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, household employment (a concept introduced in this chapter) and social spending in European welfare states. The chapter provides … a first exploration of a central theme of the book, which relates to employment-centered welfare reform: is it possible … to structurally replace spending on cash benefits for working-age adults and their families with employment creation and …
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reductions across industries associated with the BTA and differences in industry employment shares across Vietnamese provinces … adolescents (15 to 18) and young adults (19 to 29). The BTA also increased household expenditures, slightly decreased employment … among nonmigrant adults and increased employment among migrant adults. Among adolescents, enrolment increased among non …
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"This book is the third study done by the Research Group on Social Structure Change in Contemporary China, a group affiliated with the Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The group has focused on the process of development and change in contemporary Chinese social...
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"Time for Things seeks an answer to the question of why, in mature industrial capitalist societies, increasing productivity has tended to get used to increase output and consumption as opposed to reducing the burden of work. Put simply, why do we live in a world so full of goods, many of which...
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Employment is pivotal to strengthening Greece’s economic recovery, increasing social welfare and redressing poverty … that workers possess skills that match employers’ needs will sustain employment and productivity growth. Improving the …
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