The Wage Effects of Schooling Under Socialism and in Transition
Author : Daniela Andren
Publisher :
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 18,96 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Wages
ISBN :
Social Exclusion
Author : Giuliana Parodi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 13,32 MB
Release : 2011-09-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 379082772X
Book Description
The book provides a panoramic approach to social exclusion, with emphasis on structural causes (education, health, accidents) and on short term causes connected with the crisis which started in 2008. The picture emerging, based on econometric analysis, is that the crisis has widened the risk of social exclusion, from the structural groups, like disabled people and formerly convicted people, to other groups, like the young, unemployed, low skilled workers and immigrants, in terms of income, poverty, health, unemployment, transition between occupational statuses, participation, leading to a widening of socio-economic duality. It has also been stressed the relevance of definitions of socio-economic outcomes for the evaluation of the crisis, and their consequences to define interventions to fight socio-economic effects of the economic downturn. The adequacy of welfare policies to cope with social exclusion, especially during a crisis, has been called into question.
Capacity Building in Economics Education and Research
Author : François Bourguignon
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 47,22 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821365967
Book Description
This book presents papers from the conference on "Scaling up the Success of Capacity Building in Economic Education and Research," which took place in Budapest at the Central European University campus. It includes contributions from key researchers, academics and policy makers from Europe, the United States, and developing countries that identify and brainstorm on capacity building challenges.
Education and Economic Development
Author : Daniela-Mihaela Neamţu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 563 pages
File Size : 31,85 MB
Release : 2023-03-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3031203828
Book Description
This book explores how education influences economic and social development. With a particular focus on the role of higher education and universities, policies that promote education are analysed to highlight how economic development can be encouraged (and hindered) through policymaking. Comparative trends within Europe and Romania are examined to provide insight into the different ways in which education has evolved across the continent. The relationship between levels of education and employability, personal development, and professional development is also discussed. This book aims to examine how education policies can maximise economic growth and social development. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in economic development and education economics.
Some Reflections on the Use of Administrative Data to Estimate the Net Impacts of Workforce Programs in Washington State
Author : Kevin Hollenbeck
Publisher :
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 44,53 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Manpower policy
ISBN :
Book Description
Finance India
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1750 pages
File Size : 14,26 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Finance
ISBN :
Book Description
Growth, Poverty, and Inequality
Author : Asad Alam
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 45,18 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Book Description
Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union have witnessed a significant decrease in poverty since the Russian financial crisis of 1998-99. Almost 40 million people moved out of poverty from 1998-2003. Three key factors contributed to poverty reduction: growth in wages, growth in employment, and more adequate social transfers. But poverty and vulnerability persist: more than 60 million people live on less than $2 a day. In their recommendations, the report's authors urge countries to continue with enterprise sector reforms, boost rural growth, promote opportunities in lagging regions, increase access to good quality basic services, and produce better social safety nets especially for the working poor and children.
Schooling in Capitalist America
Author : Samuel Bowles
Publisher : Haymarket Books
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 30,99 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Education
ISBN : 1608461319
Book Description
"This seminal work . . . establishes a persuasive new paradigm."--Contemporary Sociology No book since Schooling in Capitalist America has taken on the systemic forces hard at work undermining our education system. This classic reprint is an invaluable resource for radical educators. Samuel Bowles is research professor and director of the behavioral sciences program at the Santa Fe Institute, and professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts. Herbert Gintis is an external professor at the Santa Fe Institute and emeritus professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts.
After the Fall of the Wall
Author : Martin Diewald
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 28,46 MB
Release : 2006-09-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780804779456
Book Description
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was the beginning of one of the most interesting natural experiments in recent history. The East German transition from a Communist state to part of the Federal Republic of Germany abruptly created a new social order as old institutions were abolished and new counterparts imported. This unique situation provides an exceptional opportunity to examine the central tenets of life course sociology. The empirical chapters of this book draw a comprehensive picture of life course transformation, demonstrating how the combination of life course dynamics coupled with an extraordinary pace of system change affect individual lives. How much turbulence was created by the transition and how much stability was preserved? How did the qualifications and resources acquired before 1989 influence the fortunes in the restructured economy? How did the privatization and reorganization of firms impact individuals? Did the transformation experiences differ by age/cohort and gender? How stable were social networks at work and in the family? Were personality characteristics important mediators of post-1989 success or failure or were they rather changed by them? How specific were the East German life trajectories in comparison with Poland and West-Germany?
Cognitive Capitalism
Author : Yann Moulier-Boutang
Publisher : Polity
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 21,45 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0745647324
Book Description
This book argues that we are undergoing a transition from industrial capitalism to a new form of capitalism - what the author calls & lsquo; cognitive capitalism & rsquo;
