... in the contemporary era provokes a self- contradictory criticism on the part of Western economists. It is self- contradictory in the sense that Western economists criticize Asian labor and nancial markets for being too prudent to be modern, even while...

... positions Copyright by Duke University Press positions 20:2 Spring 2012 630 (WTO) and state- led efforts to liberalize nancial services. In response to the unexpected jump in the CPI, workers...

... measures taken to date, I argue, clari es why the different regulatory regimes MacLean ‚ Enacting Anticorruption 597 used to audit the nancial- moral conduct of government of cials have grown not only more complex...

..., the consequence of Khoo’s own nancially very upper class background.22 [The] fascination with the poor stems from a fascination of the Other rather than [from] empathy . . . , making his cinema disturb- ingly voyeuristic.”23 This analysis may...

... and poor alike, the poor bear the most signi - cant burden. Foreign newspapers, nancial pages, and real estate trade publications admit that the Vietnamese economy has hit a “speed bump,” but they also add that major...

...); but there existed a hierarchy of loyalties above individual pro t that guided their thinking on — and governance roles within — international nancial institutions, including the Bank of China. The everyday practices that strengthened and cultivated...

... countries’ public nance management systems to ensure “transparent, ef cient, and effective management of national and donor nancial investments in health,” and the development of a plan to monitor programs and evaluate impacts.51...

... roots in Confucian moral codes, and these also position the family as a microcosm of ideal social order.8 Investing nancial, educational, and emotional resources to form an individual capable of behaving effectively and ef ciently...

... both the social and nancial means Schwenkel ‚ Civilizing the City 443 to navigate new commercial spaces (such as shopping malls) and consume the new tastes and experiences that an expanding global market may offer...

..., John Schuyler (Edward Jos bringing about his nancial and physical ruination. Although Bara’s portrayal of the Vampire became iconic, she did not origi- nate the character. The lm is a very close adaptation of a stage play, written Shamoon...

..., such as the bankers in Wu’s “Retribution,” expected reward (perhaps a nancial windfall, success in the examination system, or the birth of sons), while men such as the butcher faced the specter of a truly gruesome end. Notably, it is the spirit...

... to the health- care arena. These changes, which include the introduction of new medical technologies and changes in the nancial responsibility of providers and patients, have shifted the relationships among individuals, institutions, and the govern...

... in the postindustrial, postauthoritarian era, the generation s most traumatic experience was the 1997 Asian nancial crisis often called the IMF (International Monetary Fund) crisis which brought about the country s intense neoliberalization. The increasing labor exibility, among other factors, directly hit...

... asks why she doesn’t include Duosang, his mother contemptuously responds that he doesn’t bring money to the household anyway. Because of his lack of nancial power, Duosang is infantilized and feminized, kept from his family’s decision- making...

... can also open the idea of editing toward that of curating. Curating is more capacious and recognizes the social and nancial involvements in assem- bling work that goes well beyond, but can include, intervention in the inte- rior form...

...: ‘Well, if it were a Jewish war!’ ” (letter from Immanuel Birnbaum, June cited in Olenhusen The couple were supported nancially by Benjamin’s parents. In October they moved into a small apartment near the university at Haller...

... not typically want to appear in the same frame; to do so was considered Hien ‚ Ho Chi Minh City’s Beauty Regime 475 unlucky. While their class backgrounds varied (and studios accommodated the diverse nancial means of their clients...

..., unemployment, immigrant problems, Lo ❘ Sinicizing Žižek? 747 and nancial de cits may consider the Chinese model as a possible solu- tion. One example that seemingly follows in China’s footsteps, according...

... important story of the week, in part decided on a num- ber of in uential political and nancial factors and as a response to public opinion. The decisions about covers were signi cant, because “covers award power and prestige to the cover subject...

... in morphology. It means a paradigmatic context among the sememes. The word black, for instance, can carry a variety of meanings; in contrast to red, it could mean a nancial surplus; in contrast to white, it could mean vice...