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British society and social welfare : towards a sustainable society
George, Victor - 1999
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013486759
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Civil Society Organizations in Latin America as a Democratic Anchor for Long-Term Social Development
Gómez, Santiago - 2013
This paper provides an empirical investigation of the “social capital” theories that link civil society and democracy …. Using data from the Civil Society Index for 44 countries, we find that not only this relationship exists, but that civil … society is also positively correlated with human development. Using a simple regression analysis, we discover that democracy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014179090
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Urban change and rural continuity in gender ideologies and practices : theorizing from Zambia
Evans, Alice - 2017
Across the world, people in urban rather than rural areas are more likely to support gender equality. To explain this global trend, this paper engages with geographically diverse literature and comparative rural-urban ethnographic research from Zambia. It argues that people living in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011627777
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Beyond Hype and Despair : Developing Healthy Communities in the Era of Intelligent Tools
Zysman, John - 2019
There is much we do not know and cannot know about the socioeconomic impacts of intelligent machines. The impacts will be driven by business strategies that differ by sector and country. “Good jobs” strategies are possible. It is important to identify and strengthen the factors, including...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012867404
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Developing SOEPsurvey and SOEPservice : the (near) future of the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP)
Anger, Silke; Frick, Joachim R.; Goebel, Jan; Grabka, … - 2009
Panel-Studien aufgegriffen und auf eine größere Stichprobenbasis gestellt. Im UK wird mit „Understanding Society“ ein …-Communities unverändert stark nachgefragt. In UK hat ein für „Understanding Society“ breit angelegter Konsultationsprozess keine grundsätzlich … eigentliche Herausforderung für Infrastruktur- Erhebungen wie die PSID, „Understanding Society“ und das SOEP sein. Bei den …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011634367
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Family Economics Writ Large
Greenwood, Jeremy - 2016
Powerful currents have reshaped the structure of families over the last century. There has been (i) a dramatic drop in fertility and greater parental investment in children; (ii) a rise in married female labor-force participation; (iii) a decline in marriage and a rise in divorce; (iv) a higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012978951
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Family Economics Writ Large
Greenwood, Jeremy - 2019
Powerful currents have reshaped the structure of families over the last century. There has been (i) a dramatic drop in fertility and greater parental investment in children; (ii) a rise in married female labor-force participation; (iii) a significant decline in marriage and a rise in divorce; (iv)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013210468
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Family economics writ large
Greenwood, Jeremy; Guner, Nezih; Vandenbroucke, Guillaume - 2016
Powerful currents have reshaped the structure of families over the last century. There has been (i) a dramatic drop in fertility and greater parental investment in children; (ii) a rise in married female labor-force participation; (iii) a decline in marriage and a rise in divorce; (iv) a higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011581624
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Family economics writ large
Greenwood, Jeremy; Guner, Nezih; Vandenbroucke, Guillaume - 2016
Powerful currents have reshaped the structure of families over the last century. There has been (i) a dramatic drop in fertility and greater parental investment in children; (ii) a rise in married female labor-force participation; (iii) a significant decline in marriage and a rise in divorce; (iv)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011585848
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Journal of Macromarketing special issue : anti-consumption research and society
Lee, Michael S. W.; Cherrier, Hélène; Belk, Russell W. - In: Journal of macromarketing : examining the interactions … 33 (2013) 3, pp. 187-189
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010126293