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Growth versus Security : Old and New EU Members’ Quest for a New Economic and Social Model
Bienkowski, Wojciech (ed.); Brada, Josef C. (ed.);  … - 2008
This book brings together a wide range of policy experts from both old and new European Union member states, as well as from the US, and presents their insights, observations and research on the future of economic and social models in Europe. This book is an essential companion for all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012106166
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Social Security, the Economy and Development
Midgley, James (ed.); Tang, Kwong-Leung (ed.) - 2008
This book explores the complex relationship between social security and economic development, arguing that social security contributes positively to economic development by promoting social investments that not only foster economic growth but enhance social welfare for all. The contributors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054156
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397458
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Origins of the German Welfare State : Social Policy in Germany to 1945
Stolleis, Michael - 2013
the German Empire: the Insurance Solution -- The First World War -- The Weimar Republic -- The Nazi State -- Long … German tradition to the rise of social policy in the Western world in the 19th and 20th centuries. Germany pioneered modern … social policy in the 19th century when Bismarck introduced social insurance. After the Second World War, Germany’s Social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014016277
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Soziale Sicherung: Ökonomische Analysen
Schmähl, Winfried - 2009
Einführung -- Sozialausgaben -- Konzeptionen sozialer Sicherung: Versicherungsund Steuer-Transfer-System -- Über die Notwendigkeit und Voraussetzungen einer koordinierten staatlichen Verteilungspolitik -- Zielvorstellungen in der Diskussion über die Alterssicherung — Eine Skizze — --...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014014694
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Welfare States and the Future
Vivekanandan, B. (ed.); Kurian, Nimmi (ed.) - 2005
diversity of welfare regimes across the world and brings to fore the particularities and nuances that characterise them. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054154
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Government Spending on the Elderly
Papadimitriou, Dimitri Basil (ed.) - 2007
This book examines the aging of the US population as a primary domestic public policy issue. An increase in the proportion of the elderly in the total population will potentially result in a significant growth in the number of beneficiaries in major federal entitlement programs, leading to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054190
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Contemporary Perspectives on Ageism
Ayalon, Liat (ed.); Tesch-Römer, Clemens (ed.) - 2018
Ageism-Concept and Origins: Liat Ayalon & Clemens Tesch-Römer -- Ageism: The Relationship between Age Stereotypes and Age Discrimination: Peggy Voss & Klaus Rothermund -- Multiple Marginalizations Based on Age: Gendered Ageism and Beyond: Clary Krekula, Pirjo Nikander, & Monika Wilińska --...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012693106
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Lead Markets in Age-Based Innovations : Demographic Change and Internationally Successful Innovations
Levsen, Nils - 2015
Nils Levsen focuses on the international diffusion of product and service innovations for elderly users. In particular, the existence and location of lead markets is being investigated. Lead markets are characterized by their early adoption of innovations and their influence on design choice in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012402032
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The Silver Market Phenomenon : Business Opportunities in an Era of Demographic Change
Kohlbacher, Florian (contributor);  … - 2008
The current shift in demographics – aging and shrinking populations – in many countries around the world presents a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013521033