Science and Civilisation in China, Part 13, Mining

Science and Civilisation in China, Part 13, Mining
Author: Peter J. Golas
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 604
Release: 1999-02-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521580007

The fifth volume of Dr Needham's immense undertaking covers the subjects of chemistry and chemical technology. This, the thirteenth part of the volume, is the first history of Chinese mining to appear in a western language. Covering from the Neolithic period to the present day it deals with the full range of Chinese mining from copper to mercury, arsenic to coal and a large number of other minerals and materials. The author draws extensively not only on written sources but also on archaeological remains, and observation of traditional techniques still in use. The interrelationship between Chinese mining and the social, economic and political conditions in which it took place is examined, and leads the author to conclude that these extraneous factors were probably more important in determining how mining was carried out than technological progress.

Development of Banking Law in the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan

Development of Banking Law in the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan
Author: Timothy Wan
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 360
Release: 1999-12-20
Genre: Law
ISBN:

This volume covers the development of bank supervisory standards for an emerging Chinese Economic Circle (CEC) in which the People's Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan, and Hong Kong form an informal, interdependent relationship through their significant, increasing, inter-investment and inter-trade activities. The PRC, Taiwan, and Hong Kong are liberalising the regulation of their respective banking industries and are developing Shanghai, Taipei, and Hong Kong into major financial centres. To do this successfully requires the integration of prudential supervision (based on banking standards from the UK, United States, EU, and Basle Committee) into Chinese Banking Law and Practice. Bankers, banking lawyers, investors, and compliance officials will appreciate the way Development of Banking Law in the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan expertly brings together, in a single volume, the supervisory standards of PRC, Taiwan, and Hong Kong and offers unique, thoughtful solutions.

Daily Report

Daily Report
Author: United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service
Publisher:
Total Pages: 838
Release: 1978
Genre: China
ISBN: