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Hierarchical Needs, Income Comparisons and Happiness Levels
Drakopoulos, Stavros - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
provides substantial increases to individual happiness compared to the subsequent satisfaction of secondary needs. This idea … non-basic needs come into the picture. The hierarchical structure of needs implies that the satisfaction of primary needs … can be combined with the concept of comparison income which means that individuals compare rewards with individuals with …
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Reduction of disaster vulnerability through Indigenous knowledge
Pathan, Pervez.A; Khan, A. Razzaq; Razzaq, S; Jariko, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Linking indegenious knowledge of the community with modern techniques to mesure, analyse and reduce disaster vulnerability is one way of engaging and moblising community capacity. This paper discuses he use of the local/ indegenious knowledge into disater management. It suggest a way to moblise...
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Low-income housing finance in Colombia
Arbelaez, Maria Angelica; Camacho, Carolina; Fajardo, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper explores the role played by policy instruments in access to housing finance by low-income households. It also analyzes the impact of housing credit and subsidies on both the quality of life and the quality of dwelling of the beneficiaries. Using the Quality of Life Surveys conducted...
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Magison-ison: A parallel reality construction of war among Joloano Muslim Survivors in Sulu, Philippines
Usman-Laput, Lea - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
The Mindanao conflict in Southern Philippines is a long-standing controversy that has eluded comprehensive solutions. Despite efforts of the Government of the Philippines (GRP) and the representatives from the peoples of Mindanao in undertaking peace initiatives, “the war:” continues. The...
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Good governance in microcredit strategy for poverty reduction: focus on western Mindanao, Philippines
Moreno, Frede - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
international donor community are absolutely necessary in the light of Philippine economic and fiscal challenges. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009401358
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Was erklärt hohe Arbeitseinkommen der Selbständigen? Eine Mikroanalyse mit Daten des Sozio-ökonomischen Panels
Hirschel, Dierk; Merz, Joachim - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
über soziale Netzwerke die Höhe des Arbeitseinkommens. Individuelle Faktoren spielen im Vergleich zu den strukturellen …
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Desarrollo socioeconómico y pobreza en América Latina y el Caribe
Mora-Alfaro, Jorge - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
measurement and present information about this social phenomenon evolution, major limitations of these countries population to …
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Social Quality and Precarity: Approaching New Patterns of Societal (Dis)Integration
Herrmann, Peter; Maesen, Laurent J.G. van der - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The main issue of this article is to discuss the question of ‘precarity’ in the context of the theory of social quality (see Beck et al, 2001), with which to pave the way for developing further the theoretical foundation of precarity. Societal practice is the main challenge this concept...
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EMERGENCE, ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATIONS, AND DECLINE OF THE PIQUETERO MOVEMENT: A COMPARATIVE INSTITUTIONAL EXPLANATION
PONCE, ALDO - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This paper offers an institutional explanation for the growth, organizational transformations, and decline of the piquetero social movement in Argentina, developed from a comparative perspective based on Latin America. I analyze which institutional arrangements, political actors, and...
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Charting Income Inequality: The Lorenz Curve
Bellù, Lorenzo G.; Liberati, Paolo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
measurement. A short conceptual background, a step-by-step procedure and a simple numerical example illustrate how to calculate …
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