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Nordisk VälfärdsforskningThis article is concerned with how migrant students who arrive in the Danish school system during their compulsory school years are placed in different reception programs by street-level bureaucrats. The national political framework is indeterminate with
Nanna Ramsing Enemark
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Policy & Society, 2019 Care realities are characterised by important differences between men and women. At the end of the 1990s, women were overrepresented among the oldest sections of the French population, as well as among their unpaid and paid helpers.
Annie Dussuet, Clémence Ledoux
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Representation of Lesbian and Gay Men in Federal, State, and Local Bureaucracies [PDF]
, 2008 Americans increasingly view lesbians and gay men as a legitimate minority, entitled to equal employment opportunities and perhaps to adequate representation in government.
David W. Pitts, Gregory B. Lewis
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Fighting a New Enemy: How the Pandemic Changed the Role of Firefighters
RAC: Revista de Administração ContemporâneaObjective: this study aimed to examine the influence of the pandemic on the work performance of firefighters in a state in the southeast region of Brazil, considering perceived discretion, individual aspects, and institutional factors.
Carlos Eduardo Guilarducci Fonseca +3 more
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Prison staff and the health promoting prison. [PDF]
, 2011 Purpose – This paper aims to discuss some of the obstacles to implementing policy and strategy related to health promoting prisons. It focuses on the role of prison officers and raises issues concerning their conditions of service, training and ...
Dixey, R, Woodall, J
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The Single Supervisory Mechanism – Panacea or Quack Banking Regulation? : Preliminary assessments of the evolving regime for the prudential supervision of banks with the ECB involvement (August 16, 2013) [PDF]
, 2013 This paper analyzes the evolving architecture for the prudential supervision of banks in the euro area. It is primarily concerned with the likely effectiveness of the SSM as a regime that intends to bolster financial stability in the steady state.
Tröger, Tobias
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Nordic Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2021 This article concerns the role of teachers as street level bureaucrats in Swedish vocational healthcare education for adult students. At the centre of the analysis are the challenges related to policy implementation when many of the students are second ...
Sara Hultqvist, Katarina Hollertz
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The sound formation of robust environmental policies is increasingly important for low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) to achieve their national objectives and international commitments. However, policy implementation can be complex, and environmental policies may not be prioritised given other critical socio‐economic development issues ...
Rebecca K. M. Clube, Julia Tomei
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Ethnic Diversity and Organizational Performance: Assessing Diversity Effects at the Managerial and Street Levels [PDF]
, 2003 As the public sector workforce becomes more ethnically diverse and as government agencies make attempts to "manage" that diversity, the importance of understanding how diversity affects workplace interactions and work-related outcomes increases.
David W. Pitts, Elizabeth M. Jarry
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Workfare in the undemocratic states: the case of China [PDF]
, 2015 This article examines the problems caused by workfare in China. It is found that China’s public assistance scheme is managed mainly by volunteers and government officials who do not necessarily possess relevant qualifications.
Chan, CK, Ngok, K
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