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Contextualising Mental Privacy in South Africa: Legal, Ethical, and Socio‐Cultural Considerations With Policy Recommendations

Developing World Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mental privacy is a growing concern as neurotechnologies and digital mental health tools collect and process sensitive brain‐related data. In South Africa, cultural and religious diversity adds complexity to protecting mental privacy, with traditional healing practices, communal decision‐making, and spiritual beliefs influencing mental health ...
Marietjie Botes, Melodie Labuschaigne, Camille Casteleyn, Becky Inkster, Mark Sheppard   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A series of (un)fortunate events: Commercial bank interest rates and deposit reallocation during the Great Depression in the Netherlands

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract During the global economic crisis of 1929–33, deposits in the Dutch commercial banking sector sharply declined as funds shifted to the government‐guaranteed Post Office Savings Bank and other savings institutions. Unlike earlier studies for neighbouring countries, we demonstrate that this shift was driven less by a flight to safety and more by
Ruben Peeters, Amaury de Vicq de Cumptich   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The commercialization of labour markets: Evidence from wage inequality in the Middle Ages

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper moves beyond the focus on ‘average’ wage trends in pre‐industrial economies by examining the broad diversity of pay rates and forms of remuneration across occupations and regions in medieval England. We find that whilst some workers enjoyed substantial growth in wage rates after the Black Death, there was a large group who ...
Jordan Claridge, Vincent Delabastita, Spike Gibbs   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The depth and breadth of capitalism at the Cape

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Limited liability company legislation was introduced to the Cape Colony in 1861. An amendment in 1892 led to wider adoption, expanding and diversifying the capital market. Using novel data from the Cape Joint Stock Archive between 1892 and 1902, this paper examines who invested, where capital flowed, and how these patterns shaped firm outcomes
Edward Kerby, Lloyd Melusi Maphosa
wiley   +1 more source

Vertical coordination in agri‐food supply chain and blockchain: A proposed framework solution for Vietnamese cashew nut business

Regional Science Policy &Practice, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract The agri‐food supply chain has been a popular research topic in recent years. The combination of a demand for products of high quality and safety standards and the increasing number of stakeholders in supply chain networks has required the agri‐food business to transform from vertically integrated to vertically operated supply chain networks ...
Thanh_Tuan Chu, Thi Thu Tra Pham
wiley   +1 more source

Remote investing in Latin America, 1869–1929

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Substantial amounts of British capital flowed to Latin America during the first era of globalization. Companies financed by this capital were typically headquartered in the United Kingdom, but operated thousands of miles away. This paper asks how this geographic separation between governance and business activities affected the valuation of ...
Gareth Campbell, Áine Gallagher, Richard S. Grossman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A multi‐level process perspective on refugee workplace integration

European Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Prior research has suggested the need for complementary efforts by multiple stakeholders (government, NGOs, employers) to support workplace integration for refugees, but has paid less attention to how such programs are developed and enacted in specific settings, and how they then influence refugees' workplace integration trajectories.
Vedran Omanović, Ann Langley
wiley   +1 more source

On Racialized, Gendered, Precarious Work: Struggles of Community Health Workers During the National Health Insurance Pilot Program in the Tshwane District, South Africa

Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The infrastructure of precarious work is racialized and gendered, affecting disenfranchised Black women who carry the burden of low paid caregiving within the healthcare system. In South Africa, Community Health Workers, predominantly Black women from marginalized communities, have been vital in providing primary healthcare services at home ...
Sivuyisiwe Wonci
wiley   +1 more source

Managing public-private partnerships for health diagnostics: challenges and strategies. [PDF]

Health Policy Plan
Bennett S, Applegate J, Bunyasi B, Nwameme AU, Orata N, Neel A, Paina L, Affram AA, Abankwah DNY, Abseno M, Rodriguez DC, Mitike G, Nonvignon J, Wafula F.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Monitoring the HIV response for trans people in Europe and Central Asia

HIV Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives This paper aims to present available data on national responses to HIV for trans populations related to national policies, legal environments and prevention programmes, as reported by European and Central Asian countries. Methods Between February and April 2024, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control disseminated an ...
S. North, P. A. Calderon‐Cifuentes, D. Raben, S. Bivol, A. Rinder Stengaard, T. Noori   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source