Across Europe, contemporary negotiated reforms of economic and social policy are increasingly characterized by a logic of information rather than a logic of exchange. Unlike in neo-corporatist bargaining over incomes policies, states negotiate with the social partners not primarily to secure their acquiescence, but instead to enlist their active assistance in designing and mobilizing support fo...

We live in a culture of contest and protest. Our economic, political, and legal institutions are structured as contests. Our efforts to reform these institutions frequently are characterized by protest. This article examines the social and ecological implications of this culture of contest and protest. It begins by demonstrating that our economic, political, and legal institutions form an integ...

Beyond the limited efficiency and economy goals of neoliberal health policy lies the promise of genuine health services reform. In maternity care in particular, recent policy developments have sought to make the management of birth more ‘women-centred and family-friendly’. Interprofessional collaboration and greater consumer participation in policy and decision-making are key means to achieve t...

In this study we examined the responses of low-achieving students to reform-based mathematics instruction in five elementary classrooms. We used qualitative methods at two schools to identify the needs of low achievers in these classrooms. Through classroom observations and interviews with teachers, we studied the involvement of low achievers in whole-class discussions and pair work. Results su...

Bangladesh has practiced some reform since 1970s, more intensely in the 1990s and 2000s and is still works in progress. Electricity industry has been functionally unbundled to encourage competition. The industry is driving away from public domain to private domain. There is a lack of analysis and debate on the social, environmental, political and other agendas of reform. A condense scrutiny on ...

This paper assesses the impacts of China’s internal migration on its economic growth and urban development in the reform era. Reform of the household registration system (hukou system), a remnant of the prior planned economy, plays a vital role in China’s labor mobility and has largely contributed to its economic growth and urbanization. The unfinished hukou system reform and institutional barr...

Lesotho has been implementing financial management reforms, including performance-based budgeting (PBB) since 2005 in an effort to increase accountability, transparency and effectiveness in governance, yet little is known about how these efforts are affecting the health sector. Supported by several development partners and $24 million in external resources, the PBB reform is intended to strengt...

This article compares the income distribution’s equality in the economic growth of East Asia and Latin America, with the conclusion that the degree of social equality is not significant better in east Asia. And this article analyzes how the characteristics of social equality affects the economic development by the factors including industry policy, education, land reform, social security, urban...

Trends in female labor force participation rates, female earnings as a percent of male earnings, and women’s pension coverage all point to improvements in the economic status of women that have taken place in recent decades. In the years ahead, more women will be receiving Social Security and pension benefits based on their own work histories and, in the aggregate, are likely to have higher rea...