Information on "Social Policy" and "Political Regions"
January 2013
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2013
The Development of Long-Term Care in Post-Socialist Member States of the EU
Author: Stanisława Golinowska, Agnieszka Sowa
Publisher: Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE)
Long-term care (LTC) in the new EU member states is not yet a legally separated sector of social security. More on «The Development of Long-Term Care in Post-Socialist Member States of the EU»
May 2012
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May 2012
The Economic Agenda of the Islamist Parties
Author: Ibrahim Saif, Muhammad Abu Rumman
Publisher: Carnegie Middle East Center
This paper examines the economic policies of increasing politically powerful Islamist political parties in Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco and Jordan. More on «The Economic Agenda of the Islamist Parties»
October 2010
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Oct 2010
Conditional Cash Transfer Programmes and Gender Vulnerabilities in Latin America
Author: Fabio Veras Soares, Elydia Silva
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper analyses the Brazilian, Colombian and Chilean experiences with conditional cash transfer programmes and how they have helped to tackle gendered economic and social vulnerabilities. More on «Conditional Cash Transfer Programmes and Gender Vulnerabilities in Latin America»
January 2010
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2010
The China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly Vol 8, No 3
Author: Steven Sabol, Slavomír Horák, Sébastien Peyrouse, Jan Šír, Luca Anceschi, Pan Guang, Ishrak Ahmed Siddiky, Sophie Hohmann, Fabio Indeo, Igor Savin
Publisher: Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program (CACI-SRSP)
This special issue first explores the issue of power in post-Niyazov Turkmenistan and investigates the endogenous and exogenous factors that allowed the regime established in December 2006 to maintain firm control over the domestic political scene. More on «The China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly Vol 8, No 3»
April 2009
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Apr 2009
Demographic Trends, Settlement Patterns and Service Provision in Pastoralism
Author: Humanitarian Policy Group
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Trends in pastoralist demography, including urbanization, need to be part of the development agenda so that these changes and their consequences are taken account of in drylands development. More on «Demographic Trends, Settlement Patterns and Service Provision in Pastoralism»
January 2009
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2009
Labour Migration from Georgia and Bilateral Migration Agreements
Author: Archil Abashdze
Publisher: Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development (CIPDD)
This paper addresses the problem of labor migration from Georgia and analyzes prospects of concluding bilateral agreements with western countries to control and monitor it. More on «Labour Migration from Georgia and Bilateral Migration Agreements»
October 2008
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Oct 2008
Social Policy and Migration
Author: Nicola Piper, Shea McClanahan, Katja Hujo
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This report covers a conference which examined the intersection between social policy and migration from the perspective of migratory flows among developing countries. More on «Social Policy and Migration»
August 2008
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Aug 2008
Social Insurance (Pension and Health), Labour Markets and Coverage in Latin America
Author: Carmelo Mesa-Lago
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper analyzes the relationship between the labor market, social insurance and coverage of the labor force and the population in Latin America. More on «Social Insurance (Pension and Health), Labour Markets and Coverage in Latin America»
March 2008
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Mar 2008
Untangling Links Between Trade, Poverty and Gender
Author: Nicola Jones, Hayley Baker
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper examines why and how trade liberalization affects men and women in different ways, drawing on evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean. More on «Untangling Links Between Trade, Poverty and Gender»
January 2008
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2008
Die "Bolivarische Revolution" - Hoffnung für die Armen Lateinamerikas?
Author: Hartmut Sangmeister
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Diese Publikation beschreibt, dass die soziale und wirtschaftliche Situation breiter Bevölkerungsschichten in Lateinamerika Grund für die Wahlsiege links-populistischer Politiker ist. More on «Die "Bolivarische Revolution" - Hoffnung für die Armen Lateinamerikas?»
