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Gender and educational patterns in the demand and supply of grandparent childcare in Australia
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.Abstract Grandparents are an important source of childcare worldwide, but international patterns vary. We examine how demographic characteristics of parents, and of grandparents, factor into grandparent care provision considering the cultural assumptions and policy settings Australian families live within. Using the Household Income and Labour Dynamics
Lyn Craig +4 more
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The effect of the behavior of an average consumer on the public debt dynamics [PDF]
, 2017 An important issue within the present economic crisis is understanding the dynamics of the public debt of a given country, and how the behavior of average consumers and tax payers in that country affects it. Starting from a model of the average consumer behavior introduced earlier by the authors, we propose a simple model to quantitatively address this
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Beyond administrative burden: Activation and administrative harm
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.Abstract Within recent public policy and administration scholarship, there has been a growing focus on the concept of “administrative burden” to describe the learning, compliance and psychological costs incurred by citizens when trying to access services and exercise social and political rights. Specifically, in the context of activation and welfare‐to‐
Michael McGann, Sarah Ball
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From Baker to Brady: Can the new plan work?
Brazilian Journal of Political EconomyThe Brady Plan proposes to stimulate reforms and development in countries facing problems with their external debt through debt relief and debt servicing.
ROBERT DEVLIN
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Was the abolition of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission an act of dispossession?
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.Abstract The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) has been described as one of the most comprehensive regional and national governance structures for Indigenous people in Australia. This paper looks briefly at its operational life between 1990 and 2005 and focusses on its abolition, arguing that this was an act of dispossession. The
Tui Crumpen
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Robodebt cultures and useful idiots: Why Robodebt was not a techno‐failure
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.Abstract Australia's Robodebt scheme is now internationally infamous for how not to use automation in government. Belying heightened concern with artificial intelligence, Robodebt involved traditional, relatively simple computer algorithms to automate the identification and pursuit of alleged historical welfare debts. Yet, it was based on a false legal
Paul W. F. Henman
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The Widening of the North–South Divide: Debt Sustainability in a World Weakened by COVID-19
EconomiesThis research compares the global debt trends in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on economies that frame the North and South divide. The research centers on debt ratios, which serve as indicators of countries’ ability to finance recovery
Sandra Bernardo +2 more
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Defense Expenditures, External Public Debt and Growth in Developing Countries
Journal of Peace Research, 1986 This study reexamines the relationship between growth and defense spending in developing countries. It differs from previous studies as it recognizes differences in the borrowing capacity of each country. We hypothesize that a negative relationship will exist between defense and economic growth in countries which are financially resource constrained ...
Looney, Robert E., Fredericksen, P.C.
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Public Debt and External Reserve: The Nigerian Experience (1981–2013) [PDF]
Economics Research International, 2016 Nigeria is confronted with the issue of limited capital and has to resort to foreign debt in order to augment domestic savings, balance of payment deficits, and shortfall in revenue which induce continuous raise in the debt stock at an alarming rate. In the light of this, this study assesses the impact of public debt on external reserve in Nigeria. The
Victoria Senibi +4 more
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The Greek Public Debt Path: From Zero to Infinity [PDF]
arXiv, 2012 The aim of the present article is to treat the Greek public debt issue strictly as a curve fitting problem. Thus, based on Eurostat data and using the Mathematica technical computing software, an exponential function that best fits the data is determined modelling how the Greek public debt expands with time. Exploring the main features of this best fit
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