Reforming Teaching and Learning

Reforming Teaching and Learning
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9460910343

This volume addresses the larger question of the effects of (global) educational reform on teaching and learning as they relate to the context, the policies and politics where reform occurs.

The Social Protection Index

The Social Protection Index
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2013-06-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9292541404

Investments in social protection help to reduce poverty and vulnerability, and promote inclusive growth. This report analyzes comprehensive data on government social protection programs in 35 countries in Asia and the Pacific. The Social Protection Index---developed by the Asian Development Bank---helps to assess the nature and the effectiveness of these programs and to facilitate cross-country comparisons. It provides governments with policy-relevant data and analysis to inform decisions concerning the reform and expansion of social protection programs.

Emerging Markets and the World Patent Order

Emerging Markets and the World Patent Order
Author: Frederick M. Abbott
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 439
Release: 2013-12-27
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1783471255

The patent has emerged as a dominant force in 21st century economic policy. This book examines the impact of the BRICS and other emerging economies on the global patent framework and charts the phenomenal rise in the number of patents in some of these cou