This paper aims at characterizing and comparing the path of sustainable development within tStates and China at the subnational level. This is done by introducing an internationally comparable indicator of Integrated Sustainable Development embracing the integrated nature of the SDGs and...

The aim of this paper is to analyse the factors that affected Chinese provincial economic growth after the reforms of the early 1980s, through a panel analysis (period 1986-2001). The production function approach focuses on human capital, 'space-serving' infrastructure, sectoral allocation of...

Children are no longer seen merely as recipients of services or beneficiaries of protective measures, but rather as subjects of rights and participants in actions affecting them. This implies a change in the approach also towards vulnerable children in research and decision making. The aim of...