Day archives: May 18th, 2012

Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2012

Annual Report to Congress – Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2012, May 2012 “The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is pursuing a long-term, comprehensive military modernization program designed to improve the capacity of China’s armed forces to fight and win “local wars under conditions of informatization,” or high-intensity, information-centric regional …

Subjects: Government Documents

New Book – China's Remarkable Economic Growth

FYI – no affiliation implied: China’s Remarkable Economic Growth by John Knight and Sai Ding, Oxford University Press: “How has the Chinese economy managed to grow at such a remarkable rate – no less than ten per cent per annum – for over three decades? This well-integrated book combines economic theory, empirical estimation, and institutional …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Jobless rate down in 37 states, up in 5 in April; payroll jobs up in 32 states, down in 18

BLS – Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary, April 2012: “Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia registered unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, while only one state experienced an increase and one had no change. The national jobless rate was little changed from March at 8.1 percent but was 0.9 percentage point …

Subjects: Government Documents