• Objective The objectives of this study were to measure socio-economic inequalities in self-reported health (SRH) and healthcare visits and to identify factors contributing to health inequalities among older people aged 50-plus years. (lu.se)
  • This long-run increase in income inequality not only raises social and political concerns, but also economic ones. (oecd.org)
  • Both inequality and social welfare, as components of economic well-being, are examined. (bls.gov)
  • Wealth disparity in major cities Economic inequality is an umbrella term for a) income inequality or distribution of income (how the total sum of money paid to people is distributed among them), b) wealth inequality or distribution of wealth (how the total sum of wealth owned by people is distributed among the owners), and c) consumption inequality (how the total sum of money spent by people is distributed among the spenders). (wikipedia.org)
  • Research has generally linked economic inequality to political and social instability, including revolution, democratic breakdown and civil conflict. (wikipedia.org)
  • Research suggests that greater inequality hinders economic growth and macroeconomic stability, and that land and human capital inequality reduce growth more than inequality of income. (wikipedia.org)
  • Inequality is at the center stage of economic policy debate across the globe, as government tax and spending policies have significant effects on income distribution. (wikipedia.org)
  • While the "optimum" amount of economic inequality is widely debated, there is a near-universal belief that complete economic equality (Gini of zero) would be undesirable and unachieveable. (wikipedia.org)
  • The study made the following conclusions about the level of economic inequality: Income inequality in OECD countries is at its highest level for the past half century. (wikipedia.org)
  • The economic importance of the welfare state has increased strongly over time, which has generated. (socialcapitalgateway.org)
  • Social capital is often associated with desirable political and economic outcomes. (socialcapitalgateway.org)
  • This is a call for a radically expanded agency in architectural practice-one that must come from acknowledging that the discipline's often downplayed ties to economic, political, and social paradigms have prevented access to supportive environments. (mit.edu)
  • Unequal uncertainties and uncertain inequalities: an axiomatic approach ," Journal of Economic Theory , Elsevier, vol. 116(1), pages 93-118, May. (repec.org)
  • Unequal uncertainties and uncertain inequalities: an axiomatic approach ," ICER Working Papers - Applied Mathematics Series 15-2003, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research, revised Mar 2003. (repec.org)
  • Our graduates will also demonstrate competencies in applying social work practices on micro, mezzo, and macro levels to address the upstream factors that lie beyond healthcare delivery to enhance social and economic justice and reduce health disparities. (samuelmerritt.edu)
  • The rich cultural diversity, as well as the deep and persistent social, racial, environmental, and economic inequities present in the greater Bay Area, establish a context that compels our commitment to advancing social justice and fundamental rights for vulnerable and marginalized individuals and communities. (samuelmerritt.edu)
  • These questions are at the heart of the major economic and social challenges confronting both high income and developing countries today. (americasquarterly.org)
  • We conduct a comprehensive investigation of the relationship between subjective experiences of economic scarcity, as indexed by low subjective socioeconomic status at the individual level, and income inequality at the national level, and various self-reported measures linked to morality. (nature.com)
  • Subjective experiences of economic scarcity, hereinafter defined as the perceived lack of economic resources as a result of social comparison, are a structural characteristic of modern societies and a persistent cause of concern 1 , 2 . (nature.com)
  • The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is the voice of organised civil society in Europe. (europa.eu)
  • Critically, Nettle focuses on a key implication of significant inequality: if your economic status slips, it completely upends your life. (nakedcapitalism.com)
  • Our recent research, supported by the Institute for New Economic Thinking, helps explain why: the economic drag from decades of rising income inequality has held back consumer spending. (lse.ac.uk)
  • 3. The health, economic and social impacts of injury and violence are more significant in poor countries and for disadvantaged populations. (who.int)
  • Over the past two decades, competition law has undergone a modernisation process, leaning towards a more economic approach prioritising economic efficiency and consumer welfare. (lu.se)
  • To determine whether public policy intervention in the market is warranted welfare economic has developed the theory of market failure. (lu.se)
  • The ambiguity surrounding the definition of market failure, traditionally rooted in welfare economic, poses a challenge. (lu.se)
  • Conventionally, it construed as an inherently welfare economic theory. (lu.se)
