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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...

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Institutional 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...

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Inter-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....

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Rolling 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...

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Care 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...

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Social 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...

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Making 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...

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Shifting 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...

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Determinants 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...

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The 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...

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Education 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...

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Burden 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...

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Gender 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...

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EMERGENCE 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...

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Issues 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...

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Activation, 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...

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Health 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...

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Socioeconomic 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...

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Immigration 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...

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The 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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