scholarly journals Job Creation in the Social Service Sector : A Critical Review of the Current Problems and the New Administration’s Policies

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-50
Author(s):  
Yoo Taekyun
Keyword(s):  
Social Service ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Service Sector

scholarly journals NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN POLAND: THEIR ROLE AND SOURCES OF FINANCING

2020 ◽  
pp. 43-53
Author(s):  
Magdalena Dąbkowska-Dworniak
Keyword(s):  
Social Service ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Commercial Organizations ◽  
Social Service Sector

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are institutions that belong most often to the social service sector, whose goals are to meet the specific needs of people that are not being met, or not being met adequately, by commercial organizations or state administrations. Such NGOs work to help citizens develop and to improve themselves and their life situations. This article presents an overview of the role played by NGOs in Poland and how they are funded.

scholarly journals Private sector in the social service sector of today's Russia: Challenges and development trends

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-120
Author(s):  
L.A. Meshcheryakova ◽  
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V.V. Gorbunova ◽  
V.V. Brusneva ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Development Trends ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Service Sector

“Everyday” Anti-Christian Violence

2020 ◽  
pp. 115-142
Author(s):  
Chad M. Bauman
Keyword(s):  
Social Service ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Social Resources ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
High Involvement ◽  
The Social ◽  
Carry Over ◽  
Social Service Sector

This chapter provides statistical data that support the notion that anti-Christian violence is more likely when Christians approach Hindus in their competitiveness for jobs and other social resources. It looks at the widespread and disproportionately high involvement of Christians in the social service sector, in which Christians comprise 2.5 to 5 percent of the Indian population. It also mentions non-Christians in India who find the significant Christian investment in social service impressive and admirable, describing it as a feather in the community's collective cap. The chapter discusses the Christian investment in social service as a carry-over from the colonial era that is suspected of being a ploy to advance Christian ideological, religious, and economic interests. It explores the economic explanation for Hindu–Christian conflict that is placed within a broader discussion of globalization and its effects in India.

Reconstructing the professional domain: Boundary work of professionals and volunteers in the context of social service reform

2016 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 392-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne van Bochove ◽  
Evelien Tonkens ◽  
Loes Verplanke ◽  
Suzanne Roggeveen
Keyword(s):  
Social Service ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Boundary Work ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Domain Boundary ◽  
Term Care ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Service Sector

Shifts from professionals to volunteers are observed across national contexts and in various types of public services, particularly in long-term care and social work. This article examines how professionals and volunteers in the Netherlands perform boundary work to construct, maintain and dissolve boundaries between them in the context of social service reform. Two types of boundary work were found: demarcation work and welcoming work. Demarcation work relates to a situation where differences in knowledge, authority and reliability between professionals and volunteers are emphasised. Welcoming work involves the efforts of professionals to welcome specific volunteers to their professional domain. This study examines the implications of the second type of boundary work for structural characteristics of the social service sector. It concludes that although welcoming work can lead to deprofessionalisation, it can also promote the professionalisation of nurses and social workers.

Housing New Zealand Ltd: Privatisation by Stealth

1994 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 623-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Murphy ◽  
R A Kearns
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Economic Restructuring ◽  
The State ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Company Housing ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Service Sector

Like a number of other capitalist countries, New Zealand has recently undergone considerable economic restructuring. As part of this process, and representing a major policy redirection, the state has introduced a process of corporatisation and privatisation into the social service sector. In this paper we examine the processes involved in the shift from social rented housing to the emergence of a state-owned, commercially-oriented company, Housing New Zealand Ltd. We propose that the policy changes are ill-conceived, risking fiscal blowout for the state, and are likely to increase the marginalisation and poverty of tenants.

A physical fitness programme during paid working hours – impact on health and work ability among women working in the social service sector: A three year follow up study

Work ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Vingård ◽  
Vanja Blomkvist ◽  
Andreas Rosenblad ◽  
Per Lindberg ◽  
Margaretha Voss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Work Ability ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Service Sector

The role of social innovation policy in social service sector reform: Evidence from Hong Kong

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
CHEE HON CHAN ◽  
CHERYL HIU-KWAN CHUI ◽  
YANTO CHANDRA
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Historical Factors ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Service Sector

Abstract This article illustrates how the term “social innovation” is used in the public policy domain in Hong Kong in relation to the new public management (NPM) reform of the social service sector, which originated in the early 2000s. Through document reviews and interviews, the role that social innovation policy has played in instigating changes in the contemporary social service field in the post-NPM era is identified. This includes facilitating emergence of “new” forms of social entrepreneurial activities to fill unmet social needs, empowering new actors in entering the social service sector, and reinforcing the government’s position in the NPM reform. Adopting historical institutionalism as the analytical framework, multiple path-dependent characteristics arising from the historical legacies of the incumbent social service environment – such as the longstanding partnership between the state and non-profits – are highlighted. These historical factors have weakened the efficacy of the policy efforts aimed at enacting institutional change. Overall, this article demonstrates how historical context matters in the emergence and framing of social innovation policy. It contributes to the theorisation of the role of social innovation in social service sector development in East Asia.

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