  • Social Contacts of Older People in 27 European Countries: The Role of Welfare Spending and Economic Inequality. (bvsalud.org)
  • We estimated the concentration index to measure socio-economic inequalities in SRH and healthcare visits. (lu.se)
  • Economic status (62.3%), pension support (11.5%), health insurance coverage (11.5%), social caste (10.7%) and place of residence (4.1%) were important contributors to inequalities in poor health. (lu.se)
  • Related with that, an extra debate arose based on questioning the influence of the components of fiscal policy on multiple economic and social indicators, specifically after the Great Recession. (lu.se)
  • This paper contributes in two ways to the literature on macro determinants of socio-economic inequalities in health. (bvsalud.org)
  • Second, looking at income differences completes studies on socio-economic health inequalities, which often analyse health inequalities based on educational differences. (bvsalud.org)
  • Country characteristics are derived from SWIID, Eurostat, and ILO and include indicators for income inequality, social policies, and economic performance. (bvsalud.org)
  • Economic performance also has a reducing influence on health inequalities. (bvsalud.org)
  • On the contrary, social policies seemed to matter to all individuals regardless of socio-economic position since it is significantly positively linked to overall population health. (bvsalud.org)
  • This paradox is traced through comparative, country-analyses between different social policies being implemented in different countries, and documentary research on the ideological and political-economic discourses largely defining roles for social policies in development strategies. (lu.se)
  • I started out as an economist but found that in economic history I could research issues closer to my own interests in terms of welfare, social mobility and inequality over longer periods of time. (lu.se)
  • Social Choice and Welfare is an interdisciplinary journal exploring all aspects of welfare economics, collective choice, and strategic interaction. (springer.com)
  • The next Meeting of the Society for Social Choice and Welfare will be held in Paris in 2024, form July 3 to 6. (springer.com)
  • Social Choice and Welfare welcomes submissions to upcoming Collections. (springer.com)
  • Based on a panel data for EU-27 from 1990 to 2017, this paper develops a novel three-steps framework to assess the dynamic effects of discretionary fiscal policy on income distribution and inequality. (lu.se)
  • Domestic policies, exacerbating market inequalities caused by international trends, led in the 1980s to a faster increase in income inequality in the UK than in all but one other industrialised country. (socialwatch.org)
  • They argue that in the lead up to the Great Recession, households compensated for rising inequality and stagnant wages by borrowing more, something that became unsustainable when the financial crisis hit. (lse.ac.uk)
  • Our research implies that a weak demand side explains the sluggish recovery from the Great Recession, with the rise of income inequality as a central factor. (lse.ac.uk)
  • Compared to the beginning of the Great Recession, income inequality is down. (motherjones.com)
  • If you include income from social welfare programs, incomes of the non-rich have been flat since the Great Recession, not down. (motherjones.com)
  • Addresses the ethical and positive aspects of welfare economics and collective choice theory. (springer.com)
  • The course will start with an introduction to economics for social entrepreneurs, with attention focused on markets and market failures, notably externalities and public goods. (lse.ac.uk)
  • Theoretical material and analytical frameworks from accounting and economics respectively of relevance to social entrepreneurs will be taught in the lecture slots, while the seminars will cover a relevant case study each week. (lse.ac.uk)
  • Unequal Uncertainties and Uncertain Inequalities : An Axiomatic Approach ," Working Papers 2002-32, Center for Research in Economics and Statistics. (repec.org)
  • The handbook focuses on several major themes:- Social Institutions such as Politics, Economics, Education, Health and Social Welfare- Family and the Life Cycle- Inequality- Social Control- Culture- Religion as a Social Institution and in a Global PerspectiveThis handbook will be of interest to social scientists including sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, and other researchers whose study brings them in contact with the study of religion and its impact on social institutions. (lu.se)
  • Inequalities in the context of social work and child welfare policy and practice have attracted much attention in research over the last decade. (norwel.no)
  • The Importance of Context to the Social Processes Around Material Hardship Colleen Heflin Chapter 12. (routledge.com)
  • The degree focuses on the policy and theoretical context for the management and delivery of Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland and further afield. (ulster.ac.uk)
  • My primary research interest lies in the measurement methodologies and their policy-oriented applications, especially in the context of poverty, inequality and welfare. (leeds.ac.uk)
