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This paper will setup a trade model to explore the impact of the diversity of talent distribution and the technology difference on the pattern of trade (POT) and income inequality of an economy. We find that not only the diversity effect but also the technology effect can matter for the pattern of POT. We demonstrate that, in the free-trade equilibrium, if the technology effect dominates the diversity effect then the country with a more (less) diverse distribution of talent may export the goods produced by a technology with supermodularity (submodularity). In addition, we prove that the relative technology difference will affect income inequality. If the technological advance for the submodular sector S is better than for the supermodular sector C, then income inequality would increase.

The Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) instruction on diversity and social justice is central to the mission of social work education. The population of the United States has become more diverse and social work education has a pressing need to ensure students understand how diversity and social justice issues shape human experiences. Little research has systematically examined Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) programs in that regard. This paper examines correlations among demographic characteristics and program directors' impressions on teaching diversity and social justice in the United States' (BSW) programs. Using Qualtrics, a web-based survey tool, 36 program directors responded to a 47-item instrument composed of both closed and open-ended questions. Content analysis of the data was conducted with the assistance of Nvivo 12 to identify themes and nodes. However, due to inadequate information from the program directors, the open-ended questions were analyzed using thematic analysis. Emergent themes primarily pertained to implicit and explicit curricula. A central finding from the data was that there was variation in the way schools approached instruction regarding diversity and social justice assessment. The study raises questions for continued research and may have implications for the role of accrediting organizations in offering guidelines for diversity and social justice instruction and assessment.

The extent of urban specialization is closely related to urban development level. This paper distinguishes relative specialization and absolute specialization in terms of their connotations and measurement methods, and examines functional specialization in general. Using data on prefecture-and-above cities in China, this paper also reviews the characteristics of indicators of urban specialization in China. The findings are as follows. There exists a $U$-shaped relationship between the relative specialization index and city size and income level; the absolute specialization index shows a significant negative correlation with city size and a significant positive correlation with income level. Functional specialization coefficient and city size manifest a significant positive correlation; there is clear division of functions among city clusters, and functional specialization coefficient is significantly related to administrative level of cities. Finally, from the perspective of functional division and specialization of cities (city clusters), this paper makes the proposition of coordinating the spatial, scale and industrial structures of Chinese cities.

In 2017, Luo Mingxiong, CEO of Jingbei Investment and one of the most popular angel investors in China stated publicly that his company is not investing in companies or start-ups that have a female CEO. Luo’s comment provoked outrage from women, human rights groups, and especially female entrepreneurs. This case discusses gender equality, female entrepreneurship, and venture capital investments in China.

The debate between Gandhi and Tagore aptly represents mutual respect for varying perspectives that unfolded in the crucible of Indian freedom struggle guiding the destiny of democracy in India. Though Gandhi– Tagore debate has often been studied by scholars for highlighting the agreement or divergence in their views, this chapter examines this debate as an entry point into an understanding of Gandhi’s ideas on democracy. First, a study of the relationship between Tagore and Gandhi is expected to shed light on the reflection of democratic ideals in Gandhi’s very personality. Second, several themes — like the importance of the dignity of labour, the idea of village republics as the building block of democracy, the participation of masses in the creation of their destiny, the path to the achievement of not only political freedom but real swaraj, and the importance of education for swaraj — emerge from the debate and provide an indispensable framework for understanding Gandhi’s ideas on democracy. This chapter undertakes an analysis of various letters, essays and exchanges between Tagore and Gandhi, and also supplements them with various key texts by Gandhi which throw light on his ideas on democracy. These especially shed light on India’s dialogical traditions, which were to lay a strong foundation for Indian democracy — the tolerance of dissent and respect for diversity being prominent among them. The issues arising from the Gandhi–Tagore debate, therefore, continue to be relevant today.