Economic Growth and Environmental Regulation: China’s Path to a Brighter Future

This volume assembles a group of eminent scholars to look at the problem of growth and environment from the perspective of environmental regulation. The questions addressed are: How does economic growth interact with regulation, and what are the best approaches to regulation in use today?

The context

 

Developmental Mathematics, 8th Edition

The Bittinger series changed the face of developmental education with the introduction of objective-based worktexts that presented math one concept at a time. This approach allowed readers to understand the rationale behind each concept before practicing the associated skills and then moving on to the

 

Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic 2010, 5th Edition

PROGRAMMING WITH MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC 2010, FIFTH EDITION by the best-selling author, Diane Zak, is designed for a first course in programming. Using the most recent version of the software, Visual Basic 2010, this book teaches individuals how to use Visual Basic applications as they would in a

 

Pro OpenSolaris: A New Open Source OS for Linux Developers and Administrators (Expert’s Voice in Open Source)

OpenSolaris is coming into its own in 2009. It is the operating system that is the most technically advanced of all Unix installations, and it is the number one choice for many decision makers for 2009. This book provides the professional keys to this powerful Unix distribution.

Now

 

The Science of ADHD: A Guide for Parents and Professionals

“The book is a masterful summary of the extant literature on ADHD, sophisticated enough for professionals and accessible enough for parents and other laypeople. It deserves to be read by anyone with a personal or professional interest in ADHD. Parents should read it to

 

E-Activity and Intelligent Web Construction: Effects of Social Design

As the complexity and importance of web activity multiplies, the success of any endeavor depends on utilizing the most advanced intelligent techniques when designing tools for the modern age. E-Activity and Intelligent Web Construction: Effects of Social Design presents the crux of the interdisciplinary concerns of meshing artificial intelligence

 

Portlets in Action

Portlets in Action is a comprehensive, hands-on guide to building portlet-driven applications in Java. Covers Portlet 2.0, Spring 3.0 Portlet MVC, WSRP 2.0, Portlet Bridges, Ajax, Comet, Liferay, GateIn, Spring JDBC, and Hibernate. About the Technology

Portlets are the small Java applications that run within a portal. Good

 

Rails 3 in Action

Rails 3 in Action is a collaboration between Rails community leaders, Ryan Bigg and Yehuda Katz, that covers Rails 3.1 making it the most up-to-date resource available. But it’s much more than just a Rails 3 reference book. You’ll learn to do Rails the right way, so you

 

Objective-C Fundamentals

Objective-C Fundamentals is a hands-on tutorial that leads you from your first line of Objective-C code through the process of building native apps for the iPhone using the latest version of the SDK. You’ll learn to avoid the most common pitfalls, while exploring the expressive Objective-C language

 

Global Private Banking and Wealth Management: The New Realities

Wealth management is one of the areas in which banks and other personal financial services players are investing heavily. But the market is changing fast. Going forward, players therefore need to adapt their strategies to the new realities: what worked in the past will not, for the most part,