How can Green Public Procurement contribute to Social Sustainability? by Raquel Carvalho

“…For reasons linked to the cross-cutting nature of environmental policies and the national economic connection of social policies, the former are more suited for harmonising member states’ legal systems. …”
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Le gouvernement chinois peut-il réorienter le régime d’accumulation ? Une analyse au prisme des transformations du rapport salarial by Clément Séhier

“…However, the institutionalisation of social policies formulated by central authorities is hampered by the resistance of local governments and capitalists. …”
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Non-take-up as a social experience. Towards a typology of not claiming social benefits by Barbara Lucas

“…Breadwinner); non-take-up as a consequence of the inadequacy of social policies (the Single Mother); non-take-up as part of an intergenerational integration project (the Migrant Worker); and non-take-up as an ethical stance (the Ethical Intellectual).…”
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THE ROLE OF NATIONAL SOCIAL STATES FOR PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF SOCIAL VALUES IN THE CONTEXT OF NEOLIBERAL GLOBAL ORDER by Domeniko Kvartuč, Valentino Kuzelj

“…In addition, the impact of economic processes, and crises on the constitutional order of national states is highlighted, which may result in “tacit” changes in the constitutional structures of individual states in the direction of dissolving the role of legislatures (as elected representatives of citizens) in creating economic, fiscal, and social policies. Finally, it is pointed out that, given the impossibility of unified regulation of the world market, mechanisms to combat the negative (social and economic) consequences of the globalization process need to be found within the framework of national states.…”
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A glance at the Ethiopian higher education from the developmental state perspective by Ayenachew Assefa Woldegiyorgi

“…However, despite the rapid expansion of the sector, its process and roles have not become a research agenda to assess whether Ethiopia is following the ‘right path’ of the developmental state model in its various economic and social policies. Therefore, this study attempts to shed light on the nature of the Ethiopian higher education taking the perspective of the developmental state paradigm. …”
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A glance at the Ethiopian higher education from the developmental state perspective by Ayenachew Assefa Woldegiyorgi

“…However, despite the rapid expansion of the sector, its process and roles have not become a research agenda to assess whether Ethiopia is following the ‘right path’ of the developmental state model in its various economic and social policies. Therefore, this study attempts to shed light on the nature of the Ethiopian higher education taking the perspective of the developmental state paradigm. …”
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Vulnerabilidade de inserção no mercado de trabalho dos jovens moradores de favelas de Belo Horizonte by Nícia Raies Moreira de Souza, Juliana de Lucena Ruas Riani

“…The combination of low schooling and income, labor market insertion difficulties and barriers to access to social policies can be understood as structural causes for vulnerability. …”
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A Challenge to the Obviousness of Equality of Opportunity by Matías Reeves

“…Consequently, we should think in other principle to rule our social policies. The persecution of equality of opportunity has led societies to put a lot of pressure to schools, which are seen as the social institutions to level the playing field, with the correspondent incentive to prepare students for the job market, but not for their flourishing as members of a community and the consequent loss in social cohesion.First and foremost, I will introduce several concepts of equality of opportunity, where Rawlsian fair equality of opportunity will be extended reviewed. …”
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UKRAINIAN PEASANTRY AS AN OBJECT OF AGRARIAN REFORMS by G. G. Krivchik

“…The author uses the following methods: dialectical – in the depiction of the controversial nature of agrarian reforms; retrospective – in determination of the main stages of agrarian transformations inUkraine; comparative – in revealing common and different features in the agrarian policy of theUSSR and modernUkraine.The scientific novelty is in the substantiation of the natural unity of economic and social policies in agriculture, the use of a variety of historical sources for this purpose. …”
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Social Work and Human Rights: Uncrossed Paths Between Exposure, Engagement, Lens, and Methods in Professional Practice by Maria Irene Carvalho, Cristina Albuquerque, Pedro Borrego

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ASSESSING THE INFLUENCE OF THE INDUCED TELEWORK ON WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT IN PORTUGAL by Ekaterina REZNIKOVA, Laura Tereza GOMEZ URQUIJO, Marta ENCISO SANTOCILDES

“…However, this sudden transition, coupled with gaps in social policies, has disproportionately impacted existing issues such as gender disparities and labor market inequalities. …”
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«Islamic Socialism» in Pakistan: Evolution, Implementation and Legacy in Domestic and Foreign Policy by G. G. Makarevich

“…Focused on the tenure of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (1971-1977), the article examines the implementation of the "Islamic socialism" policy and the subsequent reasons for its failure, culminating in a military coup. …”
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Prevalence of Parasitosis in Elderly residents and Workers of Institutions of Long Permanence in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre and the Mountain Region of Rio Grande do... by Anne Brandolt Larré, Camila Duarte Bürgie, Paula Engroff, Geraldo Attilo De Carli

“…Both regions show peculiar conditions, aging brings some challenges to society, demanding the implementation and effectiveness of social policies of public health congruent to the current reality to improve the life quality for elderly and workers regarding their sociodemographic variables, economic, hygienic habits and symptomatology.…”
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Endogenous economic growth from the perspective of Islamic economic doctrine by Qasemi Abdulkhaliq, Tavakkoli Mohammad Javad

“…The findings of this research show that the economic doctrine of Islam and the economic and social policies based on moral principles and Islamic standards have wide and deep effects on human motivations and efforts and oblige people to behave decently towards each other and make optimal use of resources and facilities. …”
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The anti-politics of food in South Africa: Transformation, accountability and the nutrition policy subsystem by Busiso Helard Moyo, Anne Marie Thow, Florian Kroll, Scott Drimie

“…South Africa has strong legal institutions and practices, and social policies that support public provisioning of food, but a non-interventionist approach to the food system. …”
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Desenvolvimento rural do semiárido brasileiro: transformações recentes, desafios e perspectivas by Antonio Marcio Buainain, Junior Ruiz Garcia

“…Although this picture is still partially true, it does not take into account a “new” scenario that is emerging in this region fostered by public and private investments in infrastructure, industries, mines and agriculture, and by social policies as well. In the recent period, the Northeast Region, the Semiarid included, has benefited from a wide range of initiatives of the federal government, which are generating numerous positive effects that have the potential to transform the structures of the Semiarid and insert it into a virtuous cycle accumulation. …”
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Civil Society Organizations’ Advocacy Strategies and Performance of Local Governments: A Case Study of Kabale District. by Robert, Kakuru Byamugisha

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Editorial by Jörg Tremmel, Edward Page, Konrad Ott

“…Objections of compensatory (or historical) injustice rest upon the identification of distinct groups of descendants, at least one injured party and at least one causer of the damage; whereas intergenerational justice typically focuses on the way in which inequitable acts or social policies affect the well-being of a typical member of a subsequent generation. …”
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