Foreword
Acknowledgments
Part One Modernization and Diversity in the New Era
Modernization and the Sustainable Development Goals: The Case of the European Union
Moral Capital: An Important Prerequisite for Social Change and Successful Modernization
Global Challenges of Modernization
Three Paths Towards National Modernization
What's Modernization in the 21st Century: A Chinese Version
Part Two Multiple Modernities and Cultural Diversity
Harmonious Coexistence of Tradition and Modernity -- Inspirations from
the Lasting Survival of the Amish Community in Modern American Society
Cultural Diversity and Social Contradictions of the Modernization
Culture Trend of Modernization as Reflected in Office Space Design
Consolidation, Integration, Modernization: From the Shaping of the
Framework "Mitteleuropa" to the European Union
Global Modernization Trend in the Perspective of Human History
Urban Diversification and Social Diversity
Attitudes Toward Modernization and Rural-Urban Relationship:
A Comparison Between Modern China and Japan
Three Trends of Chinese Learning and Construction of Multi-modernity in China
The Contours of Russian Modernization
Part Three Dynamics and Paths of Modernization
Modernization of Russia: Contemporary Trends
How Did Romania Become Modern? A Southeastern European Experience During the 20th Century
Specifics and Differentiation of the Balance of Modernization Processes in Russian Regions
Progressive Reform: Path of Political Modernization in Britain and Its Inspirations
The Guarantee of Progress and Harmony: Modernization and Livelihood
Improvement in Modern America
International Inequality and the Global Crisis: Managing Markets for Sustainable Growth
A New Institutional Economy Growth Theory from the Angle of the Economic Rights
A Historical Review of World Industrial Modernization
Challenges and Policy Suggestions on China's Agricultural Modernization
Analysis on Diversity and Imbalance of Service Modernization: A View Based on
the Second Modernization Evaluation
Part Four Ecological Modernization and Green Development
Staging Pathways Towards Ecomodernity
Ecological Modernization and Resilience of Resource Communities
Ecological Civilization Construction Demonstration Areas in China from a
Three-dimensional Theoretical Perspective
After Paris: Global Trend of Green Development and China's Ecological
Modernization Strategy
Establishment of Low-carbon City Construction Policy Toolkit and
Analysis of the Policy Tools' Effectiveness
Rural Ecological Modernization: Evaluation Indicators and Case Study
Time to Reinstate Poise of Nature
On Promoting the Construction of Ecological Civilization from
the Perspective of Ecological Modernization Theory: A Case Study
of the Wuhan International Garden Expo
Part Five Social Modernization and Human Development
Social Modernization and Quality of Life Measurement in Russia
A Study on China's Structural Reform in Social Fields
Historical Experience of Modernization in Russia
The Deepening of the Division of Labor, Social Structure and the Modernization
of National Governance
The Youth Entrepreneurship as a Factor of Social Modernization of Society
To Explore a Chinese Discourse of Modernity Research Paradigms
Part Six Regional Modernization & Reduction of Poverty and Inequalities
Socio-economic Development of Region in the Context of Modernization Processes:
A Case Study of St. Petersburg
Regional Modernization and Sustainable Development in a Mining Region from the
Habsburg Monarchy (Transylvania) in 1750-1914
Evaluation of Regional Modernization of China's 52 Regions
Interactive Mechanism Between Regional Economic Integration and Regional Modernization
Appendix

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