A Social Welfare Theory of Trade Unions

Labour ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 19-33
Author(s):  
John W. Budd
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Welfare Theory

ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC EFFECTIVENESS OF USE LAND IN CONDITIONS OF INFRINGEMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATIONS

2018 ◽  
pp. 58-61
Author(s):  
Oksana Sakal
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Economic Effectiveness ◽  
Land User ◽  
Total Economic Value ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Welfare Theory

The article is devoted doctrinal issues of environmental and economic effectiveness of use land in conditions of infringement of institutional transformations. The modern approaches to the definition of content of ecological and economic effectiveness of land use are analyzed. It is established that the overwhelming majority of domestic researchers interpret this notion regarding the use of agricultural land or farm land. It is proved that such an approach is justified, taking into account the structure of the land fund of Ukraine. However, this reduces other goals of the land user and functions of the land. It is proposed to investigate the category of ecological and economic effectiveness of land use in accordance with the provisions of the ecological economics, social welfare theory, and concept of total economic value. Based on the classification of land functions, the criteria of selection material content and social form of ecological and economic effectiveness of land use are determined.

Diversity as job quality: toward the inclusion of trade unions in public procurement of social services

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Orly Benjamin
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Trade Union ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Government Procurement ◽  
Job Quality ◽  
Workplace Diversity ◽  
Organizational Diversity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Effective Path

PurposeWhen union representatives are included in government procurement procedures for contracting-out of social welfare services, organizational diversity is enhanced if the job quality parameter, as reflected in the contract, is improved. Asking how unions are treated in government procurement procedures, this paper discusses an approach to diversity management based on the inclusion of unions.Design/methodology/approachAs part of a broader research project, interviews were conducted with six budget administrators and 16 occupational standards administrators employed by the Israeli ministries of Welfare, Education and Health; and with eight trade union activists. Grounded theory was applied for data analysis, revealing meanings of “trade unions” and “job quality.”FindingsBudgeting administrators manifested diversity resistance by means of only partially supporting trade union demands to enhance job quality. Their power position enabled them to prioritize the profit imperative of service providers; the diverse labor force operating the contracted-out service were consequently denied the ostensible benefits of workplace diversity.Practical implicationsUnionization, and trade union participation in social welfare procurement processes, is a potentially effective path to improving job quality and enhancing workplace diversity. However, more must be done to develop the institutional-level processes that will ensure that this potential is utilized to the full.Social implicationsIncluding trade unions in social welfare procurement processes is a potentially effective path to improving job quality and enhancing workplace diversity. However, specific actions are required to develop the willingness of budgeting administrators to recognize the association between union participation, job quality and the acknowledged benefit of promoting organizational diversity.Originality/valueAn institutional work perspective was used to detail how budgeting administrators involved in public procurement processes resisted diversity by undermining trade union action for job quality. By identifying three social processes deployed to side-track trade union campaigns for improved job quality, this research shows how the power struggle between budgeting administrators and union representatives ultimately undermines workplace diversity.

scholarly journals Die "Macht" der Bauern? Agrargesellschaft im Wandel

2021 ◽  
pp. 109-149
Author(s):  
Ernst Bruckmüller
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
The Political ◽  
Village Level ◽  
Agrarian Society ◽  
Steep Decline ◽  
The Village

The Power of the Peasants? The Transformation of Agrarian Society. This chapter examines the development of a clear estate consciousness among the Lower Austrian peasantry in the nineteenth century and considers its implications for power relations in the land. Prior to 1848, the peasant population were ruled by feudal landowners, and were entitled to an insignificant degree of self-governance only on the village level. When the landholding reform (Grundentlastung) put an end to feudalism in 1848, autonomous communes were formed in which the upper peasantry now had some say. The liberalism that prevailed from 1861/67 onwards shattered the traditional societal foundations, and crisis set in with debt and a steep decline in prices from 1880 onwards. The articulation of peasants’ problems by a vintner (Steininger) and experts and politicians with an interest in social welfare saw the emergence of an increasingly dense agrarian network via specialist associations and trade unions. Ultimately, these efforts culminated in the foundation of a successful political organisation, the Lower Austrian Farmers’ Association, which may be considered a manifestation of athe emergence of an estate consciousness realisable on the political level.

scholarly journals Rekonstruksi Sosial Budaya Fenomena Bunuh Diri Masyarakat Gunungkidul

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-31
Author(s):  
Kabut Yuli Asih ◽  
Hiryanto Hiryanto
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Journal Article ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Social Dimensions ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
Welfare Theory

Abstrak            Artikel jurnal ini berusaha mengulas historisitas dan pemecahkan masalah dalam bentuk rekonstrusi untuk mencapai reduksi pada fenomena bunuh diri sebagai fenomena langka dari pada biasanya yang marak terjadi di Kabupaten Gunungkidul. Metode yang digunakan ialah metode analisis deskriptif, yakni berusaha menggambarkan secara jelas dan  sistematis obyek kajian, teori kesejahteraan sosial, lalu menganalisis perbandingan bahasan riset. Ulasan didasarkan pada analisis data kepustakaan yang diperoleh melalui kajian kepustakaan (library research). Secara sederhana penawaran rekonstruksi kajian ini mengaitkan dimensi sosial (kepekaan masyarakat terhadap fenomena) dan budaya (reinterpretasi pulung gantung). Hal tersebut berdasarkan pengamatan penulis yang menganggap bahwa masyarakat di Kabupaten Gunungkidul belum mencapai titik kesejahteraan sosial sehingga memunculkan fenomena bunuh diri. Rekonstruksi mampu dianggap sebagai pokok pemikiran kesejahteraan sosial sebagai upaya preventif, dan kuratif (rehabilitasi) agar masyarakat mampu berperan sosial dengan baik dan benar. Abstract            This journal article attempts to review the historicity and problem solving in the form of reconstruction to achieve a reduction in the phenomenon of suicide as a rare phenomenon that is usually rife in Gunungkidul Regency. The method used is descriptive analysis method, which is trying to describe clearly and systematically the object of study, social welfare theory, then analyze the comparison of research topics. The review is based on the analysis of library data obtained through library research (library research). In simple terms the reconstruction offer of this study links the social dimensions (community sensitivity to phenomena) and culture (reinterpretation of pulungantung). This is based on the observation of the writer who considers that the community in Gunungkidul Regency has not reached the point of social welfare so that it raises the phenomenon of suicide. Reconstruction can be considered as the main thought of social welfare as a preventive and curative effort (rehabilitation) so that the community is able to play social roles properly and correctly. 

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