Keywords austerity, women workers, union democracy, trade unions, unemployment, labor, racism, social welfare, working class

Inadequate transportation has emerged as a major bamer to employment for welfare reelplents required to tranmtlon from pubhc assistance to employment under welfare reform. Transportatmn is a particularly daunting barrier for single women without access to a household car This study uses multivariate techmques to examine whether nearby transit access impacts the emplobanent outcomes of th~s popu...

In Japan and developed countries, it has become aged society, and wide variety welfare device or system have been developed. But these evaluation methods of welfare device or system are limited only stability, intensity and partial operability. Because of, it is not clear to determine the standard to evaluation for welfare device or system of usefulness. Therefore, we will attempt to establish ...

Faced with social and health system capacity constraints and rising and changing demand for welfare services, governments and welfare providers are increasingly relying on innovation to help support and enhance services. However, the evidence reported by several studies indicates that the realization of that potential is not an easy task. Innovations can be deemed inherently complex to implemen...

The methodology for the scientific assessment of animal welfare has developed rapidly in recent years and has become a major scientific discipline. The concepts of welfare, need, stress, health, pain, emotion and feeling are now clarified. In teaching, legislation and practical work referring to animal welfare, a clear definition that can be related to other concepts is needed. The welfare of a...

In the context of introduction of deregulatory policy measures and subsequent wave of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Indian corporate sector since 1991, the present paper attempts to examine the welfare implications of this wave. It is found that M&A do not have any significant impact on consumers’ welfare. Instead, consumers’ welfare is significantly influenced by exports intensity, imports...