People with learning disabilities represent approximately 2.3% of the population. Levels of physical disability, sensory impairment and mental health difficulties provide enormous challenges to the health and social services responsible for their care. Following political initiatives, such as Valuing People,...
The purpose of this contribution is to discuss the origins of the current crisis along with policy implications, concentrating on the US experience. The focus is on the emphasis given to financial liberalisation in the US, where great strides were seen i
But at the same time, this provocative series of events is drawing more international attention than previous inflammatory moments China and North Korea: A Tangled Partnership China's alliance with North Korea seems like a Cold War relic with little reason for persisting. However, Beijing's ...
and magnitude of the considered events as well as on the regional economic structure. We observe a north-south gradient in economic losses, consistent with average warmer temperatures and higher proportion of outdoor production in the southern part of Europe (Fig.2b). Even when heat patterns were...
The objective of that approach is to recognise immediately the future tax consequences of past events and transactions. Although the proposals retain the same basic principle,the IASB intends to change the methodology used to calculate deferred tax,change some of the definitions,eliminate some ...
Mr Tommy CHEUNG just said that as the current economy was not good, we should not engage ourselves in so many events. legco.gov.hk 張宇人剛才說現時經濟不 好,大家不要搞那麼多事情,但經濟不好 會有甚麼事情發生呢? legco.gov.hk The current economy certainly contributes to this trend; ...
Useful video that covers a lot of economic theory and events that have happened in the past. The wage indexation system in Belgium ensures that wages are linked to what they call the ‘Health Index’ this is similar to the consumer price index but doesn’t include items such as alcohol, ...
significant developments in the field. By presenting clear, insightful, balanced reviews that emphasize recently published papers of major importance, the journal elucidates current and emerging approaches to the diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention of conditions associated with hematologic ...
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) plays an important role in China’s ‘Belt & Road Initiative’. It is also one of the most disaster-prone regions in the world. Considering that decentralized disaster governance has been gaining much attention in the world, this paper systematically ...
Things are moving far too fast in Kiev, Moscow and Crimea to write about events there. But the past isn't going anywhere. Though you wouldn't know that from the way the Obama administration talks about it Ukraine: Beautiful Kiev has been Brutalized My beloved golden-domed Kiev with its...