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World Education Finance and Higher Education Access: Econometric Analyses of International Indicators and the Implications for China.
Yang, Lijing - 2011
and empirical findings from Chapters II and III to reframe the discourse of education finance policy and access for China … private resources to increase higher education access. Chapter IV finds that, although China’s dramatic economic growth has … higher education is too limited to mitigate the negative influence of income disparities in China. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476574
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Rural districts of CR demografic situation, regional disparities
Trnková, Věra - 2012
With respect to the prepared accession of the Czech Republic into the EU it is necessary to identify oneself with trends and rules of the EU in the field of rural development. The new demarcation of regions (of rural districts in the Czech republic) in harmony with the common methodology of OECD...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011316093
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The Evolution of Income Inequality in Rural China
Benjamin, Dwayne; Brandt, Loren; Giles, John - 2004
We document the evolution of the income distribution in rural China, from 1987 through 1999, with an emphasis on … conducted by the China’s Research Center for Rural Economy (RCRE) in Beijing. These surveys permit us to construct a set of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477081
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Empirical Essays on Development Economics in China
Meng, Lingsheng - 2010
Hongbin Li, evaluates the impact of the 8-7 Plan, the second wave of China's poverty alleviation program, on rural income …My dissertation is composed of three essays on Development Economics in China. The first chapter, co-authored with …'s pre-program income fell below a given poverty line, a regression discontinuity approach is employed to estimate causal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009450807
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Does size matter? Gender-based equal opportunity in UK small and medium enterprises
Woodhams, Carol A.; Lupton, Benjamin - 2006
Full-text of this article is not available in this e-prints service. This article was originally published in Women in Management Review (now published as Gender in Management: An International Journal), published by and copyright Emerald.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009455157
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Job sharing and equal opportunities under the new public management in local authorities
Branine, Mohamed - 2004
This paper starts with the assumption that local authorities, under the new public management, may use job sharing as part of an equal opportunities policy in order to attract and retain experienced and professional employees. Data collected from 32 councils in England and Scotland have shown...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009463231
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Predictive Modeling of Alumni Donor Behavior
Prue, Lauren - 2010
In recent years, college and universities have relied increasingly upon the charitable contributions of its previous graduates; as the costs of tuition rise substantially, development offices are facing the challenge of creating annual fund campaigns that are minimally expensive while providing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009450203
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Education for the creative economy : innovation, transdisciplinarity, and networks
Hearn, Gregory N.; Bridgstock, Ruth S. - 2010
The question posed in this chapter is: To what extent does current education theory and practice prepare graduates for the creative economy? We first define what we mean by the term creative economy, explain why we think it is a significant point of focus, derive its key features, describe the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483493
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Interior architecture in Australia and Canada, Part Two: A comparative study of the development of University Education for Interior Designers/Architects
Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture
This paper is the second in a series of comparative studies between education and practice in Interior Design/Interior Architecture between Canada and Australia. This paper discusses the similarities in the educational structure at universities within Australia and between Australia and Canada...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009434988
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The student as customer model and its impact on the academic leadership role in higher education
Laing, Linda; Laing, Gregory - 2011
This paper posits that the 'student as customer' model has a negative impact upon the academic leadership which in turn is responsible for the erosion of objectivity in the assessment process in the higher education sector. The paper draws on the existing literature to explore the relationship...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438003