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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...
DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTER CASE SIMULATOR APPLIED TO ANALYZING AND IMPROVING CLINICAL DECISION‐MAKING
Tập 10 Số 4/5/6 - Trang 127-137 - 1990
This paper describes work in progress towards the development and application of
a new practice and research methodology for the study and improvement of
decision‐making: CCS (Computer Case Simulator). It will aid clinicians and
researchers gain a greater understanding of the decision‐making process. CCS has
immediate practice applications for improving diagnosis by providing clinicians
with insta...
Governing the activation of older workers in the European Union
- 2007
PurposeThis paper seeks to evaluate the EU's “active ageing” agenda as a
governance strategy for the activation of older workers, and its impact on the
regulation both of those who make, and those who are the objects of, policy.
This case study is used to reflect more broadly on the implications of
governance strategies for the regulation of social subjects in the European
Union (EU).Design/method...
BEYOND ALIENATION AND ANOMIE: THE EMANCIPATORY EFFICACY OF LIBERATION IDEOLOGIES IN SOUTH AFRICA
Tập 11 Số 6/7/8 - Trang 195-211 - 1991
The Soweto revolt of 1976 was mounted by black students in South Africa
mobilized under the banner of the Black Consciousness (BC) ideology. However,
when thousands of these youths were driven into exile by state repression, they
joined the African National Congress (ANC) or its military wing. When hundreds
of them returned as guerrillas after 1978, some were arrested and tried, while
others were ...
Moving beyond g: linking theory, assessment and interpretation in the measurement of intelligence
Tập 22 Số 11/12 - Trang 132-148 - 2002
Explaining why the non‐commodified sphere of mutual aid is so pervasive in the advanced economies
Tập 29 Số 9/10 - Trang 457-472 - 2009
PurposeUsing new empirical data from the UK focused on mutual aid and
reciprocity, the purpose of this paper is to offer robust challenges to the
logic and dominance of the commodification thesis. In finding mutual aid to be a
significant coping strategy to get household tasks completed, in both affluent
and deprived communities, the paper addresses the important question as to “why”
mutual aid is...