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In the current political-institutional debate in Europe, starting from '90, about local development incentives and promotion of innovative enterprises, our focus is on welfare reform based on decentralization, as power devolution to local agencies and communities. This new approach on welfare...
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Policy frames in Brazil have long run up against conflicting visions and understandings about the causes and consequences of group-based inequality. This paper argues that a class-based lens has dominated the social protection framework. In recent years, political leaders have framed social...
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The role and relevance of Social Fund Community-Driven Development (SF/CDD) has been highly debated in the international development community. Some conceive these programs only as parallel and temporary arrangements that can ensure short-term delivery of development benefits. Others emphasize...
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-age pensions, taxes and transfers - both contributory and means-tested - significantly reduce gender income inequality but cannot …
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Sociology has historically focused on negative social interactions and social problems, leaving all but silent positive … social interactions, until very recently. This paper discusses concepts about “positive sociology” originally introduced by … Robert Stebbins. Positive sociology is a relatively new field within academia that is lending itself to a deeper …
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