Unpacking Welfare Deservingness Theory: Evidence From the Perceived Deservingness of Gig Workers
ABSTRACT The theory of welfare deservingness provides valuable insights into the social legitimacy of welfare programs and the principles underlying policy design. In examining the question of who deserves what and why, established deservingness criteria emphasize that individuals demonstrating motivation to work (“reciprocity”) are typically perceived
Juhyun Bae
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Ni justo ni legítimo: The role of social status and neoliberal context on perceived social justice in Latin America and its political consequences. [PDF]
Solano-Silva D +2 more
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Safeguarding Merit: Citizen Support for Civil Service Protections Against Political Interference
ABSTRACT President Trump altered the U.S. federal civil service system by reducing merit‐based protections for bureaucratic expertise and expanding the scope of political appointments, shifting the balance long established under the Pendleton Act of 1883. Similar reforms have occurred at the state level with moves to at‐will employment.
Colt Jensen, Jaclyn Piatak
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Temperature Changes Affect the Vulnerability of Cotton Bollworms, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner). [PDF]
Huang J, Wu P, Xing W, Wang X.
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Academic Borders and Passport Disadvantage: Reclaiming Lost Dreams, Connections, and Career Horizons
Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Atefeh Maghzi
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Interpersonal Connections and Career Mobility in Bureaucratic Labor Markets: Evidence From Brazil
ABSTRACT Interpersonal networks are pervasive in state bureaucracies around the world. To what extent do they explain bureaucratic career trajectories? And are they driven more by political patronage and connections to influential bosses, or by information‐sharing and trust‐building among peers?
Danilo Cardoso +6 more
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We need to understand economic inequality from children's perspectives. [PDF]
Brummelman E +12 more
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ABSTRACT This study addresses how senior civil servants navigate the tension between responsiveness and competence through functional politicization. Based on rich observational data (300 h) and interview material (42 interviews), the article theorizes how senior civil servants navigate this tension by providing advice that integrates political ...
Amalie Trangbæk
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Improving the criticism of antiscientific medicine: a commentary on Steven K Baker "Medical Lysenkoism". [PDF]
Sestini P.
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Perceptional Welfare Boundary for Migrant Families in China: What, Where and How?
ABSTRACT Despite recent reforms to China's hukou system, internal migrants in urban centres continue to face significant barriers in accessing welfare benefits and public services. This study introduces the concept of the perceptional welfare boundary to explain how welfare exclusion persists beyond formal institutional constraints.
Qiaobing Wu, Shirley Yang
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