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Solidarity and social behaviour: how did this help communities to manage COVID-19 pandemic?
Tập 40 Số 9/10 - Trang 1183-1200 - 2020
PurposeDuring the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic lockdowns, stay at home or
work from home, many have argued that the westernised non-pharmaceutical
interventions (NPI) do not provide remedial in low-income countries like
Nigeria, where informal job seekers, street traders, informal labourers and
artisans depend mainly on the informal economy. By applying social solidarity
(SS) and community-base...
Population and environment by 2000AD – a social manifesto
Tập 20 Số 8 - Trang 55-68 - 2000
Considers the consequences of population growth in relation to space, resources
and conflict. Covers environmental issues such as water and pollution. Uses
India in the year 2000 as a case study, looking at areas such as housing,
agriculture, transport, water, food and environment. Discusses the plans of the
country and concludes that an integrated plan for population with development is
needed to...
Retirement concerns and financial literacy in Brunei
Tập 40 Số 3/4 - Trang 342-365 - 2020
PurposeDespite the inclusion of financial literacy in retirement studies, there
are limited studies that look into retirement concerns and how financial
literacy plays a role in managing retirement concerns. Understanding retirement
concerns prior to retirement is important given how it affects retirement
satisfaction. Therefore, this paper aims at assessing the retirement concerns in
Brunei and t...
IS THERE A ‘CRISIS’ IN THE WELFARE STATE?
- 1981
Most contemporary British social policies have developed within an institutional
and intellectual framework which is commonly referred to as the welfare state,
and which first became firmly established in Britain after the second world war
at the beginning of a period of historically high rates of economic growth. The
embodiment of social policies within a particular set of public institutions
req...
MANAGEMENT AND LABOUR IN TRANSITION: THE CASE OF ZIMBABWE
Tập 6 Số 2 - Trang 83-102 - 1986
The way in which management and related personnel practices contribute to the
organisation and control of the labour process during a period of political
change intended to move towards socialism is examined. Rhodesia's colonial
history and the position of foreign and multinational corporations in the
economy have been determining the changes taking place in employing
organisations. Workplace demo...
New developments concerning discrimination by manufacturers
Tập 21 Số 8/9/10 - Trang 14-36 - 2001
Outlines the role of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and
covers the Civil Rights Act 1964 before briefly mentioning the Age
discrimination in Employment Act 1967, equal pay Act 1963, Americans with
Disabilities Act 1990 and other laws. Provides statistics from the EEOC website
and also looks at affirmative action. Considers recent developments affecting
Manufacturers in relation...
GREECE AND ITS RELATIONS WITH THE WEST: A CASE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT
- 1985
Papandreou and the Pan‐Hellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) are committed to
bring about change in Greek society, but they must decide how much change, and
how quickly that can be accomplished without hindering the party's chances for
electoral victory. Data drawn from two separate surveys covering, respectively,
relevance of three types of issues (foreign policy, civil liberties and economic
polic...
POSITIVE INDUCEMENTS IN MIDDLE EAST PEACE EFFORTS, 1949–1979
- 1987
The focus of this article is on non‐coercive means (i.e. reward and persuasion)
for pursuing international conflicts. The article uses case studies of six
Middle East peace efforts to analyse the conditions which affect the utilisation
and contribution of non‐coercive means. It looks at the factors that account for
the limited use of non‐coercive means by adversaries in trying to induce the
enemy ...
ZEN AND JAPANESE ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
Tập 11 Số 4 - Trang 17-36 - 1991
The essence of Japanese culture is said to lie in the group rather than in the
individual. According to the viewpoint favoured in most writings on Japanese
society and culture, the Japanese are a group‐oriented people; they like to work
in groups and have always worked in association with one another, and social
pressures on the individual to conform happen to be irresistible. The nail that
sticks...
Quality of life: a reappraisal
Tập 30 Số 9/10 - Trang 559-580 - 2010
PurposeWith this reappraisal, the purpose of this paper is to present a
reflexion on and discussion of the concept of quality of life (QL) with the
intention of delimiting its meaning and application within the scope of the
research project entitled “Costs and benefits of urban dispersion on a local
scale”.Design/methodology/approachThe concept of QL contains a significant
degree of complexity and...