that have promoted or retarded declines in fertility. There is, however, a tendency to regard development and diffusion as … and social development and treat diffusion as an inherent process. This paper is an attempt to enlarge the focus to look … at the pace of fertility change in terms of combinations of both development and diffusion factors as explanations for …

and diffusion of advanced technology (specifically Fibre-To-The-Home (FTTH)). This paper explains these three puzzles …, drawing out the lessons for Europe regarding the development of broadband infrastructure, which provides the basis for the …

development are performed routinely. Nonetheless, knowledge about what affects the diffusion of research results—in the context of … the factors that can influence the diffusion of results, in this case from externally funded construction innovation … development projects. The test is used to establish the significance of the six concepts and their applicability to construction …

and diffusion of advanced technology (specifically Fibre-To-The-Home (FTTH)). This paper explains these three puzzles …, drawing out the lessons for Europe regarding the development of broadband infrastructure, which provides the basis for the …

the supply of public clean R&D infrastructure and clean public procurement, the development and adoption of new clean … interventions are shown to be more powerful to induce the adoption and development of new clean technologies when designed in policy …

Economic motivations and economic processes play a key role in the emergence and diffusion of communication and …

The aim of this paper is to examine whether football can be considered an indicator of development at the international … level. An empirical econometric model is designed in order to analyse development in terms of GDP per capita as well as in … terms of the Human Development Index. Cross-sectional and time-series information are used. The results suggest that FIFA …

The Human Development Index (HDI) has played an influential role in the debate on human development (HD) for many years …. However, no index is perfect and neither is the HDI of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). This paper aims to … construct a new composite index for the development performance of a sample of 30 Organization for Economic Co-operation and …

The Human Development Index (HDI) has played an influential role in the debate on human development (HD) for many years …. However, no index is perfect and neither is the HDI of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). This paper aims to … construct a new composite index for the development performance of a sample of 30 Organization for Economic Co-operation and …