The emerging transitional “retirement industry” in Southeast Asia
AbstractPurpose– This article aims to explain how a transnational “retirement industry” in Southeast Asia has emerged recently as a result of interplays between various national and transnational...
View ArticleInstitutional care provisions for the aged in Sri Lanka and some reflections...
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this article is to, within the specific Sri Lankan figures on ageing within South Asia (comparatively high longevity and high figures on intergenerational...
View ArticleInter-generational family care for and by older people in Thailand
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this study is to examine inter-generational arrangements in Thailand for personal care provided to older members and provided by them as grandparents to young children....
View ArticleRolling back of the state in child care? Evidence from urban China
AbstractPurpose– The economic reforms which turned the centrally planned economy to a market economy have profoundly changed the tripartite relationship between the state, work unit, and citizen in...
View ArticleCare expectations, mismatched: state and family in contemporary Singapore
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to investigate in the context of the persistent low fertility that contributes to an ageing society, what might be the shifting roles of state and family...
View ArticleSocial and political economy of care in Japan and South Korea
AbstractPurpose– The two East Asian developmental states of Japan and South Korea share very similar familialistic male breadwinner welfare regimes. However, in the recent years, both countries have...
View ArticleMaking policy for care: experience in Europe and its implications in Asia
AbstractPurpose– This article provides an overview and analysis of care as a concept and object of policy makers' attention in Europe, mindful especially of the lessons that can be drawn from the...
View ArticleShifting boundaries of care in Asia: an introduction
AbstractPurpose– Asia's traditional experiences with care provision differ considerably from those of the West given the prevalent family-based social norms about care and policies in this region. In...
View ArticleDeterminants of Financial Governance Practices- Evidence from NGOs in Ghana
AbstractPurpose - This study explores financial governance as practiced by NGOs in Ghana and further examines the determinants of the financial governance structures of the NGOs. The study specifically...
View ArticleThe depiction of Polish migrants in the United Kingdom by the British press...
AbstractPurpose - A negative framing of immigrants to stir populist sentiment is a widespread tactic repeatedly deployed by the British press. Following the accession of ten new and predominantly...
View ArticleEducation and social stratification across Europe
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate factors that affect progression to university education across Europe. Design/methodology/approach - The data used are obtained from the...
View ArticleBurden of Multiple Disabilities among the Older Population in India: An...
AbstractPurpose - The objective of this study is twofold, firstly, to estimate the prevalence of multiple disabilities among the older population in India; secondly, to examine the socio economic...
View ArticleGender Ideology, Microcredit Participation and Women’s Status in Rural...
AbstractPurpose - Microcredit has become a popular tool for women’s socioeconomic development across the globe. This study examines the influences of gender ideology on women’s microcredit...
View ArticleEMERGENCE OF SOCIAL CLASS IN CASTE ORIENTED PUNJABI RURAL COMMUNITY: A TREND...
AbstractPurpose - This study focuses on changes in stratification structures in a rural community of the Punjab, Pakistan. The village was previously studied by Eglar (1960) suggesting strong caste...
View ArticleIssues Challenging Future Thai Elder Care by Women and Family
AbstractPurpose - This article aims to present the issues that challenge women and family to provide elder care. It also shows weaknesses of policy that strongly attaches to traditional expectation and...
View ArticleActivation, health and well-being: neglected dimensions?
AbstractPurpose - This article argues that some of the most profound costs of unemployment are social in nature, rather than solely economic. Consequently, it is argued that the design and evaluation...
View ArticleHealth Care Access and Barriers for Physically Disabled in Rural Punjab,...
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this paper is to assess disabled persons’ access to health care, and highlight barriers. Design/methodology/approach - A total of 245 rural men and women with physical...
View ArticleSocioeconomic Development and Fertility Trends Among the States of India
AbstractPurpose - This study investigates the relationship between levels of socoeconomic development and subsequent trends in fertility among the states of India. Based on the Theory of Demographic...
View ArticleImmigration Status and the Salaries of Asian Chemists in the United States
AbstractPurpose - In this research, we examine the effects of immigration status on the Asian-white wage gap of one STEM profession, chemistry. Asians chemists are classified into four groups based on...
View ArticleThe Controversy Over Euthanasia in Uganda: A Case of the Baganda
AbstractPurpose - Purpose - The purpose of this study is to explore attitudes towards euthanasia among Ugandan adults. This study is important because few studies exploring this area conducted in low...
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