Social Welfare

The Western welfare state model is beset with structural, financial, and moral crises. So-called scroungers, cheats, and disability fakers persistently occupy the centre of public policy discussions, even as official …

The proportion of state resources absorbed by social welfare spending in the nineteenth century is not …

Prisoners’ Bodies investigates the history of the Irish ordinary prisoners’ movement and how it was shaped by public discourse, highlighting the lived experiences of individual people in prison.

De Rossa, the Dem- ocratic Left Minister for Social Welfare (1994–97). In spite of this, Irish prison …

Vancouver, British Columbia, now reports “no religion” as its leading religious identity, putting it in the vanguard of a trend happening across North America. What does this mean for the …

the midwestern city of Lakeburg responding to social welfare reform in the community. Lichterman was curious …

Recently, many developed economies, including Canada and the US, have implemented major government programs to promote the growth of specific industries and sectors including electronic vehicles (EVs) and the critical …

namely, that such intervention will improve social welfare. Both traditional and newer arguments for industrial … and produce “too much” output from an overall social welfare perspective. Most economists accept the relevance …

A Brief History Social Planning Council of Winnipeg 1919 to 2024 The origin of the Social Planning Council (SPCW) For example, a spirit of cooperation among reflects the diverse and …

Orphanage, Home of While there were some efforts at social welfare Welcome, YWCA, and the Department of Neglected …

Ireland’s Great Famine produced Europe’s worst refugee crisis of the nineteenth century. More than 1.5 million people left Ireland, many ending up in Canada. Among the most vulnerable were nearly …

Christianity The Protestant Churches and Social Welfare in Canada, 1900–1940 Nancy Christie and …

This report explores the effects of border carbon adjustment (BCA) schemes, especially the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on Vietnam, using insights from stakeholders and research. It covers …

in job losses and affecting the income and social welfare of workers. This highlights the interconnectedness …

A scathing critique of the colonial legal system’s denial of children’s rights One afternoon in 2016, law professor Robin Hansen receives a call. On the other end of the line …

dren, whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative …

The ESG movement calls for public companies and investors in public companies to identify and voluntarily implement environmental, social, and governance initiatives—ostensibly in the public interest. One school of thought …

perspective of a society’s overall economic and social welfare. The main reason they cite is that senior executives … this change in focus will enhance over- all social welfare, even if it comes at the expense of reduced …

Detailing the current production, trade, and regulatory landscape to inform critical raw materials strategies of the Organisation of the African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS).

aligned with environmental sustainability and social welfare standards. This priority includes implementing …