In most OECD countries the era of long-term care (LTC) has arrived. More than two out of five people aged 65 or older report having some type of functional limitation (sensory, physical, mental, self-care disability, or difficulty leaving home). A few years from now, the ageing trend will...

The conference offers an excellent opportunity for researchers to present their original works on issues related to global interdependence and the decoupling-recoupling phenomenon. The conference’s general theme is linkages between national economies with a special focus on the dependence...

The workshops focus will be China’s interaction with the Global Economy; both how China affects overall global economic performance and how the global economy affects China’s development. The coverage will be broad covering such topics as trade, both inward FDI flows into China and outward...

From the 1960s onwards, international economics and international business have been developing as separate fields. More recently, four trends that may lead to a possible convergence of international economics (IE) and international business (IB) have become evident. First, the modern IE...

The conference’s general theme is contemporary issues related to China’s role in the global economy. Possible topics include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following: • The Chinese Renminbi – its valuation and prospect as an international currency • China and international...