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Description, Articulation and Limitations in the Social Theory of Insurance

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There have been surprisingly few sustained efforts to explain or theorise the role insurance plays in society. Even the most theoretically inflected insurance scholarship, emanating from governmentality and Actor Network Theory scholarship, tends to be grounded in empirical cases, set in particular periods and places, and it is often ...
Liz McFall
wiley   +1 more source

Social security pension “reforms” in Thailand and Indonesia: unsustainable and unjust [PDF]

, 2008
Lloyd-Sherlock, P., Schröder-Butterfill, E.   +1 more
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Why do Public Debates Escalate? Trigger Points and the Moral Dynamics of “Hot Politics”

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Escalating, emotionally charged, and moralized forms of controversy are a central feature of contemporary politics. Our study develops a framework for understanding how political debates between ordinary citizens become heated; why certain issues provoke particularly strong emotions; and how this affective potential is weaponized by ...
Linus Westheuser, Thomas Lux, Steffen Mau   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of formal social networks in mitigating age-related mental stress among older Nigerians living in poverty: Insights from social capital theory. [PDF]

Glob Ment Health (Camb)
Folorunsho S, Sanmori M, Suleiman M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Flexicurity Pathways Hungary [PDF]

, 2009
Berde, Éva
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Association Between Vasomotor Symptoms of Menopause and Retirement: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the association between vasomotor symptoms of menopause and retirement in Australian women. Design Population‐based cohort study. Setting Secondary analysis of six surveys collected between 1996 and 2010. Population A total of 6928 Australian women, born between 1946 and 1951. Methods Data were obtained from participants in
Biresaw Wassihun Alemu, Michael Waller, Leigh R. Tooth   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Retirement Savings Incentives for Low‐ and Middle‐Income Individuals: Does Government Funded Matching Change Behaviour?*

Economic Record, EarlyView.
We evaluate a government‐funded matching policy for retirement savings contributions targeted at low‐ and middle‐income individuals. Using a difference‐in‐difference approach, we exploit administrative changes to the Australian Government's retirement contribution matching (co‐contribution) policy to identify the impact of the programme on savings ...
Kristen Sobeck, Robert Breunig
wiley   +1 more source

Does the reform of equalization of basic public services affect residents' sense of safety?-A case from China. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Han Z.
europepmc   +1 more source

Reducing Humanitarian Migrants' Welfare Dependency through Language Support: Evidence from Australia's Adult Migrant English Program

Economic Record, EarlyView.
Humanitarian migrants are among the most vulnerable migrant groups, often facing significant integration challenges, particularly language barriers. In response, many developed countries have introduced language programs to support their settlement. This study uses an event study (staggered difference‐in‐differences) approach and data from Australia's ...
Bowen Wang, Tunye Qiu
wiley   +1 more source

A two-group kinetic wealth model with wealth-gap drift and non-Maxwellian kernels. [PDF]

PLoS One
Sun R.
europepmc   +1 more source