  • In the context of the 2030 Agenda of Sustainable Development Goals, there is a great opportunity to expand the welfare state through public health policies. (cdc.gov)
  • Tani is the author of States of Dependency: Welfare, Rights, and American Governance, 1935-1972 (Cambridge University Press, 2016), which won the 2017 Cromwell Book Prize from the American Society for Legal History. (upenn.edu)
  • They have also been major providers of social welfare, channeling charitable resources and directly providing health and education services. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Much of this research has drawn on the techniques used by health researchers to map the social determinants of life expectancy, illness, and other outcomes. (norwel.no)
  • This book sets out unique findings on whether social capital influences health and health. (socialcapitalgateway.org)
  • This condition is not satisfied in most of health, social care, child protection, law and order, the environment and redistribution. (lse.ac.uk)
  • SMU's Master of Social Work program (MSW) prepares graduates to work as respected members of interdisciplinary teams that provide health services and social services that enhance people's quality of life. (samuelmerritt.edu)
  • The SMU Master of Social Work program (MSW) provides students comprehensive training to become integrated health, behavioral health, and medical social workers. (samuelmerritt.edu)
  • It is the goal of the program to draw a student body from the extensive cultural, ethnic, and social diversity of the Bay Area and California at large, who have experiences of living, coping, and thriving amid the sociopolitical complexities surrounding the delivery of health services. (samuelmerritt.edu)
  • Graduating social workers will demonstrate both an understanding of the social determinants of health and an ability to work as effective members of interdisciplinary health services teams. (samuelmerritt.edu)
  • The program has been created to meet the needs of healthcare providers looking for well-trained medical and behavioral health social work providers. (samuelmerritt.edu)
  • With our focus on integrated health, behavioral health, and medical social work, graduates of the program will be well prepared to work in settings requiring interdisciplinary team-based services that enhance patients' quality of life. (samuelmerritt.edu)
  • Studies continue to find a growing need for social work support in the health, behavioral health, mental health, and aging social service sectors. (samuelmerritt.edu)
  • We see an increase in social worker positions in the region as a tool to provide services to many underserved communities while making it easier for those who need support to access health, behavioral, and social service resources they need and deserve. (samuelmerritt.edu)
  • Health inequalities also increased over two decades to the mid 1990s, and differences in life chances between areas were the widest ever recorded. (socialwatch.org)
  • The government has for the first time set targets to reduce health inequalities, rightly recognising that the key to their reduction lies largely beyond the scope of the health services. (socialwatch.org)
  • With parts focusing on the lived experience of the poor, social justice and human rights frameworks - as opposed to welfare rights models - and the role of helping professions such as social work, health and education, this comprehensive handbook is a vital reference for anyone working with those in poverty, whether directly or at a macro level. (routledge.com)
  • Health and Social Care Policy focuses on policy issues facing our society such as providing and financing healthcare, health inequalities and ageing. (ulster.ac.uk)
  • The BSc in Health and Social Care Policy is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to work in graduate level roles within the Health and Social Care sector. (ulster.ac.uk)
  • This course provides a strong grounding in the development and implementation of health and social care policy regionally, nationally and internationally. (ulster.ac.uk)
  • You will study key issues around the funding and delivery of health and social care in a dynamic and fast-changing environment. (ulster.ac.uk)
  • You will also explore concepts relevant to health and social care policy such as human need, welfare, the sharing of risk and citizenship in contemporary globalised societies. (ulster.ac.uk)
  • 2. Injuries are social problems with major public health implications in both developed and developing countries. (who.int)
  • For example, the migrant population is restricted in access ing, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guang- to public health and welfare services in the host areas be- dong, Hainan Provinces), and 2 municipalities (Tianjin cause the local fi nancial allocation is mainly based on the and Shanghai) (Figure 1). (cdc.gov)
  • Therefore, it is pertinent that countries give priority to overcoming these challenges as they form the cornerstones of social justice, which, when adequately addressed, will accelerate health development, adopting the principles of social determinants of health. (who.int)
  • ABSTRACT In Saudi Arabia, local interpretations of Islamic laws and social norms have a negative impact on the health and well-being of women. (who.int)
