Author: France. Ministère des affaires sociales et de l'intégration
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Languages : fr
Pages : 186

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Publisher: Odile Jacob
ISBN: 2738178898
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 333

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Author: John Benington
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136367616
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 265

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This book explores local partnership-based initiatives to tackle European-wide problems of poverty and social exclusion. A major comparative study of the fast developing theme of social exclusion, the contributors look at its causes, effects and at the ways it might be combatted. Based on in-depth, cross-national research from areas across Europe it provides a uniquely authoritative account of the complexities of policy development in the EU, and will be invaluable to researchers in European studies, politics, and economics.

Author: Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199718202
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 353

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The first book to study women's poverty over the life course, this wide-ranging collection focuses on the economic condition of single mothers and single elderly women--while also considering partnered women and immigrants--in eight wealthy but diverse countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In a rich analysis of labor market and social welfare sectors, Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg and a team of outstanding international contributors conclude that both living-wage employment and government provision of adequate benefits and services are necessary if lone women are to achieve a socially acceptable living standard. Taken together, the chapters extend a feminist critique of welfare state theories and chart nations' disparate progress against poverty -- probing, for instance, how Sweden emerged a leader in the prevention of women's poverty while the United States continues to lag. By identifying the social and economic policies that enable women to live independently, Poor Women in Rich Countries provides nothing less than a blueprint for abolishing women's poverty.

Author: Neil Gilbert
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 9781412816380
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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The last decade has witnessed a conspicuous alteration in policies protecting unemployed people in modern welfare states. Social policies are increasingly designed to encourage economic independence. Policy makers have introduced a wide range of reforms linking disability, unemployment, and welfare programs cash benefits to work-oriented measures. Welfare policies are being framed by a new emphasis on recipients' obligations, emphasizing that the receipt of benefits creates a responsibility to take action towards becoming self-reliant. The objective is to minimize the duration of dependence or improve the well-being of family or community. Activating the Unemployed addresses this growing interest in work-oriented measures. This represents a shift in the dominant discourse on social welfare from focus on the citizen's rights to social benefits to emphasis on their responsibilities to work and lead an active life. In this volume, a distinguished array of international contributors provide cross-cultural perspectives to analyze recent diverse policy initiatives to activate the unemployed in nine countries-Britain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. Each provides a systematic account of the background, design, implementation, and results of employment-oriented measures. Collectively they permit comparison of organized responses to common problems in the areas of public assistance (welfare), unemployment, and disability, among others. Further chapters seek to broaden perspectives on policy options, the issues raised, and lessons learned in the course of activating the unemployed. This thorough and insightful account addresses significant contemporary issues and concerns about welfare, social security, and unemployment. It will aid policy makers, professionals, and scholars in assessing current trends in welfare in various countries throughout the world. Neil Gilbert is Chernin Professor of Social Services and Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley, and Director of the Center for Comparative Study of Family Welfare and Poverty Research. Dr. Gilbert served as a Senior Research Fellow for the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development in Geneva and was twice awarded Fulbright Fellowships to study European social policy. His numerous publications include 22 books and 100 articles that have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The Public Interest, Society, Commentary, and other leading academic journals. Rebecca Van Voorhis is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Social Work at the State University of California, Hayward.

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Category : European Economic Community countries
Languages : fr
Pages : 322

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Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9264199543
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 332

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This publication offers a comprehensive and ground-breaking assessment of the new trends in the field of non-profit sector studies.

Author: Electre
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782765408468
Category :
Languages : fr
Pages : 1798

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Author: Allen J. Scott
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134882734
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 453

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The world has seen a shift in socio-economic relations, in the patterns and processes of industrialization and regional development. The social regulation of the economic order, flexible production organization and industrial district formation have brought periods, places and pathways to the heart of economic debate. Pathways to Industrialization and Regional Development provides a platform from which to address a new economic order. All the major schools of thought are represented. Focussing upon the interactions between economic logic and political institutions at both the local and global levels, the authors set the agenda for the 1990s.

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Publisher: OECD Publishing
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 344

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The non-profit sector relates to a 'third system' between the state and the market, which has both social and economic objectives, and is not bound by the redistribution of profits. This publication reviews the key trends, financing developments and challenges facing this growing and evolving sector in EU countries, the United States, Canada, Mexico and Australia, drawing on contributions from international experts and academics in the field of non-profit sector studies.