| Global Modernization Review: New Discoveries and Theories Revisited Contributor(s): He, Chuanqi (Editor), Martinelli, Alberto (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9814616060 ISBN-13: 9789814616065 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $146.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Urban & Regional - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Business & Economics | Environmental Economics |
| Dewey: 303.4 |
| LCCN: 2014032703 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 7.3" W x 10.2" (2.15 lbs) 388 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Modernization has effected a profound change in human civilizations and is a global trend since the 18th century. It includes not only the great change and transformation from traditional to modern politics, economies, societies and cultures, but also all human development and protection of the natural environment. Almost all nations in the world are undergoing some kind of modernization consciously or unconsciously, and the modernization drive can also be set as a national goal if they will. The first International Modernization Forum: Modernization and Global Change was held in Beijing in 2013. This volume, emanating from invaluable discussions at the forum, covers research on global modernization, multiple modernities, modernization theory, modernization science, modernization policy, and world modernization indexes.Global Modernization Review offers a collective understanding of the modernization phenomenon and provides invaluable guidance for further study, and significant international and interdisciplinary cooperation for researches on modernization. |