Economics in Sweden contains the results of one of the most comprehensive attempts to evaluate research in economics ever undertaken. A team of Swedish and international researchers, including Avinash K. Dixit, Seppo Honkapohja and Robert M. Slow, examined the structure of economics in Sweden and its results. They identified postgraduate education as a key area, and their findings will be of pa…
The defence of the market and economic freedom have been the main objectives of the investigations by liberal thinkers such as Milton Friedman, Gary Becker, F Hayek and L Von Mises. Bearing in mind that the first two economists are the maximum exponents of the Chicago School and the last two of the Austrian School, it is often concluded that the theories of both schools are similar. This book d…
This unique and timely book follows the experiences of four Arabic teenagers, their families and their community, focusing on the role of literacy in their daily lives and the differences between home and school. The author looks at the conflict between expectations and practices at school and in the home, arguing that problems are inevitable where class and cultural differences exist. Emerg…
Globalization in the 1990s provided both opportunities and challenges for developing and transition economies. Though for some, it offered the chance to achieve economic growth through active involvement in the integrated and liberalized world economy, it also increased their vulnerability to external shocks and volatility. As a consequence, stakeholders at every level of the development and…
Michael Leifer, who died in 2001, was one of the leading scholars of Southeast Asian international relations. He was hugely influential through his extensive writings and his contacts with people in government and business in the region. In this book, many of Leifer’s students, colleagues and friends come together to explore the key themes of his work on Southeast Asia, including the notio…
The processes of migration and health are inextricably linked in complex ways, with migration impacting on the mental and physical health of individuals and communities. Health itself can be a motivation for moving or a reason for staying, and migration can have implications on the health of those who move, those who are left behind, and the communities that receive migrants. This volume bri…
Over the past twenty years the International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching (ISATT) has become world-renowned as an organisation dedicated to the discussion of current thinking in educational policy and practice. As such, the ideas aired at ISATT conferences are of the greatest significance to today's educational practitioners. This book satisfies the demand for a lasting record …
Tumbuhan adalah salah satu sumber kekayaan obat terbaik di antara obat-obatan alami. Minat memanennya untuk kesejahteraan umat manusia telah meningkat dengan meningkatnya permintaan obat-obatan untuk penyakit-penyakit yang menjadi perhatian utama dan yang muncul dengan gaya hidup modern. Tetapi tantangannya adalah memastikan keamanan dan keberlanjutan obat-obatan tersebut dibandingkan obat-obat…
pendekatan kombinatorial untuk mengatasi tantangan seperti resistensi obat, atau kemanjuran yang kurang optimal. Pengembangan terapi kombinasi menghadapi beberapa tantangan: karakterisasi sinergi antara dua entitas kimia, definisi dosis yang tepat dan jadwal untuk memaksimalkan kemanjuran tanpa meningkatkan tingkat efek samping, yang meningkatkan tingkat kerumitannya secara signifikan. Untuk me…
Munculnya HIV dan acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) terkait adalah salah satu temuan medis dan kesehatan masyarakat yang paling signifikan di zaman modern [1]. Dapat diperdebatkan bahwa tidak ada penyakit lain yang berdampak besar pada semua aspek masyarakat, termasuk sistem sosial, politik, kesehatan, pendidikan, dan hukum di seluruh dunia. Dampaknya yang menghancurkan terhadap negara…