France at the dawn of the twenty-first century, trends and transformations

France at the dawn of the twenty-first century, trends and transformations

Author: Rosalie Vermette

Publisher: Summa Publications, Inc.

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 9781883479299

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This volume presents an overview of major cultural themes in contemporary France. The section on politics deals with the issue of political cohabitation, the evolution of the Communist Party, the environment, social systems and the European Union. In the social arena, the articles encompass the evolution of the family, benefits for the elderly, the education system, and the social implications of graffiti. The changing nature of French identity is brought to light through an analysis of the press and the debate on multiculturalism. A review of cultural issues includes the notion of leisure, the contemporary social novel, the cosmopolitan tradition in French film, and new cultural spaces.The work concludes with perceptions of France from the United States as seen through diplomatic relations and remakes of french films, and a final essay on France. The various articles include numerous bibliographic references and will be of great interest to Francophiles, academics, and students of French language and culture.


Social security and related matters

Social security and related matters

Author: Council of Europe

Publisher: Council of Europe

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 932

ISBN-13: 9789287140142

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This glossary will be a privileged tool of translators, experts and all those working in the field of social issues. About 15 000 primary entries and a total of 28 500 terms contribute to make this glossary a comprehensive compilation in the field of social security.


Index of NLM Serial Titles

Index of NLM Serial Titles

Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

Publisher:

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 1118

ISBN-13:

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A keyword listing of serial titles currently received by the National Library of Medicine.


Public Health Systems in the Age of Financialization

Public Health Systems in the Age of Financialization

Author: Ana Carolina Lot Canellas Cordilha

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2023-06-26

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 9004546863

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In Public Health Systems in the Age of Financialization, Ana Carolina Cordilha unpacks policy shifts that have transformed public health systems into vehicles for financial speculation and capital accumulation. While it is commonly thought that these systems are being cut back in the period of financialization, the author shows that current changes in public health financing go far beyond budget cuts and privatization measures. She examines how public health systems are adopting financial instruments and participating in financial accumulation strategies, with harmful impacts on transparency, democratic accountability, and health service provision. With an in-depth study of both the French and Brazilian systems, Cordilha explores the different ways in which this process unfolds in central and peripheral countries.


The social security and the economic crisis II Proceedings of the European Institute for Social Security / La sécurité sociale et la crise économique II Travaux de l’Institut Européen de Sécurité Sociale

The social security and the economic crisis II Proceedings of the European Institute for Social Security / La sécurité sociale et la crise économique II Travaux de l’Institut Européen de Sécurité Sociale

Author: European Institute for Social Security Institut Européen de

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-03-09

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9401168253

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The conference of the European Institute for social security, on the social security and the economic crisis, prepared by its Colloque, held in Tole do in 1981, was held from the 30th of September untill the 2nd of October in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands. The Yearbook 1982 contains the reports presented at the Conference in Zoetermeer, which was opened by the Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, L. de Graaf. The Conference had before it ten national reports and seven synthesis reports (Paul 0 'Higgins, Benefits in general; Jan Pierik, Financing; Winfried Schmahl, Pensions; Yves Saint Jours, Health; Pasquale Sandulli, Unemployment; Martin Partington, Minimum income and family allowances; Jef van Langendonck, Social Security and Economic Insecurity). Most unfortunately Paul O'Higgins did not deliver the written text of his report and we regret that for that reason, we cannot include his report in this yearbook. The Conference, which got the hospitality of the Dutch Social Security Council in Zoetermeer, was very well organised and financed by the Dutch social security institutions and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment. The Institute wants to express its sincere gratitude to Mr. J. Oosterhuis and his collegues and to the ladies of the secretariat Annemie Dancot, Jose Goes, Joke Torenburg and Lisette Veldkamp.


Governance, Industry and Labour Markets in Britain and France

Governance, Industry and Labour Markets in Britain and France

Author: Robert Salais

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-04-22

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 1134728522

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This volume brings together well-known scholars from a wide range of disciplines to provide a superb analytical and historical overview of how state policy has affected established economic and labour market systems in France and Britain. The contributors to this book explore some crucial questions: * how 'dirigiste' was the French state in reality * why was state intervention more acceptable in France than in Britain * how do the differences in state intervention help to explain the respective economic performances of the two countries since the second world war? The book draws on hitherto unpublished primary research by scholars in economic and social history, industrial relations, economics, law, political science, sociology and social policy. As such, it is a timely and welcome intervention into debates concerning the politics of modern labour markets specifically and the role of the state in economic modernization more widely. It will have strong appeal to researchers and students in several discplines.