Unacceptable forms of work: A multidimensional model

Unacceptable forms of work (UFW) have been identified as an “area of critical importance” for the ILO as it approaches its centenary. Yet there is currently no comprehensive elaboration of the dimensions, causes or manifestations of UFW. This article reports on a research project that has proposed such a framework. The article first investigates and reconceptualizes key discourses on contemporary work to identify their contribution to an analytically rigorous conception of UFW. It then outlines a novel Multidimensional Model that has been designed for use by local policy actors in identifying and targeting UFW in countries across a range of income levels.     

Psychosocial Well-Being of Young People Who Participated in a Support Group Following the Loss of a Parent to Cancer

Despite the evidence of unmet support needs among young people who have lost a parent to cancer, only a few support group initiatives have been reported. This observational prospective study explored the psychosocial well-being of young people who participated in support groups at a Swedish specialist palliative care setting. On three occasions, 29 participants, aged 16–28 years, answered questionnaires covering characteristics of the participants, circumstances of the losses, psychosocial well-being of the young people, and their own assessment of the support groups. The support groups attracted mostly young women who were often unprepared for the loss. The living arrangements differed between younger and older participants; however, the loss-related variables did not differ. Significant positive changes were found regarding a sense of meaning in their future life and life satisfaction. The helpfulness of the group was assessed as high/very high and the group brought a valuable fellowship with others in a similar situation. Universality and beneficial interactions were reported and strengthened psychosocial well-being developed over time. This change, according to the young people themselves, may be attributed to the group support. The findings are useful for planning interventions to support young people in bereavement in order to enhance their psychosocial well-being.     

Asymptotic inference in poverty indices: an empirical processes approach

We derive an empirical poverty index containing most of those proposed in the literature. Then, we study its asymptotic behavior by using empirical processes theory. From the results obtained, we derive a Wald-type test for comparing a vector of theoretical poverty indices to a vector of reference indices. We study the test statistic under the null hypothesis of equality, fixed alternatives, and a sequence of local alternatives. A simulation experiment conducted shows that our test performs well for exponential and Pareto data.     

Developing a model of disability that focuses on the actions of disabled people

Disabled people, writers on disability and disability activists stress the importance of disabled people being included in all aspects of society. I argue that a major omission from this inclusiveness is that no current model of disability focuses on the impact of the actions of disabled people on disability. Disabled people are not passive bystanders, powerless to reduce the restrictions of disability. On the contrary, we are central to actively limiting its constraints. I develop a model of disability, called ‘active’, which focuses on the effects on disability of the individual and collective actions of disabled people. I describe published findings which indicate that engaging in self-help, using support groups and deploying assistive technology can all reduce the limitations of disability. Recent increases in the number of disability support groups and developments in assistive technology have substantially augmented the potential for disabled people to combat the effects of disability.     

从《喜福会》看美国华人的身份转变

在美国,随着近年来"亚裔研究"、"中国研究"等学科的发展,美国华裔的文学和文化成为研究热点。而身份问题更是族裔研究的重点。身份不仅是一个学术研究课题,也是少数族裔非常关心的现实问题。身份表示一个人的归属,因此身份也是美国华裔文学的重要主题之一。以美国当代华裔女作家谭恩美小说《喜福会》为例,探讨美国华裔的身份变化,揭示身份中文化、族裔和社会因素的互动关系。     

中国银证合作模式及券商发展对策浅析

当前,金融领域呈现出了证券公司和银行业务相互合作、渗透之势。从传统的融资合作,到银证转账、银证通等业务的广泛开展,直至成立金融控股集团,集团内部混业初露端倪,银证合作的浪潮一浪高过一浪。二者的合作形式多样,但还限于一般层次上的合作,并受到了监管、政策限制等障碍。从长远发展看,券商应全面加强与银行的资金、业务合作范围;积极探索股权与组织合作的最佳模式;以业务创新为突破口,开发如现金管理账户、资产证券化、投资银行业务联动、客户资源共享等新模式,从而在大金融战略中实现新的发展。     

垄断国企收入分配改革中的利益集团分析

垄断国企内部的高收入拉大了社会的贫富差距,引发了不少社会成员的不满。从2004年启动的,连续拖延了10年的收入分配制度改革,一再被搁浅,迟迟难以获得通过,其根本原因,是包括少数垄断国企高管们在内的既得利益集团的强势阻挠的结果。垄断企业收入分配改革过程中存在着不同的利益集团,他们是社会不同阶层的代表,有着各自不同的目标函数,因此会通过在政治、经济、社会等领域采取各种形式的努力,相互竞争、相互博弈,以实现各自的利益目标。目前看来,垄断国企集团虽然数量少,但规模较大,由于存在与政府规制集团利益的“共容性”,以及强大的经济实力和政治话语权,在与其他利益集团的博弈中占据优势。当前,中央关于限制垄断国企高管薪酬的“破冰之举”,有助于打破垄断国企利益集团的优势地位。     

博客平台下的网评结构语言特点

相比BBS等传统网评的空间载体,博客作为一个私有性较强的平台,面向的是个人、朋友及具有共同目标的群组,在web2．0技术的支持下,它的网评结构语言出现了新特点。一方面,博客作者的原创评论日志更具理性、逻辑条理性,同时夹杂大量情感与生活经历背景,带有个人化论述的印记;另一方面,博客读者对日志的评论围绕日志文本一个中心展开,在群组性社会关系网络的支撑下,主要以友善、鼓励性话语为主,形成网络“熟人社会”交流的新形式。     

全球并购浪潮与我国企业的海外投资

本文通过介绍始于 2 0世纪 90年代的全球并购浪潮的主要特点 ,提出了我国企业在发展海外投资过程中从中得到的启示 :宏观方面 ,一要培育具有国际竞争力的巨型企业 ,二要重视发展高新技术产业 ;微观方面 ,企业既要具有面向全球的经营观念 ,培育世界知名品牌 ,又要积极参与跨国并购活动 ,以期推动我国企业海外投资的新发展。