  • Achievement of health equity demand strategies beyond health policies, to include pro-poor, social welfare policies among older Indians. (lu.se)
  • What can public health do for the welfare state? (cdc.gov)
  • Nonetheless, health indicators of people living in countries with a more universal and generous welfare state remain better than those living under less generous and more individualist welfare regimes. (cdc.gov)
  • In this essay, we reflect on how occupational health, as part of public health, can contribute to the sustainability of the welfare state. (cdc.gov)
  • Methods: Over the course of the political and social transformations of the State, from single guarantor of security to assuming civil and social rights, the practice of public health has added, to its original objectives related to the control of epidemics of contagious diseases, the promotion of health and the reduction of inequalities in health. (cdc.gov)
  • This entry was posted in Equity and tagged Europe , EVS , Health Inequalities , Income , Income Inequality , Social Spending by Editor Equity/Equidad - CG . (bvsalud.org)
  • The aim of the paper is to examine the role of income inequality and redistribution for income-related health inequalities in Europe. (bvsalud.org)
  • The data is analysed by using a two-step hierarchical estimation approach: At the first step-the individual level-the effect of household income on self-assessed health is extracted and introduced as an indicator measuring income-related health inequalities at the second step, the country-level. (bvsalud.org)
  • Individual-level analyses reveal that income-related health inequalities exist all across Europe. (bvsalud.org)
  • Results from country-level analyses show that higher income inequality is significantly positively related to higher health inequalities while social policies do not show significant relations. (bvsalud.org)
  • Nevertheless, the results show the expected negative association between social policies and health inequalities. (bvsalud.org)
  • In all models, income inequality was the dominating explanatory effect for health inequalities. (bvsalud.org)
  • The analyses indicate that income inequality has more impact on health inequalities than social policies. (bvsalud.org)
  • Even though social policies are not significantly related to health inequalities, the power of public redistribution to impact health inequalities should not be downplayed. (bvsalud.org)
  • Social policies as a way of public redistribution are a possible instrument to reduce income inequalities which would in turn lead to a reduction in health inequalities. (bvsalud.org)
  • Perspectives on inequality and health. (lu.se)
  • The effect of cumulative social risk on CVD may not be fully mediated by poor health behaviors (eg, smoking) and cardiometabolic profile (eg, blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol). (cdc.gov)
  • Finally, exploratory analyses indicate that observed income inequality at the national level is not a statistically significant moderator of the associations between subjective socioeconomic status and the included measures of morality. (nature.com)
  • Single-headed households in OECD countries have risen from an average of 15% in the late 1980s to 20% in the mid-2000s, resulting in higher inequality. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are tentative signs of a possible convergence of inequality levels towards a common and higher average level across OECD countries. (wikipedia.org)
  • Such collection is undertaken jointly by the OECD Statistics Directorate and by the Social Policy Division within the OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, and relies on tabulations provided by a network of national contacts points. (oecd.org)
  • en & Kaya, 2020), but also income distribution (Bar- gain et al. (lu.se)
  • Paulus & Tasseva, 2020), inequality (Anderson et al. (lu.se)
  • Decomposable measurement instruments are used both for the inequality and social welfare analyses. (bls.gov)
  • Dr. Parolin's research focuses on the measurement, causes, and consequences of poverty and social policy - and social inequality - across the United States and the European Union. (columbia.edu)
  • Another type of measurement is the Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, which is a statistic composite index that takes inequality into account. (wikipedia.org)
  • The course will continue by introducing topics relating to the measurement and disclosure of information regarding the performance of the social enterprise. (lse.ac.uk)
  • How is inequality, power and social justice understood and conceptualized? (norwel.no)
  • The book draws on studies of architectural projects from around the world, with instructive case studies from Chile, Mexico, Japan, and the United States that focus in particular on urban centers, where architecture is most directly engaged with social justice issues. (mit.edu)
  • An inspiring and provocative book that shows how architecture can turn away from its proximity to late capitalism and bend toward social justice. (mit.edu)
  • Dana Cuff's book rethinks the ethical ground of housing, public space, and infrastructure, providing the tools architects and urban designers need to spatialize social justice. (mit.edu)
