Responsibilisation,social work and inclusive social security in Finland

ABSTRACT

In this article responsibilisation in social work is studied by analysing two Finnish state-level policy documents (called final report and research report) which concern a current activation initiative called inclusive social security (ISS). It is asked how social workers and clients are constructed as responsible subjects in these documents. Responsibilisation refers to the advanced liberal mode of governmentality, which aims to strengthen citizens’ abilities to self-governance through various techniques that include the intertwined elements of surveillance and empowerment. It is demonstrated that the policy documents construct the social workers’ and the clients’ responsibilities partly in different ways. The final report leads activation to be based on shared responsibility and social work to be more community-based, whereas the research report strengthens more individual-based responsibility of clients and social workers. For the clients, the interpretation of ISS based on shared responsibility would probably be less stigmatising and paternalistic than the one based on individual responsibilities, i.e. approaching long-term unemployed citizens as being personally ‘at risk’ and thus a justified target group of individualised techniques for activation. For social workers and clients, future activation appears to be a wide mix of different techniques, moral expectations and possible ways of being a responsible subject.     

Conditional time-dependent nonparametric estimators with an application to healthcare production function

ABSTRACT

By using the probabilistic framework of production efficiency, the paper develops time-dependent conditional efficiency estimators performing a non-parametric frontier analysis. Specifically, by applying both full and quantile (robust) time-dependent conditional estimators, it models the dynamic effect of health expenditure on countries’ technological change and technological catch-up levels. The results from the application reveal that the effect of per capita health expenditure on countries’ technological change and technological catch-up is nonlinear and is subject to countries’ specific income levels.     

A NOTE ON EVANESCENT PROCESSES

This note examines the connection between μ-invariant measures for the transition function of a continuous-time Markov chain and those of its q-matrix, Q. The major result establishes a necessary and aufficient condition for a convergent μ-invariant measure for Q to be μ-inhant for the minimal transition function, P, under the assumption that P is honest. This corrects Theorem 6 of Vere-Jones (1969) and the first part of Corollary 1 of Pollett (1986), both of which assert that the above conclusion holds in the absence of this condition. The error was pointed out by E.A. van Doom (1991) and the counterexample which be presented provides the basis for the present arguments. In determining where the error occurred in the original proof, we are able to identify a simple sufficient condition for μ-invariance.     

中外合作办学的现状及问题分析

文章就中外合作办学的质量、合作者的水平和资质、合作办学的监管等问题进行了分析,并提出了相应的几点对策建议。     

与时俱进 应势而变——浅议入世后我国高等职业教育发展的趋势

入世以后,必将对我国高等职业教育提出新的要求。高等职业教育必须顺应时代发展的趋势,与时俱进、应势而变,才能与时代同步。本文遵循以下思路展开:入世以后,对我国高等职业教育的发展趋势作一些前瞻性的探讨,在此基础上提出应对的措施。有利于我国高等职业教育主动地适应新形势发展的要求。     

实施网络外语教学应注重的问题

实施网络外语教学应注重的几个问题 ,一是要认真考虑使用网络的教学目的 ,二是网络交流应该结合课程目的而展开 ,三是不能低估网络使用中存在的困难 ,四是在进行网络外语教学时教师必须提供必要的帮助 ,五是要让学生参与确定网络课堂教学的计划和内容     

交流电路参数的实用测量法研究

探讨了二端交流电路的R,L,C元件参数的测定,并研究了工频电路的等效电阻、等效电抗的测量方法。     

论重庆弱势群体的救助方略

在今天社会大变革、政府大转型之时,对弱势群体给予特殊的就业援助,对稳定社会具有重要的现实意义。为此,详实地分析了重庆市弱势群体的类型,以及市政府采取的及时有效的救援措施,并提出了一些相应对策。     

江苏省苏北新农村建设着力点探讨

江苏省苏北的新农村建设是一个惠及1 730多万农民的系统工程。建设苏北新农村关键是要把握六个着力点：促进农民增收,不断提高农民的生活水平;加大对苏北的扶贫开发力度,改善基本生产生活条件;加快农村经济结构调整,抓产业化发展,大力发展现代农业;加快苏北农村的基础设施建设;深入实施农村千万劳动力培训工程,用先进文化塑造新型农民,提高农民在新农村建设中的主体性和积极性;重视苏北农村的和谐社会建设。只有这样,才能真正推动苏北新农村建设的步伐,切实把握住确保江苏“两个率先目标”顺利实现的问题关键。     

高校师德建设的思考

师德建设事关高校办学方向和人才培养质量。在新时期客观分析师德建设状况,加强和改进师德建设是全面贯彻党的教育方针的重要保证,是培养社会主义事业建设者和接班人的必然要求。