“catherine r schenk”

While there has been much work on the British economy in the post-war period, much of this has focused on the domestic economy. In the absence of detailed research, myths have flourished about the external economic situation. The chief of these is that Britain, deluded by past grandeur, arrogantly a... More

Based on previously unpublished archival records, this book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the development of Hong Kong as one of the worlds premier international financial centres.... More

The quality of physical models is decisive for the understanding of the physical processes in semiconductor devices and for a reliable prediction of the behavior of a new generation of devices. The first part of the book contains a critical review on models for silicon device simulators, which rely ... More

This work attempts an analytical study of the different aspects of living in slums. Economic, social and environmental factors are taken into consideration in focusing on specific aspects of slums such as access to water and sanitation, underemployment, economic exploitation, social degradation, exp... More

Hong Kong SAR is now highly unusual as a large economy running a currency board system that pegs the Hong Kong Dollar to the US Dollar. This volume explores the origins and persistence of this system, presenting the viewpoint of several of the main protagonists in the operation of the currency board... More

A Collection of Inspiring and Motivating poetics for everyone.... More

Higher education has become a mega-topic in both political and scientific debate. Developments in systems of higher education and changes in the governance of this field have been discussed in the literature. Such changes are brought about by collective actors within institutional settings. Anett Sc... More

As a group of archeologists and their families set out for a dinosaur find, they make their way through a tunnel that transports them into a terrifying world resembling prehistoric Earth where each must fight to survive against not only monstrous creatures but aberrant humans who have crossed throug... More