  • To what extent does racial discrimination exist within the criminal justice system, and to what extent is that inequality in crime and justice an outgrowth of structured societal inequality? (sagepub.com)
  • Section I discusses patterns of race-ethnic inequality in crime and justice. (sagepub.com)
  • Section II investigates specific social processes that link race/ethnicity to inequitable patterns of crime and justice. (sagepub.com)
  • This volume of The ANNALS provides an innovative approach to understanding the ways that race, ethnicity, crime, and justice are interconnected within the racialized U.S. society, but it also fosters solutions to inequalities in the criminal justice arena. (sagepub.com)
  • The publication is very timely especially in light of the need for religions of the world to together contemplate and actively promote human rights, social justice and peace, for religions have a specific mandate for this. (lu.se)
  • However, the cross-national variation in gross earnings inequality between median and low income workers is at odds with this conventional wisdom: the German coordinated market economy is now more unequal in this type of inequality than the UK, a liberal market economy. (ssrn.com)
  • Unequal Uncertainties and Uncertain Inequalities: An Axiomatic Approach ," Post-Print halshs-00085940, HAL. (repec.org)
  • Unequal inequalities. (repec.org)
  • The Gini coefficient features prominently in Amartya Sen's 1973 and 1997 seminal work on income inequality and social welfare. (iza.org)
  • The first part of the chapter devotes attention to two important policy frames or rubrics: work-life balance and social investment. (elgaronline.com)
  • CSSW Poverty Center researcher Zach Parolin discusses his groundbreaking work on the role that states play in widening the Black-White child poverty gap through the choices they make in using welfare funds. (columbia.edu)
  • However, the study of inequalities in social work and child welfare must take into account the normative and value-based nature of these fields. (norwel.no)
  • This course will examine some of the theoretical and ethical challenges associated with researching inequality in the fields of social work and child welfare. (norwel.no)
  • Written assignment (4500-5000 words) linked to one issue that deals with theoretical and/or ethical challenges in social work inequality research. (norwel.no)
  • Within social work understandings of 'race' and racism Peter Fryer's (1984) important three-fold distinction of the racisms of slavery, empire and post-war migration has often been utilised. (bristoluniversitypressdigital.com)
  • In practice and in understandings of the world there is the need to be aware of the structural and institutional barriers that social workers, social care workers and social work service users from these racialised groups will face. (bristoluniversitypressdigital.com)
  • The award is part of the Social Work Education Capacity Expansion program to support social work education in California. (samuelmerritt.edu)
  • Our new Master of Social Work (MSW) is a three-year, part-time, hybrid social work degree program based on the Oakland campus. (samuelmerritt.edu)
  • Inequality has moved to the forefront of contemporary policy and practice debates in social work. (sagepub.com)
  • Rick Hood is a registered social worker and Professor of Social Work at Kingston University. (sagepub.com)
  • A long awaited title to help social workers identify and understand inequalities within their work. (sagepub.com)
  • Here is a reference work that provides readers with information about the history of social welfare in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. (sagepub.com)
  • Our work studies the link between rising income inequality and US household demand over the past several decades. (lse.ac.uk)
  • Featuring a rich array of theory and research from an international assortment of leading social scientists in multiple disciplines, this book represents work from diverse traditions and approaches - making it an invaluable resource for scholars across a variety of disciplines and organizations. (lu.se)
  • This chapter shifts the discussion, not just by moving from the EU level to that of the member states but also by considering gender and social policy in a more broad-ranging way. (elgaronline.com)
  • Transnational Factors Driving US Inequality and Poverty Rubin Patterson and Giselle Thompson Chapter 5. (routledge.com)
  • Globalization and the Trends in Inequality of Poverty in the US in the Last Decade Ashish Singh Chapter 6. (routledge.com)
  • Babies as Barriers: Welfare Policy Discourse in an Era of Neoliberalism Linda Houser, Sanford F. Schram, Joe Soss and Richard Fording Chapter 14. (routledge.com)
  • Against this backdrop, market failures, notably those accentuated by sustainability and income inequality issues, have risen to prominence in competition law discourse, both doctrinally and in the realm of policymaking. (lu.se)
  • The course will also introduce students to methodological approaches and empirical findings from international studies within the area of child welfare systems. (norwel.no)
  • Social capital and human development: an empirical investigation across European countries. (socialcapitalgateway.org)
