Taiwan
- Capital:
Taipei - Population:
22894384 - Size:
35980.0 Km2
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- The BLDS print collection
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Browse all the latest print documents from the British Library of Development Studies...
- Effect of using facebook to assist english for business communication course instruction
- R. Shih 2013
- This paper aimed to explore the effect of incorporating blended learning with Facebook and peer assessment for English for Business Communication course for college students. A total of 111 students from a public technological univers...
- Adaptation of land-use demands to the impact of climate change on the hydrological processes of an urbanized watershed
- Y-P. Lin / International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2012
- The adaptation of land-use patterns is an essential aspect of minimising the impact of climate change at regional and local scales; for example, adapting watershed land-use patterns to mitigate the impact of climate change on a region...
- Developing Countries' Trade Vulnerabilities to EU Climate Policies
- International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2011
- The European Union (EU) aims to take a lead in combating climate change and, as such, experiences a higher intensity of carbon leakage and competitiveness concerns. The EU is, however, an important export market for many developing co...
- Report of the review meeting: gender and citizenship in the information society
- IT for Change, 2011
- The Gender and Citizenship in the Information Society (CITIGEN) research programme, launched in 2010, aims to explore the notion of marginalised women's citizenship as a normative project or an aspiration for equitable social membersh...
- Trade unions and labour laws around the world
- Baker and McKenzie, 2010
- This book looks at the current state of works councils and trade unions for 33 countries around the world. Topics include: collective bargaining unfair labour practices trade union employe...
- What Asia must do to ensure sustainable pensions?
- A. Reilly (ed); E. Whitehouse (ed) / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2009
- Asia's pension systems need modernising urgently to ensure that they are financially sustainable and will provide adequate retirement incomes. A core concern of this study is the social sustainability of pensions - the future ad...
- With an inefficient welfare system, old age poverty in Taiwan is reduced only through co-residence with relatives
- T. Tai; J.E. Pixley / Luxembourg Income Study, 2008
- This paper examines poverty risks across countries and age groups with a special focus on Taiwan. Relative to Western countries, Taiwan has: a moderate child poverty rate a much higher elderly poverty rate ...
- The importance of living arrangements in poverty avoidance for older persons
- T. Smeeding; Q. Gao; P. Saunders; C. Wing / Luxembourg Income Study, 2008
- In most rich countries, poverty among younger pensioners (under age 70) is no longer a major policy problem, but women typically constitute two-thirds to three-quarters or more of the elderly poor in rich countries. Poverty in rich na...
- Peformance of democracy in Philippines, South Korea and Taiwan
- H. M. Hsiao (ed) / Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, 2006
- This book focuses on the common issues and unique problems faced by three new democracies in Asia: Philippines, South Korea and Taiwan.The book contains 12 chapters in three parts following a general introduction. Together, essays in ...
- The role of education in ‘successful’ globalisation
- Andy Green; Angela W. Little; Sangeeta G. Kamat / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- East Asia experienced phenomenal economic growth from the 1960s to 1990s and integrated successfully into the global economy. Japan and the East Asian ‘tigers’ are widely regarded as examples of ‘beneficial’ global...
- Asian Barometer (Asian Barometer)
- The Asian Barometer (ABS) is an applied research program on public opinion on political values, democracy, and governance around the region. The regional network encompasses research teams from 13 East Asian political systems (Japan, Mongolia, South Koreas, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia), and 5 South Asian countries (Indi...
- Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD)
- TFD strives to play a positive role in consolidating Taiwan's democracy and fortifying its commitment to human rights; internationally. TFD's core activities include: Building relationships with related institutions around the world; Participating actively in the global promotion of democracy and supporting the improvement of human rights conditions; Su...
- World Vegetable Center, Taiwan (AVRDC)
- International center for vegetable research and development
