Search for dissertations about: "comparative social policy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 135 swedish dissertations containing the words comparative social policy.

2. 1. Vulnerability and inequalities in health and wellbeing : the role of social policy

   Author : Björn Högberg; Anna Baranowska-Rataj; Mattias Strandh; Espen Dahl; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social policy; Welfare state; Vulnerability; Inequality; Social stratification; Health; Wellbeing;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate the moderating role of social policies for the association between vulnerable social positions and health and wellbeing. Vulnerable social positions are identified in relation to age-related transition points in to or out of the labour market. READ MORE

4. 2. Social Policy in Development Contexts : Drivers, Mechanisms and Outcomes

   Author : Sebastian Sirén; Kenneth Nelson; Ann-Zofie Duvander; Olof Bäckman; Björn Halleröd; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; social policy; social protection; political economy; welfare state; comparative politics; causal mechanisms; development; poverty; inequality; inclusive growth; partisan politics; sustainable development goals; global studies; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : Economic growth amidst staggering inequality in many low- and middle-income countries makes the quest to end global poverty more topical than ever. Calls to leave no one behind in the course of development underscore the need to reconsider the role of policy frameworks in emerging economies. READ MORE

5. 3. Social Policy and Health Insurance in South Korea and Taiwan : A Comparative Historical Approach

   Author : Annette H. K. Son; Christer Gunnarsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Social sciences; social policy; health insurance; South Korea; Taiwan; social security institutions; state; regulator; entitlement to statutory health insurance; direct presidential elections; international norms; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; ekonomisk historia; Economic History;

   Abstract : This dissertation deals with a comparison of social policy in South Korea and Taiwan. By tracing the historical origins of the modern social security institutions, as well as the historical process of modernization of medical care in Korea and Taiwan, this study can identify the extension of entitlement to health insurance as one of the most contentious social policy issues in the two countries. READ MORE

6. 4. Emergence and structuring of social insurance institutions : comparative studies on social policy and unemployment insurance

   Author : Eero Carroll; John D. Stephens; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : The Strengths and Limits of Generalizing Theory inAccounting for Comparative Welfare State Development: An IntroductoryEssay. This essay discusses some central theoretical, empirical and inferentialproblems in comparative welfare state research, and summates the results ofstudies pursued here. Frontiers for further research are indicated. READ MORE

7. 5. The spatial manifestation of inequality : residential segregation in Sweden and its causes

   Author : Simone Scarpa; Tapio Salonen; Susanne Urban; Lars Brännström; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; residential segregation; income inequality; immigration; immigration policy regime; welfare state; housing; Sweden; Malmö; Genoa; Swedish metropolitan areas; Sociology; Sociologi; Socialt arbete; Social Work; Human Geography; Kulturgeografi;

   Abstract : The thesis examines the relationship between income inequality and residential segregation in Swedish cities. In recent years, in Sweden, much attention has been given to the direction of causality from residential segregation to income inequality. READ MORE