A política orçamental, através da gestão das receitas e despesas públicas, é usualmente utilizada pelos decisores políticos para influenciar a atividade económica, nomeadamente através do controlo do rendimento disponível, de uma reafectação eficiente dos recursos existentes, do…
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In this dissertation I analyze the development of contemporary US welfare policy with special consideration given to the importance of race and gender. In the introductory chapter I outline how the development of the American welfare state has continuously neglected the needs of…
It is becoming increasingly evident that in Africa, leaders, and various agents of change in the construction industry are insistent on enhancing the image of the industry. This is an attempt to attract, recruit and retain a high-quality work force capable of effectively and eff…
In this time of racial reckoning, education leaders face heightened responsibility to address the pervasive and enduring racism in our schools and systems. In particular, a wave of activism and attention to racial equity from educators and their unions highlight a powerful, yet …
O direito ao acesso, manutenção e progresso no trabalho em ambientes inclusivos e acessíveis a todos, é um compromisso estabelecido na Convenção sobre os Direitos das Pessoas com Deficiência (ONU, 2006) e que se encontra ainda por cumprir a nível nacional e internacional. Retrat…
This dissertation investigates alliances across gender, race, and class in the dynamics of working class solidarity. The analysis examines the geographically bounded organizational networks, community spatial organization, and political cultures in Kansas City that resulted in a…
In 2013, after decades of organizing, domestic workers’ unions in Brazil won an historic achievement: the extension of labor rights to the country’s more than six million domestic workers. This dissertation picks up where that moment left off by interrogating how the enactment o…
This dissertation examines the origins, functions, and effects of precarious schedules—characterized by unpredictable timing or hours of work—in the US labor market. I focus on the retail sector, which has drawn scrutiny for unstable scheduling practices, such as on-call shifts …
Over much of the globe, the temporal extent of meteorological records is limited, yet a wealth of data remains in paper or image form in numerous archives. This research presents daily rainfall data and metadata for Ireland transcribed from historical manuscripts and printed cop…
Statement of Problem Transgender soldiers are currently trying to serve openly in the military without the fear of termination due to policy changes by presidential administrations or the military. The Biden Administration is reestablishing Obama Administration policies that sup…
The behavioral healthcare (BH) community provides essential health care services to its clients. Employee turnover has a long history dating back as far as 30 years. Turnover continues to be a growing topic in the behavioral health care community. The success of services rendere…
On the World War II home front in Oklahoma the Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC) succeeded in securing defense jobs for African Americans. The efforts of the committee, The Oklahoma Eagle, the Oklahoma City Black Dispatch, and the State Conference of Branches of the Nati…
The problem of drunkenness played an important role in ruling class perceptions of the laboring classes in the early modern English Atlantic. Previous studies addressing alcohol consumption in the English Atlantic have focused on production and the social role of taverns and ale…
La presente investigación toma como punto de partida el análisis del despido como causa de extinción del vínculo laboral, primero desde una perspectiva histórica en nuestro ordenamiento jurídico (tanto a nivel constitucional como legal), luego se desarrolla la tipología del desp…
Temporary contract migrants as a class fall between systems of responsibility: home country, host country, and international community. The systems are separately inadequate and basically uncoordinated, leaving migrants in a precarious situation. The situation of temporary contr…
This study examined the relationship between superintendent leadership practices and collective bargaining processes and procedures using a sequential explanatory, mixed methods approach. In phase one of the study, superintendents in the State of Illinois were asked to complete …
This research study examines the impact of international migration of household labor for Bosnian immigrant women living in Portland, Oregon. Bosnia is a society with enduring patriarchal traditions which assume that women are in charge of doing household chores. Men are in char…
This thesis examines changes to the Turkish welfare-production regime induced by the introduction of an unemployment insurance program and labour legislation designed to promote both flexibility and job security. The main argument is that these social and labour market policy in…
This work explores the effects of international migration on sending families, and the lifecycle deficit in Ethiopia. The first two chapters examine the effects of emigration on the living standards and health of the sending families, using (for identification) the Diversity Vis…