1. Introduction and Overview -- 2. Evolution and Effects Assessment of China’s Minimum Wage Policy -- 3. Minimum Wages in China: Standard and Implication -- 4. Minimum Wages and Employment in China -- 5. Impacts of Minimum Wages on Gender Wage Gaps in Urban China -- 6. The Impact of Minimum...

India started on a program of reforms, both in its external and internal aspects, in the mid-1980s. While the increased exposure to world markets (globalization) and relaxation of domestic controls has undoubtedly given a spurt to the GDP growth rate, the impact of reforms on poverty, inequality...

Abstract: Ob die private Krankenversicherung (PKV) als Vollversicherung eine Zukunft hat, wird viel diskutiert. Teil dieser Debatte ist stets die Vergütung der niedergelassenen Ärzte ? ohne die Honorare der PKV sei die ambulante ärztliche Versorgung in Gefahr. Andererseits hat unter anderem...

1. What is the "Middle Income Trap"? -- 2. How Did China Overcome the "Poverty Trap"? -- 3. Will China Fall into the "Middle Income Trap"? -- 4. How Can China Overcome the "Middle Income Trap" -- 5. Looking Ahead: China Becoming a High-Income Economy.

This book looks at Brazil’s recent experience in using knowledge for development. It examines the major barriers confronting the country in its transition towards a knowledge-based economy, and presents elements of a viable strategy which would allow it to step confidently into the future....