The growing disconnect between food prices and wages in Europe: cross-national analysis of food deprivation and welfare regimes in twenty-one EU countries, 2004–2012
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DOI: 10.1017/s1368980017000167
Abstract: Abstract Objective Food insecurity has been rising across Europe following the Great Recession, but to varying degrees across countries and over time. The reasons for this increase are not well understood, nor are what factors… read more here.
Keywords: food prices; food deprivation; welfare regimes; food ... See more keywords
Revisiting Global Welfare Regimes: Gender, (In)formal Employment and Care
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DOI: 10.1017/s1474746420000342
Abstract: Gender critiques of comparative welfare state research have so far predominantly focused on OECD countries but less so in countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Existing comparative social policy research in these regions often… read more here.
Keywords: gender; global welfare; welfare regimes; welfare ... See more keywords
Housing and Welfare Regimes: Examining the Changing Role of Public Housing in China
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DOI: 10.1080/14036096.2016.1223165
Abstract: Abstract Following decades of deep marketization, Chinese housing policy has recently revived public housing provision, stimulating debate over whether China is moving towards a more socialized approach to housing. While such a move represents a… read more here.
Keywords: public housing; housing welfare; housing; china ... See more keywords
Risk of Job Automation and Participation in Adult Education and Training: Do Welfare Regimes Matter?
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DOI: 10.1177/07417136211026635
Abstract: This study explores the relation between risk of job automation and participation in adult education and training (AET) and examines variation in that relation across welfare regimes distinguishing between situational and institutional barriers. Using microdata… read more here.
Keywords: risk; automation; welfare regimes; job ... See more keywords
Pandemic, lockdown and the stalled urbanization of welfare regimes in Southern Africa
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DOI: 10.1177/14680181211013725
Abstract: While Covid-19 caused few fatalities across most of Africa ? with the notable exception of South Africa ? the indirect economic effects were substantial, especially in urban areas. International organizations encouraged governments to expand their… read more here.
Keywords: urban poor; welfare regimes; pandemic lockdown; africa ... See more keywords
Suicide among Older People in Different European Welfare Regimes: Does Economic (in)Security Have Implications for Suicide Prevention?
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19127003
Abstract: Older adult suicide rates vary widely within Europe, and differential welfare policies might contribute to this. We studied variations in economic indicators and suicide rates of people 65+ across 28 European countries and examined the… read more here.
Keywords: suicide rates; welfare regimes; suicide; suicide prevention ... See more keywords