A Child abuse death case study to enhance public responsibility for child abuse protection: Focusing on the early detection in local governments

Today most foreign aid donors are genuinely committed to the idea that development in Third World countries should start with rural development. Therefore, a sizable proportion of their development funds are invested in rural projects. However, donors channel these funds through local governments (most often representing local bourgeois interests) that are not as committed to the principle of rural development. These governments are often also embarked in policies that are actually—directly or indirectly—expropriating the surpluses generated by agriculture and investing them in the other sectors of the economy. The peasants are therefore footing most of the bill of overall national development. This paper contends that, because of this state of affairs, foreign aid directed toward rural development is actually filling the investment gap left by an internal system of unequal returns to production in agriculture. In so doing, foreign aid is indirectly financing the development of the other sectors of the economy, even if this result is unintended. This perpetrates maldevelopment without redressing the basic exploitation process of peasants which lies at the core of underdevelopment. Evidence to support this hypothesis is presented using data from a primarily agricultural exporting country: the United Republic of Cameroon.

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A Qualitative Case Study on Influencing Factors of Parents’ Child Abuse of North Korean Refugees in South Korea

Healthcare ◽

10.3390/healthcare9010049 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 49

Author(s):

Wonjung Ryu ◽

Hyerin Yang

Keyword(s):

Child Abuse ◽

South Korea ◽

Influencing Factors ◽

Acculturative Stress ◽

North Korean Refugees ◽

Korean Parents ◽

Before And After ◽

Maternal Parenting Stress ◽

Past Experiences

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influencing factors of parental child abuse by North Korean refugees who are living in South Korea. In-depth interviews were conducted with five parents who escaped from North Korea. The study identified three categories of factors impacting child abuse: the weakening of family functions from past experiences before and after defection, the stress of adapting to the culture of an unfamiliar society, and low parenting self-efficacy. North Korean parents suffered from emotional and functional crises from past traumatic events and, at the same time, experienced additional acculturative stress as a “minority” after entering South Korea, even as they continued to deal with Maternal Parenting Stress. These complex factors have been shown to lead to child abuse in migrant societies. This study contemplated the context of child abuse through specific examples. The results could provide thoughtful insights into child abuse among migrants and refugee parents, and provide evidence-based intervention plans for its prevention.

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Social urbanism: public policy and place brand

Journal of Place Management and Development ◽

10.1108/jpmd-01-2018-0006 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 326-337 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Caroline Doyle

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Social Problem ◽

Local Governments ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Content Type ◽

Study Approach ◽

Local Stakeholders ◽

Place Brand ◽

The City

PurposeThis paper aims to focus on how a public policy designed to address a social problem ultimately became the place brand.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses a qualitative case study approach focusing on the city of Medellín, Colombia. It draws from fieldwork conducted in Medellín over 2014 and 2015, including semi-structured interviews with an array of local stakeholders.FindingsThe paper concludes that local governments should be aware that the policymaking process can become part of their branding. It also shows the importance of the continual involvement of stakeholders in the place brand process to ensure it is a sustainable brand.Originality/valueThere are limited studies which focus on how a public policy designed to address a social problem ultimately becomes the place brand. This paper shows how a public policy, social urbanism, became the branding of Medellín.

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Provision of public services by Slovak local governments - Case study social protection – old age: A supply demand mismatch?

10.5817/cz.muni.p210-9896-2021-50 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Tomáš Černěnko ◽

Klaudia Glittová

Keyword(s):

Regression Analysis ◽

Old Age ◽

Local Governments ◽

Public Services ◽

Social Protection ◽

Supply And Demand ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

The Elderly ◽

Provision Of Services

The aim of the paper is to describe the supply of public services in the field of social protection - old age (represented by expenditures in group 10, class 2 of COFOG classification) in relation to the demand for these services represented by the population in the age group 62+ related to the size and region of the local government unit. The analysis of supply and demand takes place at the level of individual local governments and the results are then presented in relation to the size of the municipality and the region. Two approaches were used for the analysis. The first focuses on the description of the current situation through the categorization of local governments according to the approach to the provision of services, and the second consists in regression analysis. The results of the regression analysis suggest that the size of the municipality and the region do not play as important a role in terms of access to the provision of the examined services as indicated by the first, descriptive analysis. To find a "pattern" for local authorities to decide on access to services for the elderly, further research will be needed that takes into account several socio-economic indicators.

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Pengaruh Sistem Pengendalian Internal Pemerintah Terhadap Kinerja Pemerintah Daerah

Jambura Accounting Review ◽

10.37905/jar.v2i2.34 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 100-109

Author(s):

Mattoasi Mattoasi ◽

Didiet Pratama Musue ◽

Yaman Rauf

Keyword(s):

Control System ◽

Internal Control ◽

Local Governments ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Primary Data ◽

Coefficient Of Determination ◽

Quantitative Research Methods ◽

Internal Control System ◽

The Government

PThis study aims to determine the effect of the internal control system on the performance of local government Case Study in Gorontalo Regency. This study uses quantitative research methods, and the data sources use primary data obtained from questionnaires distributed to respondents. Meanwhile, the data analysis used in this research is descriptive quantitative analysis using statistical t-test and coefficient of determination test (ajusted R-Square). The results showed that the internal control system had a positive effect on the performance of local governments with a determinant value of 48.7%. The result of this study contribute to the government to establish and implement a more effectives Internal Constrol Systems (ICS).

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