As the most powerful nation in the world today, and its largest consumer, the United States cannot stand isolated. … Our position requires that we take immediate action at home and promote effective action worl
Indonesia is the second most populous country in Asia, behind China and the fourth most populous nation in the world. As a result of an improving economy and better health and living conditions, life expectancy in Indonesia is steadily increasing - between 2002 and 2012, it increased by almost...
The 10 Best States in America The best states in the nation shine especially in the areas of crime and corrections, infrastructure and natural environment. Elliott Davis Jr.May 7, 2024 Why Utah Is the Best State Consistency was key in Utah’s return to the top of the Best States rank...
Keywords COVID-19 · Epidemic model · Behavioural response · Optimal control 1 Introduction The first outbreak caused by a novel betacoronavirus was reported in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Chinese province in December 2019 [8,9,28]. Initially, most of the cases were found around the wholesale ...
Whatever its rationale, childcare by grandparents continues to be very common in China. For example, just over 50 % of a nation-wide sample of middle-aged Chinese co-resided with their children and provided care (Liu et al., 2020, pp. 12–13). Benefits are threefold: talent workers save...
China, the world’s most populous nation, is no exception. The necessity for cost-effective, culture-appropriate and sustainable eldercare services is one of the Government’s priorities, in both present and future. This research uses a focus-group interviews methodology to explore sustainable ...
According to a recent OECD report, “Education at Glance 2015”, two out of every ten Mexicans in the 15-29 age group neither studied nor worked in 2013, the latest year for which there is data. The report found that 22.3% of Mexican in that age category were ninis, a slight decrease...
CHINA Zhonghua Renmin Gonghe Guo (People's Republic of China) Capital: Beijing (Peking) Population projection, 2010: 1,354·53m. GDP per capita, 2004: (PPP$) 5,896 HDI/world rank: 0·768/81 KEY HISTORICAL EVENTS An embryonic Chinese state emerged in the fertile Huang He (Yellow River...
of people who bet, leading to a corresponding rise in problem gamblers.There are estimates that 50 per cent of the population take a punt every week.The report, carried out by Birmingham University, will be a further blow to thegaming industry just a month after plans for a UK supercasino...
In addition, the prospect of living longer encourages people to save and invest, resulting in what economists call ademographic dividendfor the nation. The Richest Generation At the same time, older people often have money to spend. As the most recent AARP Longevity Economy Outlook report found,...