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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsWhat Characterises the Nordic Welfare State ModelBent GreveThis article presents the main distinctive characteristics of the Nordic welfare states. These include, for example, full employment, high degree of equality, a high level of taxes and a high level of public spending on welfare. The article further presents data, which enables the reader to a comparison with welfare states in Europe and to analyse whether we are witnessing … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2007 · 17,049 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Statistical Comparative Study of the Working Poor in Japan and CanadaMasatoshi MurakamiProblem statement: Recently in Japan, there has been an increase in the group which is termed the ‘Working Poor’. However, the group’s size and configuration remains unknown. Approach: The purpose of this study is to compare the working poor in Canada and Japan using microdata. First, the definition and method of estimation of the working poor provided by (Iwai and … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 9 Apr 2011 · 6,976 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImpact of University Budget Cuts on the Local Economy: Case for a Regional UniversityKalyan ChakrabortyProblem statement: Considering the economic downturn and state-wide revenue shortfall almost all of the states have reduced their spending on higher education. The problem addressed in this study was to assess the economic impact of university budget reductions on the local and state economy of Kansas. Approach: The study used regional multipliers from an input-output model developed by Bureau of … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2009 · 7,384 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordNice CV! You Will Hear From Us: Canadian Labor Market and the Phenomenology of the Marginalized Ethnic Professional MigrantBuster C. OgbuaguProblem statement: In the last several decades, the quest for human capital has meant that Canada’s consideration of potential migrants hinged largely on the needs of its labor market. Applying the human capital theory espoused by Schultz (1961) Canada, like other industrialized countries shows interests only in those migrants who it strongly believes will make exemplary contributions to the economy. … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 27 Oct 2011 · 8,822 accessesView PDF Cite