Im Kontext steigender Versorgungsbedarfe, eines grassierenden Fachkräftemangels und einer Krise sozialer Reproduktion kommt es seit den 1990er Jahren zu einem sozial- und pflegepolitischen Ausbau niedrigschwelliger und informeller Pflegearbeit in den Grauzonen des Pflegemarktes in Deutschland....

Contemporary demographic processes forcing increasing attention to the problems of relationships and dependencies between the different age groups. The ageing of the population in each society leads to changes in the contacts between young people, adults and the elderly. It is reasonable to...

Dürfen umlagefinanzierte Sozialversicherungen Rücklagen bilden? Wenn ja, wie hoch dürfen sie sein? Und wie kann der Gefahr der Zweckentfremdung vorgebeugt werden? Dieser Beitrag versucht, diese Fragen zu beantworten und zeigt Möglichkeiten auf, wie mit Sozialversicherungsreserven umgegangen...

This paper intends to make a reflection and analysis of the impact of theoretical and methodological frameworks of reference on different neo-institutional approaches in social policy. The paper questions the functionality and continuity of the institutions that are responsible for the functions...

Schools and colleges of pharmacy in the United States have struggled over the past several decades with identifying a consistent title for the broad body of knowledge related to the social, economic, behavioral, and administrative aspects of pharmacy. This paper examines the educational...

As the largest economy in the world, the US labor market is crucial to the economic well-being of citizens worldwide as well as, of course, that of its own citizens. Since 2000 the US labor market has undergone substantial changes, both reflecting the Great Recession, but also resulting from...

As the largest economy in the world, the US labor market is crucial to the economic well-being of citizens worldwide as well, of course, that of its own citizens. Since 2000 the US labor market has undergone substantial changes, both reflecting the Great Recession, but also resulting from some...

As the largest economy in the world, the US labor market is crucial to the economic well-being of citizens worldwide as well as, of course, that of its own citizens. Since 2000 the US labor market has undergone substantial changes, reflecting the Great Recession and the Covid Recession, but also...

This paper discusses the rise of top-end inequality and its effects on household consumption, saving, and debt in the United States during the 1920s by applying a non-standard theory of consumption, the relative income hypothesis, to the period of interest. Analysing the relevant data...