Although the Internet is still primarily an information resource, there is increasing emphasis on its instructional potential. Practitioners can receive Internet-based information and education from a variety of sources around the world. However, they must learn to assess this information and to assimilate it into knowledge that will help them in their practices. They must also be given the opp...

This paper focuses on the role of human capital in reducing the barriers to firms’ engagement in innovation activities. The paper distinguishes between firms facing barriers that stop them from engaging in any innovation activity, and firms that face impediments in the course of their innovation activity. We investigate whether human capital has a particularly strong impact in relation to lower...

At independence in 1957 we had a total of 770 doctors with a doctor population ratio of 1:8091. In 1987 we had 5794 doctors registered and a markedly improved ratio of 1:2852 (Table I). Even if we were to aim for a modest 1:2000 ratio by the year 2000 when the population is estimated to rise to 22.5 million,' we will require to double our present number of doctors. We will need to register an a...

by William M. Alley1, Lisa Beutler2, Michael E. Campana3, Sharon B. Megdal4, and John C. Tracy5 1Corresponding author: National Ground Water Association, 4731 Winona Ave., San Diego, CA 92115; 619-922-2544; [email protected] 2MWH Americas, 3301 C Street, Suite 1900, Sacramento, CA 95816. 3Technical Director, American Water Resources Association, P.O. Box 1626, Middleburg, VA 20118. 4University of...