The impact of informality on inclusive growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does financial inclusion matter?

Rising poverty levels in Sub-Saharan Africa requires a better understanding of inclusive growth determinants to develop effective policy responses. Using panel data from 44 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 1990–2018, we compute measures of inclusive growth based on gender and the rural–urban divide. We account for endogeneity, cross-sectional dependence, and heteroscedasticity, and estimate an inclusive growth model using the instrumental variable generalized method of moments (IV-GMM) estimator. The empirical evidence indicates that the impact of informality on inclusive growth depends on the measure of informality and inclusiveness. Our results show that financial inclusion exhibits an inverted-U-shaped relationship with inclusive growth. Also, we find that the moderating role of financial inclusion in the informality–inclusive growth nexus is mixed. Our results are robust to alternative model specifications and highlight the importance of financial inclusion and informality in influencing inclusive growth in Sub-Saharan Africa.     

武夷礼俗社会事象多元性探析

武夷礼俗文化在深远厚重的武夷文化孕育下,内涵丰富,具有古闽族变迁融合遗存的礼俗、南迁移民交互相融的农事节庆生活礼俗、集儒释道三教为一的信仰礼俗、武夷茶礼俗、朱熹《家礼》熏染下的武夷家庭礼俗等多元性特征,对武夷文化生活产生了广泛影响,具有重要的研究价值。     

Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Senior Centers: Comparing Participant Characteristics in More and Less Multicultural Settings

The 2008 Health Indicators Project surveyed a probability sample (N = 1,870) of New York City senior center participants. Attendees of racially and ethnically diverse and nondiverse senior centers were compared across 5 domains: demographics; health and quality of life; social support networks; neighborhood perceptions and engagement; health service access/utilization. Although homogeneous and diverse center participants demonstrate similar health and quality-of-life outcomes, those from diverse centers demonstrate greater risk of social isolation, receive less family support, and more likely seek medical care from hospitals or community clinics. Implications and future directions for research, practice and policy are discussed.     

多科型大学复合型法律人才培养的多元化实训模式探究

多科型大学中的法学人才培养应定位于复合型法律人才,这样才更符合学校人才培养的目标.精通法律,熟悉行业,学科交融和模拟训练的标准所形成的多元化实训模式成为复合型法律人才培养的重要途径.校内实训模式中先奠定好多元化实训的基础,增加实训的内容,加强教师的引导至关重要;校外实训模式中建构不同类型的实习基地,进行不同类型的实训成为重要补充.     

Perceptions of Cousin Marriage Among Young Bedouin Adults in Israel

Abstract

Attitudes of young Bedouin adults (26 men and 23 women) in Israel towards cousin marriage, a traditional marriage pattern in the Bedouin society, were investigated. A Bedouin clan (population 3,400) with a high rate of cousin marriage and consanguinity was targeted for this study. Thirty-seven percent of the respondents expressed unconditional positive attitudes towards cousin marriage, while 22% said that this form of mate selection is inevitable because of the parents. These views represented the persistence of this tradition in Bedouin culture. However, there was also support for change and modernization, reflected in a negative view of parental intervention (8%, all men) as well as in a new predilection for romantic love (22%). A majority (65%) of the respondents held the view that cousin marriage is associated with genetic diseases. However, the biomedical discourse of genetic risk did not change the traditional Bedouin method of mate selection and was rather incorporated into the traditional discourse through a system referred to as “healthy consanguinity” (namely the option of premarital carrier matching). The paper concludes by considering the persistence of consanguinity from educational, political and cultural perspectives.     

Paralympics 2012 legacy: accessible housing and disability equality or inequality?

The golden summer of sport is now over, but what is the legacy of London 2012 for disabled people? Nadia Ahmed, a disabled student, discusses the difficulties she has faced in finding accessible accommodation in London. She argues that while the Games are over, the United Kingdom still has lots of hurdles to leap when it comes to disability. The article focuses on her own personal experience of not being able to get wheelchair-accessible accommodation in Tower Hamlets, a London borough that is a close neighbour of Stratford where the Olympic and Paralympic games were held. The article raises questions about disability equality following the Paralympics.     

东方文化统一性初探

东方文化的多元性客观存在,但其统一性更为明显。亚细亚生产方式从根本上决定了东方社会文化的性质和特点,奠定了东方文化统一性的社会基础;历史上三大文化圈之间的交流与互动,成为东方文化统一性的一个重要成因;东方文化在世界观、人生观和思维方式等方面均有诸多相同或相似的表现。对东方文化的统一性进行研究,也具有至关重要的学科意义。     

莎士比亚作品主题的多样性

在莎士比亚的戏剧中,无论是悲剧、喜剧还是历史剧都体现出其主题的多样性。这种多样性来自于莎士比亚很强的处理主题的自我意识,他采用一般到特殊的模式,有意识地避免对择选素材的设限归类。从公众话题转向个人事件,创造喜剧的美学价值。作品具有重复的多样性。主人公看似重复,实则不同,如一系列女性形象,国王形象,弄臣形象都很典型。传统意象的继承运用加上单词复指与修辞学编码的运用,以此来引出具有根本意义的主题。     

From Fragmentation to Integration

Abstract

Within the mental health field, there is an increased attention to issues of diversity. However, this awareness has not yet been applied to racially and culturally diverse gays and lesbians who are chronically mentally ill. Some of the reasons for this include the long history of homogeneity of American institutions; the underutilization of mental health services by minority groups; the stigmatization of the mentally ill; and homophobia, within both the psychiatric community and society at large. As a result, there is a need for mental health professionals to acknowledge minority gays and lesbians with chronic mental illness, and begin to provide programs that affirm their sexual orientation, race, and cultural identities.     

Ethno-cultural diversity and the limits of the inclusive nation

ABSTRACT

Migration is often said, in the public discourse, to pose a threat to the nation. Yet, Western societies are undergoing an irreversible demographic change spurred in great part by international migration. Thus, the question about how to reconcile nation and diversity remains of crucial importance for many countries. By focusing on the case of Italy, the article attends to this issue, by exploring the response of leftist political parties. We analyse parliamentary debates and laws related to immigration and integration issues (1986–2014), focusing specifically on the Turco-Napolitano Law (1998), possibly the most progressive legislative attempt at incorporating migrants into the Italian nation. Our analysis shows a clear incongruence between the pluralist rhetoric of the political left and its legislative acts on migrants’ national incorporation. This finding is used to reflect on the limits and possibilities of the very idea of inclusive nation in the age of migration.