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Data you need to know about China : Research Report of China Household Finance Survey•2012

Gan, Li - 2014

Since the beginning of the 21st century, China has been experiencing a dramatically rapid economic development. What is … the real life of Chinese people like under China’s steady GDP fast growth? How rich are the rich and how poor are the poor … questions. The Survey and Research Center for China Household Finance conducted the first and only nationally representative …

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White-Collar Crime in the Shadow Economy : Lack of Detection, Investigation and Conviction Compared to Social Security Fraud

Gottschalk, Petter; Gunnesdal, Lars - 2018

This open access book examines the magnitude, causes of, and reactions to white-collar crime, based on the theories and research of those who have uncovered various forms of white-collar crime. It argues that the offenders who are convicted represent only ‘the tip of the iceberg’ of a much...

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The Market Economy as a Social System

Tsukada, Hiroto - 2018

This book develops John Rawls’s theory of justice by adding reality-based analyses. This is accomplished by answering the question of who makes rules and how, and by providing new answers to three of today’s most practical and critical issues. The question of who and how makes rules is...

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The Economics of Tax and Social Security in Japan

Adachi, Yoshimi - 2018

This book integrates the fundamentals of quantitative significance, using existing estimates of the elasticities of demand for tax, health insurance, and medical services in a static microsimulation model. It serves as a guide to the financial and social basics of health insurance and provides...

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Industrial Clusters, Institutions and Poverty in Nigeria : The Otigba Information and Communications Technology Cluster

Oyeyinka, Oyebanke - 2017

This book provides a systematic examination of the relationship between industrial clusters and poverty, which is analyzed using a multidimensional framework. It examines the often-neglected concept of social protection as a means of mitigating the risks and vulnerabilities faced by workers and...

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Familial Foundations of the Welfare State : Building the National Health Insurance Systems in South Korea and Taiwan

Wang, Hye Suk - 2017

This book situates culture as a determining factor in the development of diverse welfare states, exploring the impact of traditional familialism on South Korean and Taiwanese programs. This approach provides an important alternative to studies that focus on formal variables- such as...

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Population Aging, Fertility and Social Security

Yakita, Akira - 2017

This book provides a comprehensive, theory-based analysis of current issues in population economics. It addresses the most important problems caused by demographic changes using the popular overlapping generations growth model by Samuelson and Diamond. Taking into account families’ fertility...

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The Takeover of Social Policy by Financialization : The Brazilian Paradox

Lavinas, Lena - 2017

This book critically addresses the model of social inclusion that prevailed in Brazil under the rule of the Workers Party from the early 2000s until 2015. It examines how the emergence of a mass consumer society proved insufficient, not only to overcome underdevelopment, but also to consolidate...

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Rebalancing for Sustainable Growth : Asia’s Postcrisis Challenge

Kawai, Masahiro - 2015

The Asian model of export-led growth served it well in the post-war period, but prolonged sluggish growth of the developed economies following the global financial crisis, together with growing inequality and rising environmental problems, point to the need for a new growth model. The purpose of...

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Origins of the German Welfare State : Social Policy in Germany to 1945

Stolleis, Michael - 2013

L. Leisering: Introduction -- M. Stolleis: Historical Foundations - Social Policy in Germany to 1945: Introduction -- Social Protection in the Middle Ages and in the Early Modern State: Alms, Poor Relief, Care, Social Help -- Social Policy in the German Empire: the Insurance Solution -- The...

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