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Making WKU a Fair Trade University
Vaughan, Matthew John - 2011
Many products consumed on college campuses such as coffee and chocolate come from developing countries where producers are often paid insufficiently and exploited. Fair Trade certification of products guarantees producers a fair price and other social benefits. The objective of my CE/T project...
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Advancing and Resolving the Great Sustainability Debates and Discourses
Smith, Michael Harrison - 2009
decoupling this thesis advances the traditional debates and discourses about “growth”.This thesis shows that in theory and … social sustainability goals – reducing poverty, inequality and corruption whilst improving access to education and health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009451445
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Gender Equality in Central and Eastern Europe : A Comparison of Labour Market Attitudes, Educational Achievement and Poverty between East and West
Schnepf, Sylke Viola - 2005
tremendous increase in poverty and income inequality in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Much of the literature argues that the …’s economic empowerment: the labour market, education and poverty. Large and complex data sets on peoples’ attitudes and … greater in transition than in OECD countries.On the other hand, once the feminisation of poverty is concerned data on …
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Optimality, Sub-optimality, Nirvana, and Transaction Costs Foraging on the Commons
Feeny, David - 1995
choice of viewpoint from which to assess outcomes, time horizon, choice of normative system, measurement properties of the …
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Ideal und Konzept des Grundeinkommens: zur Struktur einer über sich selbst hinausweisenden Idee
Booms, Martin - 2010
Das bedingungslose Grundeinkommen ist Gegenstand einer stark polarisierten Debatte zwischen ebenso unbedingten Befürwortern wie Gegnern. Das Buch vertritt demgegenüber eine differenzierte These: Demnach entfaltet sich das gesellschaftspolitische Potential des Grundeinkommens als regulativer...
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Socio-economic mortality differentials in Sydney over a quarter of a century, 1970-94
Hayes, Lillian J.; Quine, Susan; Taylor, Richard; … - 2002
OBJECTIVE: To examine trends in socio-economic differentials in all-cause mortality in Sydney over a 25-year period (1970-94). METHODS: Five measures of single indicators (two for occupation, two for education and one for income) and a composite measure of socio-economic disadvantage based on...
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Serving the Highly Vulnerable Customer: The Awareness of Transformative Service Behaviors in Sensitive Populations
Aiello, Taryn - 2011
The purpose of this study is to identify ideal behaviors and attitudes that are needed by service providers that cater to highly vulnerable populations. While the conceptualization of customer vulnerability has been widely debated in business, marketing, sociology, and psychology scholarly...
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A CENTENARY OF EFFORTS AND IMPLEMENTATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL WORK ORGANIZATION
LARION, Alina Paula - 2019
Year 2019 marks 100 years since the founding of the International Labour Organization, one of the oldest international organizations. This organization is dedicated to promoting social justice and respect for human rights, especially internationally recognized right to work, advancing the idea...
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The effect of service evaluations on behavioral intentions and quality of life
Dagger, Tracey S.; Sweeney, Jillian C. - 2006
Understanding the contribution of marketing to economic and social outcomes is fundamental to broadening the focus of marketing. The authors develop a comprehensive model that integrates the impact of service quality and service satisfaction on both economic and societal outcomes. The model is...
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