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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...
MANAGING STATE‐OWNED ENTERPRISES: LESSONS FROM INDIA
Tập 17 Số 7/8 - Trang 179-219 - 1997
State‐owned enterprises (SOEs), in general, have not been successful. Their
indifferent performance has been at the center of the debate about the role of
the state in the economy. To economists, the performance of SOEs is evidence of
what is wrong with state intervention. And in recent years privatization has
increasingly been regarded as the only way of improving the performance of SOEs.
Yet, wh...
Decentralization and centralization
Tập 32 Số 5/6 - Trang 286-298 - 2012
PurposeThe purpose of this article is to examine the governance of activation in
relation to the decentralization and centralization of activation for social
assistance recipients in Sweden, The Netherlands and the
UK.Design/methodology/approachThis paper outlines broad trends in the governance
of activation policies in Europe, focusing on processes of decentralization and
centralization in Sweden...
Welfare, exclusion and rough sleeping in Liverpool
Tập 31 Số 5/6 - Trang 240-252 - 2011
PurposeThe paper aims to explore the relationship between rough sleepers,
welfare and policy in the city of Liverpool, taking Liverpool City Council's
Homelessness Strategy 2008‐2011 as a starting point. The paper takes as its
premise the notion of rough sleepers as among the most vulnerable and
marginalised in society, and questions how well they are protected by
policy.Design/methodology/approac...
Controversies surrounding Laud Humphreys’ tearoom trade: an unsettling example of politics and power in methodological critiques
Tập 24 Số 3/4/5 - Trang 20-31 - 2004
Argues that Humphrey’s tearoom trade study, misinforms readers as much as it
informs, regarding moral and ethical foundations for research with human
subjects. States that Humphrey’s tearoom study made significant positive
contributions to the population he studied. Concludes that few studies in
sociology have accomplished as much in a single work.
THE SOCIAL ORGANISATION OF FOOD CONSUMPTION: A COMPARISON OF MIDDLE CLASS AND WORKING CLASS HOUSEHOLDS
Tập 10 Số 2 - Trang 53-79 - 1990