In the last 20 years, Vietnam has been one of the fastest growing economies in Asia. But the coverage of social insurance is still low. Only around one in five workers is covered by the public social insurance scheme. Expanding the coverage of social insurance for informal sector workers and the...

ABSTRACTThe primary purpose of the study was to explore how funding affected service delivery among Nonprofit Organizations (NPOs) in Johannesburg, given the important role these organizations play in contributing to social development in South Africa. The study was undertaken among 15 NPO...

Income generating projects represent one strategy adopted by theDepartment of Social Development to alleviate poverty and foster sustainabledevelopment. The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions ofbeneficiaries of income generating projects regarding these projects andwhether...

The central focus of this study is the role of the church as a faith-based organisation in dealing with unemployment. Following an introductory chapter in which the research methodology and modus operandi are being explained, Chapter 2 is devoted to a discussion, in the light of recent...

The use of challenge funds to promote economic and social development continues to grow, but has been the subject of relatively little research. This paper develops a definition of what challenge funds are and how they differ from other development funding mechanisms, taking into account their...

Die Unterscheidung zwischen Deutschen und Ausländer(inne)n hat in der amtlichen Statistik der Bundesrepublik Deutschland eine lange Tradition. Jedoch ist die Staatsangehörigkeit zunehmend weniger geeignet, die Lebenswirklichkeit von Migrant(inn)en zu beschreiben, sodass in den letzten Jahren...

Research background: The way of understanding of development concept in economics has been changing since the beginning of the discipline: from economic growth, through economic development to socio-economic development. The author of the paper believes that identification of features of...