经济不安全的根源

2004年，国际劳工组织（ILO）公布了题为《经济安全——为了一个更美好的世界》的长篇报告。该报告其实是对过去几十年来困扰着全球劳动者的经济不安全所进行的论述，同时也批判了造成这种“（经济）不安全的自由化背景”，谴责了蓄意加速这种不安全的政策。国际劳工组织声称，自由化是国际金融组织和机构既定政策的主要目标，而这些政策与美国财政部基本保持一致，是建立在“华盛顿共识”这一基础之上的。     

How Friendship Network Characteristics Influence Subjective Well-Being

This article explores how friendship network characteristics influence subjective well-being (SWB). Using data from the 2003 General Social Survey of Canada, three components of the friendship network are differentiated: number of friends, frequency of contact, and heterogeneity of friends. We argue that these characteristics shape SWB through the benefits they bring. Benefits considered are more social trust, less stress, better health, and more social support. Results confirm that higher frequency of contacts and higher number of friends, as well as lower heterogeneity of the friendship network are related to more social trust, less stress, and a better health. Frequency of contact and number of friends, as well as more heterogeneity of the friendship network increase the chance of receiving help from friends. With the exception of receiving help from friends, these benefits are in turn related to higher levels of SWB. Only the frequency of meeting friends face-to-face has a remaining positive direct influence on SWB.