In recent decades, public health policy and practice have been increasingly challenged by
globalization, even as global financing for health has increased dramatically. This article …

Public works and employment programmes have long been considered a staple of social
assistance. For the most part, though, they have been designed as short-term safety nets …

The recognition that globalization has an important role in explaining health inequalities has
now moved into the mainstream. Much of that role relates to what has been called '[t] he …

The Keynesian analysis of financial stability as developed by Hyman Minsky, provides
considerable insights into understanding the nature and dynamics of boom-bust cycles …

This paper looks into the effects rapid liberalization of economies has had on labour and
capital worldwide. The global labour force has doubled in the past two decades and job …

This article discusses growing inequalities in the context of employment and labour market
policies and how the latter can contribute to lowering inequalities. It discusses what is meant …

This chapter deals with income inequality in develo** countries. It gives a historical
overview on how income inequality has been addressed in develo** countries and …

Recent years have seen a rapid opening up and integration of develo** countries into the
world economy to a degree unprecedented in modern history. This has no doubt brought …

The world economy is entering an era of multiple crises, involving finance, food security and
global environmental change. This article assesses the implications for global public health …

1. 1 Research Scope Ever since the introduction of social insurance legislation beginning in
the last th decades of the 19 century, social scientists have been interested in analyzing the …