"This book is the first monograph to provide a multi-level analysis of power dynamics underlying the governance of philanthropic foundations in the authoritarian context of China. This book will be of interest to students and researchers in the fields of sociology, political science and nonprofit studies (NGO management). It will also be a valuable resource for NGP practitioners"--
"This book is the first monograph to provide a multi-level analysis of power dynamics underlying the governance of philanthropic foundations in the authoritarian context of China. This book will be of interest to students and researchers in the fields of sociology, political science and nonprofit studies (NGO management). It will also be a valuable resource for NGP practitioners"--
With the rise of global tourism industry, the number of Chinese tourists travel outbound for varies purpose has a great increase, aiming at the huge market resulting therefrom, a wellness resort project is brewing in Lohja with the support of local government. The thesis is based on this real project. The primary aim of this project is to develop a wellness resort which consists of three main sections, they are respectively Wellness and healthcare center, Villa area and Cancer rehabilitation center. The healthcare center is situated in the center of the resort, the villa area and the cancer rehabilitation center are distributed around it. This master thesis mainly explores the solution for the Wellness and healthcare center of the resort, which is not a traditional type of healthcare center. As a multi-functional building, it combines functions of medical treatment, spa hotel, restaurant, recreation center, conference and training school. This thesis mainly focuses on dealing with relations of different functional zones, how do they function themselves, co-relate and coordinate to each other; besides, organizing fluent and effective visiting flow for multiple target groups; meanwhile, exploring the possibilities and attractiveness of the new type hospitality building, attempting to create fabulous experience atmosphere for users. In the first place, the author would be discussing general information about the project, the introduction will expose the location, origin of the project, the intention and target of the project. Further, this thesis would be organized, based on my personal design process, starting from analyzing the situation of the site and challenges steamed from the building design tasks, guiding readers to learn the project comprehensively. In the end, this thesis would elaborate the final design through floor plans, sections, perspectives to present my thinking and studies for an ideal solution for the late-model Wellness and healthcare center.
Increasing numbers of grandparents are raising their grandchildren because of problems within the parental generation such as drug and alcohol addiction, AIDS, divorce, and unemployment. Yet little is known about how grandparents who "parent" or "co‐parent" then‐grandchildren differ from other grandparents, or the extent to which parenting or co‐parenting grandchildren affects grandparent's psychological, physical, or financial well‐being, or feelings of family solidarity. The purpose of this research is to: (1) compare the characteristics of grandparents who go on to parent or co‐parent their grandchildren to grandparents who do not, and (2) assess the effects of entering the two caregiving arrangements — parenting and co‐parenting — on changes in grandparent's psychological, physical, and financial well‐being, as well as their feelings of family solidarity. The data for this study came from 659 grandparents from the USC Longitudinal Study of Generations (LSG) who participated in at least two consecutive waves of data collection measured at three year intervals between 1985 to 1994: parenting grandparents (N = 12), co‐parenting grandparents (N = 27), and non‐parenting grandparents (N = 620). Analysis of the quantitative data reveals that grandparents who parent or co‐parent their grandchildren tend to be younger and less healthy than non‐parenting grandparents. Contrary to expectation, the data also indicate that there is no statistically significant decline in psychological, physical, or financial well‐being, nor in normative or marital solidarity after grandparents begin to caregive. Although the majority of grandparents show stability or improvement in overall psychological well‐being, some show decline. The qualitative data suggests that the extent to which grandparents can choose their level of involvement in caregiving influences and the age of the grandchild, whether they experience caregiving as positive or negative.
Die Verfasser grenzen zunächst das mit ausländischen Direktinvestitionen verbundene Instrument des Technologietransfers gegenüber einem Technologieimport ab und referieren Argumente für Technologietransfer aus dem Bereich der Volkswirtschaftslehre. Im Anschluss an einen Überblick über den institutionellen Rahmen, den das Chinesische Nationale System für Innovationen bildet, werden die positiven Aspekte des Technologietransfers für die chinesische wie die europäische Seite herausgearbeitet. Die für beide Seiten positive Bilanz der wirtschaftlichen Zusammenarbeit in Gestalt ausländischer Direktinvestitionen seit Ende der siebziger Jahre wird exemplarisch anhand der Sektoren Kraftfahrzeugindustrie und chemische Industrie verdeutlicht. Für die Zukunft wird bei der chinesischen Prioritätensetzung entsprechenden Technologietransferprojekten mit einer Vereinfachung der administrativen Rahmenbedingungen gerechnet. (BIOst-Wpt)
Examines modes, rationale, and incentives, foreign direct investment, the Chinese National System of Innovation (NSI), and trends in EU-China economic collaboration. Some focus on the motor vehicle and chemical industries.
