The following sections are included:IntroductionOverview of the Development of the Singaporean Education SectorGlobal Schoolhouse: Education Sector as an Engine of Economic GrowthThe General Agreement on Trade in Services and International Trade in Higher Education...

The following sections are included:IntroductionBackground of Tertiary Education in MalaysiaMalaysia's Trade Commitments and Regulatory Regime for the Tertiary SectorImplications for Malaysia as a Regional Education HubConclusion and Policy Implications for Other Developing CountriesAppendix...

The following sections are included:IntroductionMarket DevelopmentRegulatory RegimeConclusionsReferences

The following sections are included:IntroductionOverview of the Public and Private Markets for Higher EducationThe Domestic Regulatory Regime for Quality AssuranceThe Modes and Direction of International TradeBuilding a Regional Education HubAddressing Competitive WeaknessesConclusionsReferences

The following sections are included:IntroductionWhat is Cross-Border Education?Trends in Cross-Border Higher EducationInternational Trade and Economic Value of Cross-Border Higher EducationGuidelines Towards Trade-Friendly Regulatory FrameworksSummary and Concluding RemarksReferences

The social responsibility of corporations is a concept that refers to the debt which companies (as social actors) has with respect to all the parties involved in the development of actions presupposed by their economic activity. The concept refers to all categories of companies, from...

Panel data regressions for 24 OECD countries showed that the less corrupt a society is, the lower the total suicide rate. This effect was approximately three times larger for males than for females. It follows that corruption has a detrimental effect on social well-being.

Abstract: The European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) is understood as an important new "instrument" in the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) "toolbox", designed to respond to the contemporary security environment as well as to overcome the inaction and hesitancy of the past....

This paper analyzes the importance of governance of international organizations (IOs) to Swiss policy making in the field of education. The focus is on the Bologna Process driven by the European Commission, and the 'Programme for International Student Assessment' (PISA) of the Organization for...

A strike insurance is integrated into a model based on one-sided private information of the firm. It is shown that the strike insurance will increase the dispute level if payments to the insurance are lump-sum or if payments from the insurance are proportional to wages. However, if wages affect...