The private sector is playing an increasingly important role in funding scientific research. As public sector research declines in the countries of the north and the south, research and development carried out by the private sector becomes more important for innovations that have economic potential. In some cases networks between local firms and multinationals can support learning which leads to economic growth. What are the policies which support such partnerships and what are the institutional arrangements that foster research? Seven case studies from Argentina, China, Costa Rica, El...
The private sector is playing an increasingly important role in funding scientific research. As public sector research declines in the countries of th...
With the longest life expectancy for men and the second longest for women, Hong Kong typifies our planet's aging population. The daily lives of its older adults closely match the advantages and disadvantages experienced by urban elders in other developed countries. For these reasons, Hong Kong's elderly serve as a salient guide to older people's social, psychological, and healthcare needs-concerns of increasing importance as the world grows older.
Aging in Hong Kong examines this emblematic population as a case study specifically in comparison with their counterparts in...
With the longest life expectancy for men and the second longest for women, Hong Kong typifies our planet's aging population. The daily lives of its...
With the longest life expectancy for men and the second longest for women, Hong Kong typifies our planet's aging population. The daily lives of its older adults closely match the advantages and disadvantages experienced by urban elders in other developed countries. For these reasons, Hong Kong's elderly serve as a salient guide to older people's social, psychological, and healthcare needs-concerns of increasing importance as the world grows older.
Aging in Hong Kong examines this emblematic population as a case study specifically in comparison with their counterparts...
With the longest life expectancy for men and the second longest for women, Hong Kong typifies our planet's aging population. The daily lives of its...
