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Waste pickers in extended producer responsibility policies: A comparative analysis of Brazil and the European Union

open access: yesReview of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, Volume 34, Issue 2, Page 352-364, July 2025.
Abstract This article presents a case study of extended producer responsibility (EPR) policies adopted by the European Union (EU) and Brazil. It focuses on waste pickers—a group increasingly visible in EU countries such as Spain and Italy. While EU directives emphasise the polluter pays principle, little attention is given to the role of informal ...
Leila Giovana Izidoro   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

PSICOLOGIA E TRABALHO INFORMAL: A PERSPECTIVA DOS PROCESSOS DE SIGNIFICAÇÃO

open access: yesPsicologia & Sociedade, 2015
O presente artigo tem como objetivo apresentar e discutir um modelo teórico acerca da significação no trabalho, explorando suas consequências, na forma de desafios e possibilidades, para a pesquisa em psicologia sobre o trabalho informal.
Pedro F. Bendassolli   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do public works programmes foster climate resilience? Conceptual framework and review of empirical evidence

open access: yesInternational Social Security Review, Volume 78, Issue 2-3, Page 145-171, April-September 2025.
Abstract Public works programmes (PWPs) are pervasively used to tackle poverty and unemployment, and to build infrastructure and skills in low‐ and middle‐income countries. While their impacts on poverty, food security and labour outcomes have been widely documented, there is little research focusing on the role of PWPs in supporting household climate ...
Francesco Burchi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The potential of gardening and other plant‐related interventions to reduce symptoms of depression: A systematic review of non‐randomized controlled trials and uncontrolled studies

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 295-316, January 2025.
Abstract Previous systematic reviews have examined the effect of horticultural interventions (e.g., taking care of plants, planting, gardening) on individuals' depressive symptoms through analyses focused exclusively on randomized controlled trials, but that approach overlooks a majority of the potentially informative published research.
Claudio D. Rosa   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Psicologia Social do Trabalho como perspetiva de pesquisa : focalizando vivências no trabalho informal

open access: yesLaboreal
O artigo apresenta a Psicologia Social do Trabalho (PST) como uma perspetiva de estudos e práticas que envolvem a realidade de trabalhadores em diferentes inserções laborais. Partindo do olhar de trabalhadores sobre os seus próprios processos organizativos no cotidiano de trabalho, a PST se posiciona em favor das demandas deles e assume um horizonte ...
Silva, Juliana Lopes da   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Developing long‐term care insurance in China: A review of structure, impact and future directions

open access: yesInternational Social Security Review, Volume 78, Issue 1, Page 83-106, January/March 2025.
Abstract Since 2016, China has established long‐term care insurance (LTCI) in the form of pilot projects that now extend to almost 50 cities. The need for long‐term care is likely to increase significantly. This article looks at initial studies undertaken in a range of cities on the impact of the LTCI pilots on health and the use of health care, on ...
Mel Cousins
wiley   +1 more source

Reflexões entre Trabalho, Memória e Religiosidade: o Comércio de Artigos Religiosos das Romarias de Bom Jesus da Lapa

open access: yesRevista Binacional Brasil - Argentina, 2017
O artigo está centrado na relação entre Memória e Trabalho, no contexto do espaço turístico-religioso da cidade-santuário de Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brasil.
Karolyny de Oliveira Almeida   +1 more
doaj  

Elections, coalitions, and the politics of Brazil's macroeconomic stabilization

open access: yesPolitics &Policy, Volume 52, Issue 6, Page 1227-1245, December 2024.
Abstract After several failed attempts in previous years, Brazil's Plano Real finally ended hyperinflation in 1993–1994, and a significant driver of inequality and poverty was eliminated as a result. By combining data from Congress and newspaper archives, 17 interviews, and secondary sources, this article takes a qualitative approach to explore the ...
Daniel H. Alves
wiley   +1 more source

Gender, social protection systems and street‐level bureaucrats

open access: yesInternational Social Security Review, Volume 77, Issue 4, Page 7-22, October/December 2024.
Abstract Street‐level bureaucrats are the “human face” of social protection delivery systems around the world. To date, most social protection literature approaches questions of gender with respect to policy and programme design and expected and unexpected outcomes.
Tara Patricia Cookson   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing gender‐responsive social protection among informal and traditionally uncovered workers in sub‐Saharan Africa: An assessment of access to maternity protection

open access: yesInternational Social Security Review, Volume 77, Issue 4, Page 79-101, October/December 2024.
Abstract A wide and established body of research evidence has consistently shown how the effective provision of social protection benefits and the promotion of gender equality are among the key tools for addressing shocks, vulnerability and poverty.
Zitha Mokomane   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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