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‘The Good Couscous That Pleases Us!’: The Meanings of Enduring Imperialist Imagery in Postcolonial French Food Advertising, 1970–2000

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines a wave of Orientalism‐inspired food commercials that appeared on television in France between 1975 and 2000. Older commercials for couscous were more banal, emphasizing a given product's superiority or affordability. Around 1975, however, there was a concerted shift in the advertising; new spots contained exoticized ...
Kelly Ricciardi Colvin
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THE LEGITIMACY TRAP: Street Vending Heterogeneity and Selective Enforcement in San Francisco

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Literature on street vending regulation often emphasizes the challenges in enforcing legal frameworks due to unclear laws or insufficient state capacity. However, it tends to overlook diversity among vendors themselves along crucial parameters such as spatial location, community ties and processes of goods procurement.
Irene Farah
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Food insecurity and unemployment as mediators of the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and psychological well-being in young South Africans with HIV

BMC Public Health
Background Poor psychological well-being, including depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem, is both prevalent among young South Africans living with HIV and associated with poor HIV clinical outcomes.
Connor P. Bondarchuk, Tiffany Lemon, Andrew Medina-Marino, Elzette Rousseau, Siyaxolisa Sindelo, Nkosiypha Sibanda, Lisa M. Butler, Linda-Gail Bekker, Valerie A. Earnshaw, Ingrid T. Katz   +9 more
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The Experience of Unemployment in Ireland: A Thematic Analysis [PDF]

This paper reports on the results of 13 semi-structured focus groups carried out with unemployed respondents across Ireland in 2010. The purpose of the research is to examine the subjective experience of unemployment across a wide range of dimensions. 15
Liam Delaney, Michael Egan, Nicola O'Connell   +2 more
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Understanding and Responding to Persistently High Unemployment [PDF]

, 2012
[Excerpt] In this study, CBO examines a broad array of policy approaches designed to reduce unemployment. Some of those policies would aim to boost the economy and demand for goods and services, reflecting the fact that the increase in unemployment in ...
Congressional Budget Office
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Skilled for Whom? Immigration Policy, Racial Capitalism, and the Reproduction of Inequality in Britain

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the UK's 2025 Immigration White Paper as a critical site for understanding how immigration policy functions as an instrument of racial capitalism. Drawing on Critical Race Theory, the theory of social reproduction, and intersectionality, it interrogates how the state's construction of the ‘skilled migrant’ operates as a ...
Muhammad Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Umar, Deborah Hamer‐Acquaah   +2 more
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Evaluating the impact of the UK job retention scheme on mental health and well‐being using matched difference‐in‐differences

Fiscal Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract In March 2020, the UK government implemented the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, otherwise known as furlough, to minimise the impact of job losses. The UK furlough protected jobs during the COVID‐19 crisis, covering up to 80 per cent of a worker's monthly wage for hours not worked. We evaluate the causal effects of furlough on mental health,
Christopher Deeming, Lateef Akanni
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Valuing Health Conditions - Insights from Happiness Surveys across Countries and Cultures [PDF]

This paper assesses the effects of different health conditions on happiness. Based on a large data set for Latin America, the effects of different conditions are examined across age, gender, and income cohorts. Anxiety and pain have stronger effects than
Carol Graham, Eduardo Lora, Lucas Higuera   +2 more
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Examining the financial and commercial literacy of Australian Indigenous small business owners

Accounting &Finance, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 667-690, March 2025.
Abstract Financial and commercial literacy are essential skills for small business owners to navigate an increasingly complex financial landscape. This study examines the financial and commercial literacy of 592 Indigenous and non‐Indigenous small business owners.
Mark Brimble, Scott Weaven, Karen L. Wildman, Levon Blue, Kerry Bodle, Lorelle Frazer   +5 more
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Exploring the intersection of heavy alcohol use and masculine norms as risk factors for male‐to‐female intimate partner violence: Evidence from an Australian national survey

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Endorsement of traditional masculine norms and male alcohol use are identified risk factors for male‐to‐female intimate partner violence (MFIPV) perpetration, yet their interaction remains unexplored in Australia. This study aimed to estimate the associations between heavy male alcohol use, endorsement of traditional ...
Bree Willoughby, Koen Smit, Ingrid M. Wilson, Gail Gilchrist, Anne‐Marie Laslett   +4 more
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