Cultural heterogeneity, social policy, and economic growth in China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2020.101501
Abstract: Abstract By using World Values Survey (WVS) data and other datasets, this paper measures the heterogeneity of Chinese residents' values and explores the relationships among cultural diversity, economic growth, and social policy in China. The… read more here.
Keywords: cultural heterogeneity; heterogeneity; economic growth; social policy ... See more keywords
Four scenarios for the future of medicines and social policy in 2030.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2022.03.018
Abstract: The future of medicines is likely determined by an array of scientific, socioeconomic, policy, medical need, and geopolitical factors, with many uncertainties ahead. Here, we report from a scenario project, analyzing various trends, crucial and… read more here.
Keywords: scenarios future; social policy; medicines social; policy ... See more keywords
The case for integrating household social needs and social policy into the international family farm research agenda
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.05.005
Abstract: Abstract Some farm scholars have contended that agricultural policies are seldom designed with the well-being and social needs of farm households in mind, even though the challenges experienced in the farm sector directly impact the… read more here.
Keywords: farm households; farm; social policy; family ... See more keywords
Organizational and partisan brokerage of social benefits: Social policy linkages in Mexico
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105103
Abstract: Abstract The expansion of large-scale non-discretionary social policy has been one of the most important policy innovations in Latin America in recent decades. While these benefits have reduced the political manipulation of low-income citizens, discretionary… read more here.
Keywords: policy; social policy; social benefits; brokerage ... See more keywords
Qi Dongtao and Yang Lijun (eds) (2017) Social Development and Social Policy: International Experiences and China's Reform, Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co, £123.00, pp. 424, hbk.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0047279419000060
Abstract: Bangladesh – but were probably designed elsewhere; and the car they recently bought perhaps made in Spain – although it probably wasn’t: the parts were made in a variety of locations and just assembled in… read more here.
Keywords: world; lijun eds; social policy; dongtao yang ... See more keywords
Blurring and Bridging: The Role of Volunteers in Dementia Care within Homes and Communities
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DOI: 10.1017/s0047279419000692
Abstract: Abstract Policy makers across the political spectrum have extolled the virtues of volunteering in achieving social policy aims. Yet little is known about the role that volunteering plays in addressing one of the significant challenges… read more here.
Keywords: dementia care; care; role; social policy ... See more keywords
Austerity Beyond Crisis: Economists and the Institution of Austere Social Spending for At-Risk Children in Israel
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DOI: 10.1017/s004727942000001x
Abstract: Abstract Austerity is frequently associated with crisis-enabled spending cuts. What happens when the crisis is over? This article’s original contribution lies in its in-depth exploration of one mechanism that help explain austerity’s endurance post-crisis, when… read more here.
Keywords: austerity; spending; social policy; social spending ... See more keywords
Minimum Wage as a Social Policy Instrument: Evidence from Germany
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DOI: 10.1017/s0047279420000033
Abstract: Abstract The minimum wage is often considered a social policy instrument that can help reduce both poverty and welfare receipt. The introduction of the statutory minimum wage in Germany in 2015 provides an interesting case… read more here.
Keywords: policy instrument; minimum wage; social policy;
Are benefit reductions an effective activation strategy? The case of the lowest benefit recipients in Denmark
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DOI: 10.1017/s0047279420000318
Abstract: Abstract Decades of commitment to the basic principles of the Danish welfare state have been discarded with a new social policy reducing the benefits for people already at the bottom of the income ladder. The… read more here.
Keywords: economic incentives; benefit; social policy; reductions effective ... See more keywords
Kelly Bogue (2019), The Divisive State of Social Policy: The ‘Bedroom Tax’, Austerity and Housing Insecurity, Bristol: Policy Press, £75.00, pp. 204, hbk.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0047279420000471
Abstract: Dignan quixotically advocated the removal of social security, hospitals and community health services from State control. It failed because of Dignan’s archaic ideas that did not have popular appeal. His proposal suffered a similar fate… read more here.
Keywords: state; policy; irish welfare; social policy ... See more keywords
Introduction: Parenting Support in the Nordic Countries: Is there a Specific Nordic Model?
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DOI: 10.1017/s1474746417000604
Abstract: This themed section focuses on parenting support as a social policy phenomenon within and across the five Nordic Countries of Europe: Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. As in other parts of Europe, parenting support… read more here.
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