In Search Of Personal Welfare
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In Search Of Personal Welfare
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Author : Mu-chou Poo
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 1998-01-29
In Search Of Personal Welfare written by Mu-chou Poo and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-29 with History categories.
This book is the first major reassessment of ancient Chinese religion to appear in recent years. It provides a historical investigation of broadly shared religious beliefs and goals in ancient China from the earliest period to the end of the Han Dynasty. The author makes use of recently acquired archeological data, traditional texts, and modern scholarly work from China, Japan, and the West. The overall concern of this book is to try to reach the religious mentality of the ancient Chinese in the context of personal and daily experiences. Poo deals with such problems as the definition of religion, the popular/elite controversy in methodology, and the use of "elite" documents in the study of ordinary life.
Ghosts And Religious Life In Early China
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Author : Mu-Chou Poo
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-01-27
Ghosts And Religious Life In Early China written by Mu-Chou Poo and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-27 with Social Science categories.
What did ghosts look like, what did they do, and what can they tell us about Chinese culture and society?
Birth And Fortune
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Author : Richard A. Easterlin
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1987-04-15
Birth And Fortune written by Richard A. Easterlin and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-04-15 with Business & Economics categories.
In this influential work, Richard A. Easterlin shows how the size of a generation—the number of persons born in a particular year—directly and indirectly affects the personal welfare of its members, the make-up and breakdown of the family, and the general well being of the economy. "[Easterlin] has made clear, I think unambiguously, that the baby-boom generation is economically underprivileged merely because of its size. And in showing this, he demonstrates that population size can be as restrictive as a factor as sex, race, or class on equality of opportunity in the U.S."—Jeffrey Madrick, Business Week
The Personal And The Political
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Author : S. Kumlin
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2004-06-25
The Personal And The Political written by S. Kumlin and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-06-25 with Political Science categories.
This study investigates the extent to which personal welfare state experiences affect general political orientations and attitudes. What are the political effects when a person is discontent with some aspect of, say, the particular health services or the public kindergartens that she has been in personal contact with? Do they lose faith in the welfare state or in leftist ideas about large-scale state intervention in society? Do they take their negative experiences as a sign that the political system and its politicians are not functioning satisfactorily? Will their inclination to support the governing party drop? And if so, how strong are the political effects of personal welfare state experiences compared to those of other, more well-known, explanatory factors? Addressing these and other questions, this study develops a theoretical framework that incorporates insights from a multitude of research traditions, including research on the welfare state, voting behaviour, social psychology, rational choice theory, political psychology, and institutional theory. The framework is tested empirically using Swedish primary survey data collected under the auspices of the 1999 West Sweden SOM Survey, and the 1999 Swedish European Parliament Election Study.
Enemies Of Civilization
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Author : Mu-chou Poo
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2012-02-01
Enemies Of Civilization written by Mu-chou Poo and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-01 with History categories.
Enemies of Civilization is a work of comparative history and cultural consciousness that discusses how "others" were perceived in three ancient civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China. Each civilization was the dominant culture in its part of the world, and each developed a mind-set that regarded itself as culturally superior to its neighbors. Mu-chou Poo compares these societies' attitudes toward other cultures and finds differences and similarities that reveal the self-perceptions of each society. Notably, this work shows that in contrast to modern racism based on biophysical features, such prejudice did not exist in these ancient societies. It was culture rather than biophysical nature that was the most important criterion for distinguishing us from them. By examining how societies conceive their prejudices, this book breaks new ground in the study of ancient history and opens new ways to look at human society, both ancient and modern.
The Individual And The Welfare State
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Author : Axel Börsch-Supan
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2011-04-13
The Individual And The Welfare State written by Axel Börsch-Supan and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-13 with Family & Relationships categories.
Our health, our income and our social networks at older ages are the consequence of what has happened to us over the course of our lives. The situation at age 50+ reflects our own decisions as well as many environmental factors, especially interventions by the welfare state. This book explores the richness of 28,000 life histories in thirteen European countries, collected as part of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Combining these data with a comprehensive account of European welfare state interventions provides a unique opportunity to answer the important public policy questions of our time – how the welfare state affects people’s incomes, housing, families, retirement, volunteering and health. The overarching theme of the welfare state creates a book of genuinely interdisciplinary analyses, a valuable resource for economists, gerontologists, historians, political scientists, public health analysts, and sociologists alike.
Social Welfare In India And China
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Author : Jianguo Gao
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-09-01
Social Welfare In India And China written by Jianguo Gao and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-01 with Political Science categories.
Focusing on social work and social service delivery, this book examines the social policies and programmes designed to address different societal issues and concerns across India and China. It focuses on gaining understanding of design and delivery of social welfare policies related to special interest groups, highlighting important contemporary challenges such as child labour, child abuse, exploitation of women, problems related to disabled people, mental health issue, illiteracy and unemployment. Offering a comparative perspective, the book considers the impact of political administration in both countries to critically assess key issues related to social welfare in two different political, economic, social, and cultural contexts.
Promoting Active Citizenship
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Author : Karl Henrik Sivesind
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-08-29
Promoting Active Citizenship written by Karl Henrik Sivesind and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-29 with Social Science categories.
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book analyses the considerable variation in the shares of private provision for core services in education, health and social services, in the Scandinavian countries. The chapters compare countries, service areas, and the for-profit, non-profit and public sectors. Each focuses on different levels of change: the mix of welfare providers, national laws and regulations, governance in municipalities, nursing homes and schools, and finally, the consequences experienced by the users of the services. The authors ask which combinations of governance structures, service sector providers, and user choice give the best results for active citizenship. Promoting Active Citizenship will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines, including Public Administration and Management, Non-Profit Management, Social Policy, Innovation in Public Service, Social Care and Education and School Research.
Handbook Of Welfare In China
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Author : B. Carrillo
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2017-07-28
Handbook Of Welfare In China written by B. Carrillo and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-28 with Political Science categories.
The Handbook is a timely compilation dedicated to exploring a rare diversity of perspectives and content on the development, successes, reforms and challenges within China’s contemporary welfare system. It showcases an extensive introduction and 20 original chapters by leading and emerging area specialists who explore a century of welfare provision from the Nationalist era, up to and concentrating on economic reform and marketisation (1978 to the present). Organised around five key concerns (social security and welfare; emerging issues and actors; gaps; future challenges) chapters draw on original case-based research from diverse disciplines and perspectives, engage existing literature and further key debates.
Welfare Capitalism In East Asia
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Author : I. Holliday
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2003-09-18
Welfare Capitalism In East Asia written by I. Holliday and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-18 with Business & Economics categories.
Social Policy has been a key dimension of dynamic economic growth in East Asia's 'little tigers' and is also a prominent strand of their responses to the financial crisis of the late 1990s. This systematic comparative analysis of social policy in the region focuses on the key sectors of education, health, housing and social security. It sets these sectoral analyses in wider contexts of debates about developmental states, the East Asian welfare model and globalization.