Client engagement is commonly believed to be an important condition for the attainment of positive outcomes in human services. This paper addresses client engagement in the context of residential treatment centers (RTCs) for youth. Three waves of data from interviews with adolescents in two RTCs...

Treatment theory in residential treatment centers (RTCs) is conceived as a two-stage process of first engaging the client and then delivering services or interventions aimed at presenting problems. This treatment logic has been criticized for "creaming clients" or reserving services for clients...

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China’s special economic zones helped the country industrialize by attracting foreign investment. In 2006, Beijing initiated an overseas trade and cooperation zone program, assisting Chinese companies to invest abroad while also building China’s soft power through the transfer of a key...

Asian investment and economic engagement in Africa is a prominent feature of this decade. This newly prominent engagement raises many issues for the emerging and frontier economies of Africa. What are the dimensions of this engagement? Do Asian partners offer anything different from...