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That's Not Fair! Navigating the Duality of Fairness in Insurance

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Insurance serves as a social good, providing financial protection against disasters whilst operating within a profit‐driven market. This dual role highlights the complex intersection of social and commercial interests, raising a fairness puzzle often portrayed as a trade‐off between solidarity and actuarial fairness.
Konstantinos Chalkias   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Responsible Accountability? Multi‐Stakeholder Partnerships, Sustainable Development and Global Health

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Following the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, multi‐stakeholder partnerships (MSPs) have received renewed political attention. In several policy fields, MSPs have been criticized for a lack of accountability, resulting in efforts to redress this problem.
Matteo De Donà, Kristina Jönsson
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping and modelling neglected tropical diseases and poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The prospects and opportunities for application of risk mapping and modelling of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Latin America are examined with the aim to broaden the interest in geospatial research there.
Bergquist, N. Robert, Malone, John B.
core   +2 more sources

Representation increases women's influence in climate deliberations: Evidence from community‐managed forests in Malawi

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Women's inclusion is now the norm in global and local initiatives to combat climate change. We examine how women's representation affects climate deliberations using the case of community‐managed forests in Malawi. We run a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment randomly varying the gender composition of six‐member groups asked to deliberate on policies ...
Amanda Clayton   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indigenous‐Led Adaptation to Complex Climate Risks in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

open access: yesAsia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pacific Island peoples have long histories of adapting to environmental changes, but recent climate change is now driving complex risks that unfold within rapidly shifting societal and environmental contexts. This study investigates how remote Indigenous communities in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, experience and want to respond to complex ...
Eric Lede   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social and Emotional Functions of Institutional Touch in the Relational Care of Young Children

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study reports results concerning close embodied practices, involving touch, in early childhood care settings in Sweden during the COVID‐19 pandemic. The data—video recordings of everyday practices in contexts of childcare—were collected during various phases of the pandemic. The study demonstrates a broad range of uses of touch, by adults
Asta Cekaite, Madeleine Wirzén
wiley   +1 more source

Correction: Head Lice of Pygmies Reveal the Presence of Relapsing Fever Borreliae in the Republic of Congo.

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005142.].
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Editors
doaj   +1 more source

Informal supply chains of wild meat from rural Amazonia and food security in an urban center

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Iquitos, the most populated city in the Peruvian Amazon, is a hub in the regional supply chain of wild meat and supplies urban consumers. Studies on wild meat consumption have focused primarily on markets, limiting the scope of species considered to those that are economically valuable and potential inferences from those data.
Fiorella Briceño Huerta   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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