scholarly journals CONSUMER VULNERABILITY IN PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET: CASE OF BALTIC COUNTRIES

2007 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Borisas Melnikas ◽  
Rasa Smaliukienė
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Pharmaceutical Consumption ◽  
Baltic Countries ◽  
Medical Terms ◽  
Integrated Methodology ◽  
Consumer Vulnerability ◽  
Social Welfare System ◽  
The Social

Consumer vulnerability receives attention in search for effective solutions of complex problems in the social welfare system on the international as well as local or regional scale. Pharmaceutical consumer vulnerability takes various forms and therefore it may be analyzed in social, economic, legal, ecological or purely medical terms. The article presents an integrated methodology that was applied to develop an indicator of pharmaceutical consumption and pharmaceutical consumer vulnerability; it also presents findings of the research, which employed this methodology to estimate vulnerability of different consumer groups as well as general consumer vulnerability in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

scholarly journals Care of the elderly persons in the system of social protection in the Republic of Srpska

2010 ◽  
pp. 239-253
Author(s):  
Ljubo Lepir
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Adequate Model ◽  
Decentralized System ◽  
Social Welfare System ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Republic

The number of the elderly in the overall population is increasing, which poses a need to seek an adequate model of organizing social care of the elderly. Most of them get social safety through the social welfare system. A functional and sustainable social welfare system requires application of efficient management and technique models based on the theoretical premises of contemporary management. The role and the importance of old people's protection in a social welfare system is becoming a topic of great importance both for theoreticians and the practitioners in the social sector area. This research analyzes the management functions and the roles of managers in running social protection of the elderly in the example of the social welfare system in the Republic of Srpska. A decentralized system, such as the one existing in the Republic of Srpska, brings along a number of organizational problems which points out to a need to apply the theoretical bases of managerial processes. The results obtained via empirical analyses indicate a number of deficiencies and obstacles in the implementation of social protection of the elderly in the social welfare system of the Republic of Srpska which are result of the insufficient and inconsistent application of the basic managerial elements. The obstacles emerging from this analysis indicate that there are chances and opportunities to improve the system and enhance the development of new forms of protection by applying managerial theories. .

scholarly journals SPECIFIČNOSTI SUPERVIZIJE OBITELJSKIH MEDIJATORA U SUSTAVU SOCIJALNE SKRBI

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-286
Author(s):  
Branka Sladović Franc
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Family Mediation ◽  
Social Welfare System ◽  
The Social ◽  
Legislative Framework ◽  
Apprenticeship Model ◽  
Development Of Competencies ◽  
Family Mediators ◽  
Special Circumstances

SPECIFIC FEATURES OF THE SUPERVISION OF FAMILY MEDIATORS WITHIN THE SOCIAL WELFARE SYSTEM ABSTRACT In the introduction of the paper, the need for the supervision of family mediators is described, and the key characteristics of the educational and method supervision are presented, as well as the models of apprenticeship as modern forms of supervisory monitoring of the acquisition of additional professional competencies in the context of the helping professions, especially mediation. The paper presents supervision conducted with the family mediators who work within the social welfare system through two supervisory cycles. The aims of the supervision were to contribute to the integration of their knowledge and skills, to monitor and analyse the direct work on mediation cases and to promote the development of professional identity of family mediators in order to increase the quality of work with the clients during the application of mediation as a psychosocial intervention and a more recent social service. The contents and topics of the supervisory work have been presented through individual supervisory questions (feelings of mediators, workplace, principles of mediation, beliefs and prejudices), then through professional and educational questions significant for all supervisees (the role of mediators, usage of concrete knowledge and interventions, specific forms of mediation, implementation of mediation, special circumstances, supervisory competencies), and finally through organisational difficulties related to the implementation of mediation (introduction to family mediation, legislative framework and rules, the experience of a lack of understanding). Specific supervisory challenges with regard to the group composition, manners of work and competence of the supervisor for the implementation of the educational and/or method supervision in this area of work with the families have been described. In the conclusion, the similarities and differences between the educational and method supervision have been discussed, as well as some elements of the apprenticeship model. Key words: educational supervision, method supervision, cognitive apprenticeship model, family mediation, development of competencies of family mediators.

Conceptualizing the Social Economy in China

2012 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 1083-1123 ◽  
Author(s):  
LI ZHAO
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Social Welfare System ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThis study offers a conceptual analysis of the social economy in China within the context of institutional transition. In China, economic reform has engendered significant social changes. Accelerated economic growth, privatization of the social welfare system, and the rise of civil society explain the institutional contexts in which a range of not-for-profit initiatives, neither state-owned nor capital-driven, re-emerged. They are defined in this research as the social economy in China. This study shows that although the term itself is quite new, the social economy is no new phenomenon in China, as its various elements have a rich historical tradition. Moreover, the impact of the transition on the upsurge of the Chinese social economy is felt not only through direct means of de-nationalization and marketization and, as a consequence, the privatization of China's social welfare system, but also through various indirect means. The development of the social economy in China was greatly influenced by the framework set by political institutions and, accordingly, legal enabling environments. In addition, the link to the West, as well as local historical and cultural traditions, contribute towards explaining its re-emergence. Examining the practices in the field shows that the social economy sector in China is conducive to achieving a plural economy and an inclusive society, particularly by way of poverty reduction, social service provision, work integration, and community development. Therefore, in contemporary China, it serves as a key sector for improving welfare, encouraging participation, and consolidating solidarity.

