in many countries, particularly developing countries, economic reforms, especially privatization, are considered as a strategic approach. the growth of the government decreases the competition in the market, and so, some fields should be privatized in order to create the competition.  by moving towards privatization and the changes in competition methods and the presentation of the world trade,...

type, even at this level we can only determine state structures and policies insofar as they are necessitated by the dominant mode of accumulation. Thus, to a large extent, the content of the theory of the state must be developed at the historical level of analysis. A purely capitalist society is conceived of as a global society without external relations, but this is a high level of abstractio...

I want to talk this afternoon about problems of economic development and the special problems of extreme poverty, and relate them to the international issues, as well as to China’s development problems. Development economists try to understand why some parts of the world remain stuck in extreme poverty, why others grow out of extreme poverty but get stuck at certain levels, and why others achie...

The determination of the testicular volume is of considerable importance to assess the onset, progression and disorders of puberty, abnormal testicular development, and a number of other conditions; and in adults, assessment of fertility. A number of clinical methods have been used for the measurement of testicular volumes in the scrotum: a centimeter ruler, sliding calipers, and orchidometers....