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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...
Abortion and the question of the person
Tập 19 Số 3/4 - Trang 48-52 - 1999
Argues that the basic case for abortion is based upon the assumption that the
foetus is not a person. Discusses the concept of a person and the potential for
and actualization of this status. Concludes that the child is born with value
and therefore possesses inalienable rights.
THE UNRAVELLING OF THE NONPROFIT SERVICE SECTOR IN THE U.S.
- 1989
In the mid 1980s, amidst a massive restructuring of U.S. capital and a
retrenchment of the welfare state, little attention has been paid to the
ill‐defined “nonprofit” or “voluntary” service sector in the American economy.
The Filer Commission on Private Philanthropy and Public Needs characterised it
in 1975 in the following way:
UNDEREMPLOYMENT, GENDER, AND LIFE COURSE: WOMEN ATTORNEYS AND COPING STRATEGIES FOR PARENTHOOD
- 1987
This article focuses on a group of women attorneys launched on careers that are
interrupted for shorter or longer periods by the birth of children. Small
samples are used for illustration but studied in depth they provide a
micro‐level view of employment patterns that are reported in aggregate
statistics or the macro level. This article adds gender to the matrix of
employment patterns and professi...
Civil society in Mexico: popular protest amid economic and political liberalization
- 2005
Civil society has emerged as a contested concept in development. Some observers
claim that economic restructuring has eroded the political hegemony of
authoritarian regimes and created a new space for autonomous associations. In
Mexico, chronic economic crisis and economic adjustment policies generated
widespread popular discontent in the 1980s. The authoritarian regime tried to
channel popular di...
Issues challenging future Thai elder care by women and family
Tập 33 Số 1/2 - Trang 21-32 - 2013
PurposeThis article aims to present the issues that challenge women and family
to provide elder care. It also shows weaknesses of policy that strongly attaches
to traditional expectation and does not adapt to actual changes by presenting an
example of Thailand.Design/methodology/approachThe review of secondary
data.FindingsRapid growth of old age population, fewer number of children,
changes in wo...