CONCEPTUAL BASIS OF MODERNIZATION OF THE SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-21
Author(s):  
Кравченко ◽  
Болотова ◽  
I. Bolotova ◽  
Гребеник ◽  
L. Grebenik
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Protection System ◽  
Conceptual Basis ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Social Welfare System ◽  
The Social

The article is devoted to the study and analysis of the social protection system. Based on the analysis of the features of the existing system of social protection of the population trends of the state social welfare system, the study defines the foundations of social protection system modernization, which includes such social problems in a particular region is based on a system of indicators, benchmarks and indicators, reflecting in quantitative and qualitative the form of quality of life, the economy and social sphere in general, the activities of public authorities

The Swedish Red Cross Centre for the rehabilitation of tortured refugees

1989 ◽  
Vol 29 (268) ◽  
pp. 38-41
Author(s):  
Britt Wikberg
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Social Welfare System ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Swedish Society ◽  
Lack Of Knowledge

In 1985 the Swedish Red Cross opened a Centre for the Rehabilitation of Tortured Refugees in Stockholm. It did so on the bases of a thorough study of what had been done elsewhere in the world, especially in Denmark where the first centre of this kind was established.Sweden accepts about 15,000 refugees each year. The largest groups come from Chile, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Turkey. Many of them have been exposed to different forms of torture. Hospitals, the social welfare system, lawyers, immigration officers — none of these has any experience in dealing with the consequences. Now all sectors of Swedish society have to meet the needs of these new citizens. Lack of knowledge and understanding can, unintentionally, lead to callous treatment. It was therefore natural for the Swedish Red Cross to start collecting and developing existing knowledge on how to deal with the effects of torture.

Design and Implementation of Information Management System of Social Welfare

2013 ◽  
Vol 765-767 ◽  
pp. 1556-1559
Author(s):  
Wan Li Cao
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Information Management System ◽  
Design System ◽  
Code Design ◽  
Client Server ◽  
Social Welfare System ◽  
The Social ◽  
System Architecture Design

The social welfare information management system based on three-tier model and the client-server framework is built, which in close connection with social welfare archives information. At the same time, the amount of data, namely the underlying architecture code design, system architecture design, and resolve client desktop three levels to form. The social welfare system has the formation of the window, which informs retrieval of data management applications for comprehensive

Welfare Reforms in Post-Crisis Korea: Dilemmas and Choices

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hye Kyung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
First Century ◽  
Policy Choice ◽  
Global Integration ◽  
Welfare Programs ◽  
Social Welfare Programs ◽  
Social Welfare System ◽  
The Social ◽  
Ultimate Question ◽  
Welfare Reforms

This paper explicates the welfare reforms executed in Korea after the abrupt financial meltdown in November 1997, and asks whether the same line of reforms will continue further into the twenty-first century Korea. The DJ government's post-crisis policy choice was to persue an expansion and consolidation of the social welfare system based upon the principle of solidarity. Consequently, the size of social welfare expenditure grew fast between 1996 and 1999. Korean experience of post-crisis years demonstrates the case in which the global integration of economy brought about the fast expansion of social welfare programs. The ultimate question is will this growth continue in the sea of neo-liberal challenges, with the new government's ‘Participatory Welfare’ whose complete design is not made public yet.

scholarly journals Social Practices between Individuals with Mental Illness and Griya Schizofren Volunteers in Griya PMI (Indonesian Red Cross) Peduli Surakarta

Society ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 836-847
Author(s):  
Triana Rahmawati ◽  
Drajat Tri Kartono ◽  
Trisni Utami ◽  
Yuanita Dwi Hapsari
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Total Institution ◽  
Business Activity ◽  
The Social

This research discusses the social practices carried out by Griya Schizofren to address individuals with mental illness who are often disadvantaged due to the negative stigma of their illness. This research uses a phenomenological approach. Data were collected from observations, interviews, and documentation. The results show that Griya Schizofren, to reduce the stigma against individuals with mental illness, established social, economic, cultural, and symbolic relations with those who lived in Griya PMI Peduli (Indonesian Red Cross) Surakarta through voluntary activities for individuals with mental illness. Social welfare activities in individuals with mental illness had shifted to business activity that opened a new field. The habitus of individuals with mental illness positively developed. Griya Schizofren restructured individuals with mental illness in a new layer of the community by promoting it as a society that can work within its limitations and produce products demanded by the community in the form of wedding souvenirs. Field of Griya PMI Peduli became a more humane environment as the shelter for abandoned individuals with mental illness. It also proved that total institution is no longer a frightening but collaborative field for capital exchange. Hence, using the theory of Piere Bourdieu, this research can answer how the stigma can be unfolded through works and capital exchange.

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