Housing reform in China: rational interests gone wrong or organizational design failure?

Where have we gone wrong?

The November BJGP Viewpoint article by Morrison and Gillies about the tragic death of Dr Pat Manson serves as a timely reminder of the pressures that UK general practice is under.1 I was sad when I heard of Pat’s death and 2 weeks later I became even more distressed when another GP working in rural Scotland took their own life. These tragedies mark the tip of an iceberg. The litany of burnout, ...

Case: Technology Adoption Gone Wrong

In small organizations, the decision to adopt a technology is often base on the acquisition cost or purchase price of a technology. The decision maker fails to access the needs of the organization and other costs associate with hardware and software acquisition. This case explores issues related to technology adoption by Gallery International, a privately own company in Singapore. Gallery Inter...

Working Paper No. 65 Housing Reform in Urban China

Two decades of China's urban housing reform has produced significant quantitative and qualitative improvements. Despite various policies aimed to promote owner-occupied residential housing, the extent of commodification has been limited, and, in particular, most ownership transactions are independent of market considerations. This paper analyzes the reasons why significant commercial owner-occu...

What has gone wrong in stroke research?

Cleaning injecting equipment: a message gone wrong?

Over 100 syringe exchange schemes exist in the United Kingdom,' aiming at limiting the spread of HIV among drug users. The main strategy is to reduce sharing of injecting equipment by providing information about HIV and AIDS and supplying sterile equipment. If clean injecting equipment is not available the next best step is to clean used equipment properly. This approach was adopted in San Fran...