  • In this paper, we offer an empirical investigation of the relationship between social capital and. (socialcapitalgateway.org)
  • 0.141) and healthcare visits 0.364 (95% CI: 0.324, 0.403) indicated pro-poor and pro-rich inequality, respectively. (lu.se)
  • On this page we have gathered researchers at Lund University who have specialised knowledge in social, political and economical issues in India. (lu.se)
  • measures, increasing staying-on rates in education, and combating childhood disadvantage - although sometimes the emphasis on 'what works', and on the problems faced by discrete groups, can divert attention from systematic structural inequalities and discrimination. (socialwatch.org)
  • This book will help you understand how structural inequalities in society contribute to the challenges faced by individuals, families and communities. (sagepub.com)
  • His research interests include international capital movements, growth and inequality, governance, and the Chinese economy. (worldbank.org)
  • These findings hold across most regions and time periods and when conditioning on a variety of country-level factors that may matter for growth and inequality changes. (worldbank.org)
  • I agree that income growth for middle-class workers is ultimately more important than than raw income inequality. (motherjones.com)
  • Emphasizing recent research findings on the impact of inequality on poverty and growth which make social welfare policies essential in development. (lu.se)
  • In particular, it provides an introduction to the paradox between the assigned role of social policies in development strategies, and their highly integrated role in the growth strategies of developed countries. (lu.se)
  • The book sheds new light on the nature of modern American governance by examining legal contests over welfare benefits and administration in the years between the New Deal and the modern welfare rights movement. (upenn.edu)
  • Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London, UK. (lse.ac.uk)
  • Violence often originates from and is compounded by poverty and social exclusion. (who.int)
  • It concluded that key sources of inequality in these countries include "a large, persistent informal sector, widespread regional divides (e.g., urban-rural), gaps in access to education, and barriers to employment and career progression for women. (wikipedia.org)
  • In addition, these results complement with persistent inequality alleviation in the long-run. (lu.se)
  • Research in comparative political economy stresses the importance of the welfare state and wage coordination in reducing not only disposable income inequality but also gross earnings inequality. (ssrn.com)
  • Previous research suggests that income inequality is lower in Spain than in the U.S. This paper studies whether this ranking remains the same when household consumption expenditures are used as a proxy for household welfare. (bls.gov)
  • I'm pleased to have here today Dr. Zachary Parolin, who is currently a postdoctoral research scientist at our Center on Poverty and Social Policy. (columbia.edu)
  • His research examines the dynamics of labor and social welfare policy in developing and middle-income countries. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Students will design and carry out either a fieldwork based piece of research or a library-based piece of research on a social policy topic of their choosing. (bath.ac.uk)
  • His varied research career has spanned a number of topics, from the behaviour of starlings to the origins of social inequality in human societies. (nakedcapitalism.com)
  • His research is highly interdisciplinary and sits at the boundaries of the social, psychological and biological sciences. (nakedcapitalism.com)
  • First, it widens the distinctive focus of the research field on welfare state regimes to quantifiable measures such as social policy indicators. (bvsalud.org)
  • These terms aren't ideal but employer-consciousness arises organically from the social relationship of employment under capitalism. (libcom.org)
  • To relate theoretical and methodological insights, concepts and frameworks for social innovation and enterprise to real world phenomena and social problems through the use of case studies. (lse.ac.uk)
  • Quite surprisingly, we find that a marginal increase of income for any individual, regardless of the position of the individual in the hierarchy of incomes, improves welfare as measured by Sen's social welfare function. (iza.org)
  • In this paper, we provide an axiomatic characterization of social welfare functions for uncertain incomes. (repec.org)
  • This post by Daniel Nettle, and his underlying paper, focuses on the how desperation drives behavior in societies with high levels of inequality. (nakedcapitalism.com)
  • When focusing on household size alone, inequality and welfare comparisons are drastically different for smaller and larger households. (bls.gov)
  • In advanced economies, taxes and transfers decrease income inequality by one-third, with most of this being achieved via public social spending (such as pensions and family benefits). (wikipedia.org)
  • Today we publish over 30 titles in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and science and technology. (mit.edu)
