Saving Behavior in a Transition Economy: An Empirical Case Study of Rural China

Author(s):  
Guanghua Wan ◽  
Qinghua Shi ◽  
Shumei Tang
Author(s):  
Peter Warning ◽  
James Henri

This chapter examines the school librarian (SL) in rural China in terms of his/her roles as the school information specialist and reading programme catalyst. The analysis is based on case study observations from site visits and interviews over a four-year period. The analysis surfaced key obstacles faced by the librarians, including: low knowledge base and expertise, limited material resources, and a lack of understanding of their roles by stakeholders within their communities. To alleviate these impediments, the importance of the SL’s roles needs to be understood by the school’s stakeholders, enabling the school librarian to be recognized as a skilled professional with an important and unique contribution to the educational process.


Author(s):  
Milan Branko Vemic

The chapter explores whether and to what extent a systemic approach to optimal management of working capital stemming from database wisdom exists in medium enterprises in Serbia as a transition economy. The chapter portrays the level of optimization of all key components of working capital management and addresses indispensable strategic directions for Serbian entrepreneurs and managers that could have broader application in transition context. Ultimately, the chapter explores how to achieve better and more effective results in the development of medium enterprises by optimizing database wisdom for working capital management. As a research paper, the chapter reviews the experiences from Serbia and compares them with achievements in other transition and more advanced economies. In a case study undertaken in Serbia with semi-structured interviews in medium-sized enterprises, the author examines the specific preconditions for increasing the current perceived inefficient use of working capital and extend for discussion an optimization model based on tested hypotheses.


2019 ◽  
Vol 93 ◽  
pp. 102052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Chen ◽  
Michael Woods ◽  
Jianglong Chen ◽  
Yongqiang Liu ◽  
Jinlong Gao

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 1611-1630
Author(s):  
Ping Gao ◽  
Yajun Liu

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Songnan Fan ◽  
Yao Sha

<p>This article takes Yang Village as a case to analysis what the specific implementation of the Three-North Shelterbelt Project is like. This village leader Laoyang gets afforestation projects through chasing project and mobilizes all the villagers by the method of economic benefits. While these afforestation projects promoted Yang Village economic income, it also ruins its local traditional pattern of production and living such as raising sheep. The study found the following conclusions: 1)Economy supremacy ideology plays a dual role. Not only does this strategy redirect the publics’ attention from environmental protection on to economic development, it also mobilizes the public’s will power to participate in such afforestation project. 2) Traditional rural culture and local production practice plays a subtle role in the designing and implementation process of environmental policies, projects and regulations.</p><p> </p><p>Keywords: environment, afforestation, The Three-North Shelterbelt Project, chase project, rural society, economy supremacy</p>


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