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Altenpflege und Soziale Dienste – wachsender Bedarf bei fehlenden Mitteln
Hofmann, Herbert - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 59 (2006) 15, pp. 24-30
Aufgrund der demographischen Alterung wird die Zahl der Pflegebedürftigen in den nächsten Jahrzehnten deutlich ansteigen. Damit wird auch die gegenwärtig vorhandene Infrastruktur für die ambulante und stationäre Versorgung nicht ausreichen, um den notwendigen Pflegestandard zu erhalten oder...
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Exploring the Expectation and Perception of Socio-Economic Needs of the Elderly in Ghana: An Empirical Analysis
Yiranbon, Ethel; Lulin, Zhou; Antwi, Henry Asante; … - In: International Journal of Academic Research in Business … 4 (2014) 7, pp. 80-94
citizens, cannot to be limited to any one practice. Our study evaluates the socio-economic situation of older people in Ghana … explore the expectations and perception of socio-economic care needs of the elderly in Ghana using Kano’s service quality … model as a tool to determine the expectations gap in the current services available for the elderly in Ghana. The study …
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The Impact of Aging on Social Protection Systems in the European and National Level
Elena, Zodieriu - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series XIV (2014) 1, pp. 423-426
In recent years we have witnessed a phenomenon called aging by significantly increasing the population over 75 years, a phenomenon that could be explained by the increased quality of life and health services. In reality there are not enough social services, neither quantitative nor qualitative....
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Social Sector Reform in Transition Countries
Keller, Christian; Heller, Peter S. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
During the transition process, many existing social sector institutions and policies were significantly eroded and their underlying character changed. As a result, they often do not redistribute to the poorest, nor generally serve the role of facilitating economic change. Social sector reforms...
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Eurosclerosis or Financial Collapse; Why Did Swedish Incomes Fall Behind?
Cerra, Valerie; Saxena, Sweta Chaman - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
Sweden represents an archetypal welfare state economy, with extensive government safety nets. Some scholars have attributed a decline in its per capita income ranking since 1970 to "eurosclerosis" or sluggish growth caused by distortionary policies. This paper argues rather, that the permanent...
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Relationships between women's work and demographic behaviour: some research evidence in West Africa.
C, Oppong - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1991
Focuses on the inter-relationship between women's labour force participation and the sexual division of labour on the one hand and demographic behavior, especially fertility, on the other in the context of West Africa. Examines linkages between women's roles using data from biographies of women...
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Migrant workers in West Africa, with special reference to Nigeria and Ghana.
YF, Yeboah - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1986
ILO pub. Working paper on migrant workers in West Africa with special reference to Ghana and Nigeria - discusses …
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Rapports entre le travail des femmes et les comportements demographiques: quelques elements tires de recherches en Afrique de l'ouest.
C, Oppong - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1991
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An Exploratory Study of Trust and Material Hardship in Ghana
Addai, Isaac; Pokimica, Jelena - In: Social Indicators Research 109 (2012) 3, pp. 413-438
) trust and material hardship outcomes in Ghana. We use data from the 2008 Afrobarometer survey. Material hardship is … deprivations are trust-specific in Ghana. Interpersonal and institutional trust types matter differentially (for example, trust in …
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Financial development, inflation and growth in selected West African countries
Raheem, Ibrahim Dolapo; Oyinlola, Mutiu Abimbola - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economy 7 (2015) 2, pp. 91-99
Nigeria, Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire for periods between 1970 and 2010. The threshold value of inflation that could ensure … with estimates that suggest that the threshold level of inflation is between 5% and 10% per annum for Ghana, and 15% per …
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