  • SAGE Knowledge is the premier social sciences platform for SAGE and CQ Press book, reference and video content. (sagepub.com)
  • However, inequality within the population in most has risen significantly in the last 30 years, particularly among advanced countries. (wikipedia.org)
  • The interactive visualization illustrates the trends of non-recipients and social welfare recipients. (unibe.ch)
  • A study for the Social Welfare of Basel-City examined for the first time whether non-take-up is a short-term or long-lasting phenomenon. (unibe.ch)
  • Handbook for Religion and Social Institutions is written for sociologists who study a variety of sub-disciplines and are interested in recent studies and theoretical approaches that relate religious variables to their particular area of interest. (lu.se)
  • Taken together these findings force us to reconsider the relationship between coordination and wage inequality at the bottom of the income distribution. (ssrn.com)
  • Our findings demonstrate that low subjective socioeconomic status at the individual level, and income inequality at the national level, are associated with higher levels of moral identity, higher morality-as-cooperation, a larger moral circle, and increased prosocial intentions. (nature.com)
  • This book provides a consolidated historical time line that is inclusive of the unique contributions of urban and rural communities, immigrant and aboriginal peoples, and various social movements. (sagepub.com)
  • The Economy for the Common Good model proposes the transition towards a "European Ethical Market" which will foster social innovation, boost the employment rate and benefit the environment, for example through using indicators of wellbeing and social development beyond the GDP such as the Common Good Product and the Common Good Balance Sheet. (europa.eu)
  • Welfare State Programme Discussion Papers (WSP 130). (lse.ac.uk)
  • We construct the Gini coefficient from socialpsychological building blocks, reformulating it as a ratio between a measure of social stress and aggregate income. (iza.org)
  • We determine when as a consequence of an income gain by an individual, an increase in the social stress measure dominates a concurrent increase in the aggregate income, such that the magnitude of the Gini coefficient increases. (iza.org)
  • By integrating our approach to the construction of the Gini coefficient with Sen's social welfare function, we are able to endow the function with a social-psychological underpinning, showing that this function, too, is a composite of a measure of social stress and aggregate income. (iza.org)
  • Income inequality metrics are used for measuring income inequality, the Gini coefficient being a widely used one. (wikipedia.org)
  • In this period, approximately 90 percent of advanced nations increased their income inequality with over 70% nations recording their Gini coefficient increase, exceeding two points. (wikipedia.org)
  • Societies with higher levels of inequality have more crime, and lower levels of social trust. (nakedcapitalism.com)
  • but that is not so for trust: the low trust of high-inequality societies extends to everyone, rich and poor alike. (nakedcapitalism.com)
  • Welfare Dependency and Poverty: Neoliberal Rhetoric or Evidence-Informed Choice? (routledge.com)
  • In addition, the module introduces key social policies, such as micro-credits and conditional cash transfers. (lu.se)
  • Karen M. Tani L'07, PhD'11 is a scholar of U.S. legal history, with broad interests in social welfare law, administrative agencies, and the role of rights in the modern American state. (upenn.edu)
  • and "Welfare and Rights before the Movement: Rights as a Language of the State," Yale Law Journal (2012). (upenn.edu)
  • How do these church activities shape state provision of social welfare? (ox.ac.uk)
  • Do churches foment citizens' consciousness of rights, making them more effective in demanding the expansion of state involvement in welfare provision? (ox.ac.uk)
  • Or do church-sponsored social services crowd out state service providers? (ox.ac.uk)
  • Interpersonal trust and welfare state support. (socialcapitalgateway.org)
  • Bowling the state back in: Political institutions and the creation of social capital. (socialcapitalgateway.org)
  • The hit series shows Latin American viewers the sorry state of the U.S. social safety net. (americasquarterly.org)
  • Background: The welfare state has a long history of uncertain future. (cdc.gov)
  • Results: On the other hand, the welfare state is only possible when persons are employed in the formal sector. (cdc.gov)
  • Through their taxes, workers and employers support the welfare state. (cdc.gov)
  • A second term has brought some challenges to the government's policy positions - especially its support for a 'mixed economy of welfare', resulting in more control by private service providers and more private funding for public services. (socialwatch.org)
  • Stephen Natham Haymes, Maria Vidal de Haymes and Reuben Jonathan Miller Section I. From the Production of Inequality to the Production of Destitution: The U.S. Political Economy of Poverty in the Era of Globalization Section I Introduction. (routledge.com)
  • This dynamic hints at an evolving paradigm: competition law might no longer be immune to suboptimal market outcomes that reduces social welfare. (lu.se)