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Latin American Unions and the Reform of Social Service Delivery Systems: Institutional Constraints and Policy Choice [PDF]
Recent policy debates on the reform of social service delivery systems focus on the decentralization of services and the introduction of competition in order to improve the quality of services.
Maria Victoria Murillo
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Delivering on the Promise: A State Guide to the Next Steps for Health Care Reform [PDF]
, 2010 Outlines recommendations and considerations for creating health insurance exchanges, lowering costs and improving quality, providing consumer protections, addressing reforms beyond the federal law, and offering state-level public ...
Larry McNeely +2 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explores youth violence towards police officers in Australia through the Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF) to better understand the underlying factors contributing to such violence; focusing on power dynamics, childhood adversity, and trauma.
Dimitra Lattas +4 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington +2 more
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Adjustment programs and Bank support : rationale and main results [PDF]
This paper reviews the rationale for programs and then evaluates the design, implementation, and effectiveness of Bank-supported adjustment programs anddiscusses lessons that have emerged from the analysis of adjustment problems and programs.
Corbo, Vittorio, Fischer, Stanley
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Impacts of power sector reforms on rural electrification in the Philippines : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2004 Inspired by neo-liberal principles, waves of electricity industry reforms have swept the world over the last two decades. To a great extent, the traditional government-extended electrification service was transferred to the hands of private actors and ...
Corpus, Ronaldo F
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Superannuation Reimagined: Moving Beyond the Origins to an Indigenous Focus
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Retirement income systems, such as superannuation, are meant to be non‐discriminatory and consider disadvantage faced by members of society. There are significant differences between the life expectancies of Indigenous and non‐Indigenous peoples. The gap in life expectancies is not considered when determining when Indigenous peoples can retire.
Levon Ellen Blue +2 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In 2019, the Australian government established the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (‘Disability Royal Commission’, DRC) to investigate widespread mistreatment of people with disability. Nearly 10,000 people with disability, their families and supporters engaged with the DRC.
Kate D'Cruz +7 more
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Expenditure reform in industrialised countries: a case study approach [PDF]
This study examines reforms of public expenditure in industrialised countries over the past two decades. We distinguish ambitious and timid reformers and analyse in detail reform experiences in eight case studies of ambitious reform episodes.
Hauptmeier, Sebastian +2 more
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Florida's Employment Restrictions Based on Criminal Records [PDF]
, 2007 Summarizes findings from state agencies' reports on employment restrictions based on criminal records, their scope, and impact. Recommends reforms to align restrictions with meaningful public safety concerns and to ensure due process and ...
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