The 2015 welfare reform of the National Basic Livelihood Security System in South Korea: Effects on economic outcomes

In July 2015, South Korea’s National Basic Livelihood Security System (NBLSS) was reformed for the purposes of eliminating welfare blind spots and reducing poverty. The reform is expected to affect the recipients’ economic behaviours and choices. In this study, we used changes in benefits and eligibility for the NBLSS under the customised benefit system to identify the effects of the change in the NBLSS on a proposed set of economic outcomes – income, labour supply, consumption, savings, poverty reduction. To estimate the effects, we used data from the 10th–12th waves of the Korea Welfare Panel Study and employed a difference‐in‐differences framework integrated with the propensity scores. We found that the NBLSS helps the poor to reduce financial and material hardships through income and consumption increments, but that it does not provide disincentives to the recipients from participating in the labour market or from saving.     

Alcohol consumption among undergraduate social work students at a South African university

ABSTRACT

Alcohol consumption among tertiary level students is a public health problem that can adversely affect students’ performance at university. This study therefore investigated the drinking patterns; reasons for drinking; and the perceived impact of drinking on academic performance of undergraduate social work students at a South African university. Of the 145 students who completed a group administered survey questionnaire, 88% reported using alcohol mainly for social purposes and enjoyment, with two-fifths admitting to participating in binge drinking. Despite these findings, a high proportion (78%) reported not performing poorly on a test or exam due to alcohol consumption in the preceding 12 months. Recommendations are provided for the education and support of social work students as future healthcare professionals.     

绿色物流及其发展策略探析

随着我国加入WTO以及经济的飞速发展,绿色壁垒在国际贸易中凸显,环境污染问题越来越受到人们的关注,社会呼唤经济的可持续发展。物流行业作为经济活动中的重要组成部分,必将把有效利用资源和维护地球环境放在发展的首位,建立全新的从生产到废弃全过程效率化的、信息流与物质流循环化的绿色物流管理系统。本文分析了绿色物流的内涵、发展绿色物流的必要性及目前存在的问题,进而从多维角度提出实施绿色物流管理的诸项策略。     

关于构建绿色技术政策体系的几点思考

随着人类环保意识不断增强和对资源综合开发利用的重视,绿色技术越来越受到关注,它对我国可持续发展和提高国际竞争力具有重要意义.在绿色技术发展过程中,政策体系发挥着提供人员资金保障、奠定科学合理的消费理念和提供良好生存环境的作用;为促进绿色技术的发展,应建立财税、金融、产业、人才开发和激励及配套服务的绿色技术政策体系.     

入境旅游市场需要引导消费——以嵩山少林寺为例

从“旅游消费心理”和“旅游环境”两个方面分析旅游消费者的决策心理和郑州市旅游业的资源条件及发展现状。依据知觉、动机、决策等心理学理论,对入境旅游市场的吸引力和少林禅宗文化的影响力进行分析,提出以嵩山少林寺为重点,突出专题旅游资源,抓住龙头打造中原旅游精品,引导旅游消费的基本对策。     

消费：节制与激励及其社会后果

随着经济的发展,人们的消费理念也在不断重塑。为推动可持续发展,需要正确引导人类的消费欲望。通过对我国消费由节制到激励、再到适度节制的转变历程与社会环境的阐述,分析了节制消费与刺激消费的社会影响,指出节制消费有助于保持经济稳定、增加储蓄、平衡财政收支,但对生产力、经济发展、消费品质与劳动力素质提升具有消极影响;而刺激消费有助于促进经济增长与生产力提升,但易引发消费主义,导致过度消费与浪费。基于此,提出构建适度消费、绿色消费与健康消费的消费理念。     

身体缺场的个性化消费研究

通过网络平台,人们可以不受时空限制,在身体缺场的情况下进行消费。与传统线下消费相比,网络消费者的消费需求彰显出符合自身特点的个性化趋势。时空分离的缺场空间使得人们在实施某些社会行为时的心理产生了变化,由此,消费内容、消费选择及消费结构也必然发生相应的转变。身体缺场的个性化消费存在一些可能影响正常消费秩序的问题,因此,需要有针对性地建立完善的网络个性化消费监管办法和信息共享平台,健全有关法律制度体系,并加强相关技术创新。     

费瑟斯通消费文化的审美维度

在当代英国著名社会学家费瑟斯通看来,当今社会从某种意义说就是消费社会,消费社会具有后现代特性,在消费社会,日常生活具有审美特性,影像具有重要意义,文化媒介人成为新审美生活方式的创造者和传播者。     

鲍德里亚的消费经济批判及其艺术性变革

在鲍德里亚看来,当代社会在经济现象形态方面表现为消费经济的活跃,需要进行符号经济学批判。当代消费经济具有独特的运行机制,是将各种商品都转化为符号体系的过程,这既是资本的进一步扩展、资本增值的实然逻辑,又是技术理性的渗透、媒介信息的传播,还是物体系的形成、拜物教的深化。消费经济及其奢侈文化从大都市扩散到世界各地,推动了当代商业的发展。当代消费经济令人与人之间关系冷漠,围绕人的不再是实际物品,而是众多意义,需要用结构主义符号学分析其运行机制,采用艺术性变革的方式消除消费异化。艺术能够建构具有救赎作用的乌托邦,不应只为了满足感官刺激,而要通向真理之路,唤醒人的创造潜能,改造消费社会的不合理机制。     

茶馆空间设计探索

本文以传统茶馆空间特点为依据,结合实际情况,总结现代消费者的消费需求,提出了茶馆内外空间设计必须以满足消费者享受服务,信息交流,体验文化氛围与欣赏表演展示的需求,并以此为设计切入点。最后,本文对于具体设计方法提出了想法与建议。