services attacks and other digital control measures across Asia. -- FROM BACK COVER.

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Tim Flannery

Offers a powerful argument for immediate action on climate change, discussing issues ranging from balancing energy demands and food supply in India and China to the possibility of a viable electric car that could spell the end of big oil.

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Lionel Vairon

From the long-term threat of nuclear war between the United States and China, to the disappearance of the African elephant due to Chinese demand for ivory, each week brings a new round of critique and denunciation of the risks China poses to the stability of the entire planet. While critics raise a certain number of fundamental questions that bear asking about this nascent superpower, the answers put forth are usually based on ideological or economic considerations. Systematically challenges these views in this updated edition, with an incisive review of China's economic strategy, deployment of resources, national defense, political reform, ethnicity and religion, terrorism, and developments in human rights, Vairon amply demonstrates that China poses no threat to the world. --Publiosher's description.

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A.M. Khusro

"This book analyses the phenomenon of poverty through a study of 24 countries, representing all types of economy, the industrialized economies, the planned economies, the developing market economies, the mixed economies, and the least developed economies. Different ways of measuring poverty are analysed including GDP per capita and the Human Development Index. The book has a historical sweep and discusses the causality of poverty and the methods to eradicate it used in different regimes. It will be of interest to researchers and students of development economics, development studies, political economy and economic policy around the world as well as those involved in poverty eradication, in national governments, international organizations and non-governmental organizations."--BOOK JACKET.