Social Protection, Globalised (Sociology Today)
by Jos Berghman, Steven D'Haeseleer, Dries Crevits, An Maes, Bea van Buggenhout, and Jef van Langendonck
Social assistance dynamics in Europe
Throughout Europe income support for the poor has become highly controversial. It is often assumed to be not the answer to, but the cause of social exclusion, and is increasingly believed to give rise to welfare dependency. This book contributes to a more complex understanding of welfare state regimes and welfare recipients in contemporary Europe. Describing social assistance 'careers' in different national and urban contexts, it documents the strong interplay between personal biographies and p...
A Defense of Freemasonry and Masonic Gems or Jewels of Thought
by Maria Elizabeth Degeer and Benn Philips Reynolds
This volume, published as a special issue from "OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying" presents a number of theoretical and empirical articles on the topic of euthanasia, doctor-assisted suicide and suicide. We have examined the first extended data available in America with regard to the 93 physician-assisted deaths of Drs. Kevorkian and Reding. We examine the roles of biological verses psychological factors in the patient's decision to actively hasten their death. The role of gender, age, social e...
Your 1987/88 Guide to Social Security Benefits
by Richard Rubin and Leona R Rubin
Children and Youth in Crisis
The successful development of children and young people requires that we protect and nurture a set of interrelated physiological, cognitive, and socio-emotional systems. What happens to these systems in early life can have long-term consequences and can even carry over to the next generation. The impact of economic crises on human development is similarly complex and heterogeneous. Some families and some young people display astonishing resilience - either by being comparatively unscathed by cri...
The Common Good (Routledge Library Editions: Political Thought and Political Philosophy, #49)
by Marcus G. Raskin
First published in 1986. In this thought-provoking book the widely acclaimed thinker and activist, Marcus Raskin, moves beyond the limits and failures of socialism and capitalism to an original theory of social reconstruction for a humane society. Presenting concrete alternatives for education, health, economics and national security he develops a new conception of democracy and the rule of law in relation to our common good. A political and philosophic tool designed for those who search for a...
Reform and Development of the Old-Age Security System in China (The Chinese Paths)
by Aimin Zhou, Yaohui Jiang, and Li Tian
China is experiencing the most comprehensive and profound institutional change in the history of world social security. The 13th Five-Year Plan of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China calls for a more equitable and sustainable social security system. That’s giving us unlimited power to tell China's old-age story and welcome to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. In the light of the above considerations, this book was written. As the core content of social...
Among the issues discussed are the problems of the current system; proposals for the reform; and the impact of reform on the poor, women, and minorities.
Protocol to the European Convention on Social Security (European treaty)
Retirement Systems for Public Employees (Pension Research Council Publications)
by Thomas P Bleakney
From the Pension Research Council of the Wharton School