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Can South Africa afford to become Africa's first welfare state? by Thurlow, James

“…These results suggest that the possibility of South Africa becoming the continent's first welfare state is as likely to rest with the macroeconomic impacts of financing the grant, as with the ability of the grant to address the country's prevailing poverty." -- From Text.…”
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Can South Africa afford to become Africa's first welfare state? by Thurlow, James

“…These results suggest that the possibility of South Africa becoming the continent's first welfare state is as likely to rest with the macroeconomic impacts of financing the grant, as with the ability of the grant to address the country's prevailing poverty. …”
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Farewell welfare : local manifestations of the welfare society in two rural Swedish towns by Carlfjord, Sofia

“…In this master's thesis, I investigate the local manifestations of the welfare state through a case study of two Swedish small rural towns. …”

Innovations in insuring the poor: Social protection and risk by Hoddinott, John F.

“…England had a succession of “Poor Laws” dating from the 16th century that provided assistance to those unable to work, and Germany inaugurated components of the modern welfare state in the late 19th century. The past 15 years have seen an upsurge in interest in implementing social protection in developing countries. …”
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Employment effects of an emergency assistance package for migrants displaced by COVID-19 in India by Varshney, Deepak, Meenakshi, J. V.

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Att bygga Malmö helt by Hartman Magnusson, Ylva, Karlberg, Elsa

“…This is done while formulating goals such as social sustainability and other concepts linked to the welfare state. We find some opposing concepts but overall a lack of interdiscursive challenges to a neoliberal logic thus signalling only a small window for contradictive hegemonic struggle.…”
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From feminism to gender equality by Huynh, Samantha

“…Furthermore, feminist energy policy can be used as a tool to produce a sense of nation-pride and to confirm the progressiveness of the Swedish welfare state. In a larger context, the interpretations of feminism and feminist energy policy that I have identified operate within the dominating discourse of neoliberalism and its agendas of marketization and labour exploitation, which favour technological innovation as a means for international competitiveness and economic (and “green”) growth. …”
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Den grisiga arbetsmiljön? by Hugne, Elisabeth

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Att låta medborgaren komma in by Johnsen, Sabina

“…Urban planning in Sweden has played an important role for the welfare state we have created. It has served as a way to achieve improvements. …”
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Landskapsarkitektens yrkesroll i Sverige och Spanien by Kullänger, Linda

“…In Sweden functionalism ruled the social planning and helped to shape the welfare state. The ”Stockholm school of Landscape design” became famous international, and still influence the landscape architecture. …”
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Farming in case of crisis by Sollén Norrlin, Sofia

“…Food security has been a central part of the welfare state building with a direct state-responsibility. …”
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