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"In Social Systems and Social Regulations, Elaine Cumming describes attitudes of patients and clients toward health and welfare organizations. The focus is on the complex relationships between regulative agents, as revealed by the movement of clients through health and welfare systems. The author observes how doctors, clergy members, police officers, welfare officers, psychiatrists, social workers, and other social agents relate to one another and to their clients and charges. Cumming selected Syracuse, New York, typical of many middle-sized American cities of the 1960s, for her field studies. These involved several agencies and thousands of individuals. The result is a thoughtful analysis that can readily be applied to many aspects of the entire social system. Who are the clients? What are their problems? How do agents respond to them? These are some of the topics dealt with at length. From the view point of the agents, the author discusses how they see their own roles in the overall regulative system; how areas of operation interact and overlap; how the network of agencies changed over a five year period; what major problems remained to be overcome at the time; and what changes could and should have been made. When initially published, this was a new examination of the regulative system in America. Students and scholars will still find this work invaluable in the study of social control. Professionals will find many points for contrast and comparison and an analytical framework for evaluating and solving problems faced in health and welfare operations throughout the country."--Provided by publisher

The first objective of this doctoral thesis is to analyze the international aspects of taxation of companies in the Baltic States. The research compares the rules of tax law in the Baltic countries with the OECD proposals and recommendations, EU law requirements as well as with analogical rules in other European countries. It analyzes whether rules of direct taxation of companies in the Baltic countries, which are relatively young and do not have long traditions, follow the international standards proposed by the OECD as well, whether these rules are compatible with EU law requirements and analogical rules of other European states. The second goal of this thesis is to provide advice and recommendations on how national tax law and the provisions of EU law could be improved. Advice and recommendations are being presented at the end of each chapter, then at the end of each major part and finally, at the end of whole thesis. The first part analyses the international aspects of direct taxation of income from business activity. The second part devoted to examining the rules regarding the taxation of passive income (dividends, interest and royalties). Finally, the third part analyses the principles of tax law in the Baltic countries concerning tax havens and the international cooperation between tax administrations. ; Le premier but de cette thèse de doctorat est d'analyser les aspects internationaux de la fiscalité directe des entreprises dans les pays baltes en comparant les règles des pays baltes avec les propositions de l'OCDE, les exigences du droit communautaire ainsi qu'avec les règles des autres pays européens. On analyse si les systèmes de fiscalité directe des pays baltes, qui sont relativement jeunes et n'ont pas de longues traditions, sont compatibles d'un côté avec les standards de la fiscalité internationale des pays membres de l'OCDE et, d'un autre côté, avec les exigences du droit de l'Union Européenne. Le deuxième but de la thèse est de proposer des conseils et recommandations, sur la façon dont la régulation fiscale nationale, européenne et communautaire pourrait être améliorée. A la fin de chaque chapitre ainsi qu'à la fin de chaque grande partie et à la fin de cette thèse, on présente les conseils et les recommandations. La première partie analyse les aspects internationaux de la fiscalité directe des revenus de l'activité des entreprises. La deuxième partie examine les règles concernant la fiscalité des revenus passifs (dividendes, intérêts et redevances). Dans la troisième partie on analyse les principes du droit fiscal des pays baltes concernant la lutte contre les paradis fiscaux ainsi que les principes de la coopération internationale entre les administrations fiscales.

Harness the power of social media to predict customer behavior and improve sales. Social media is the biggest source of Big Data. Because of this, 90% of Fortune 500 companies are investing in big data initiatives that will help them predict consumer behavior to produce better sales results. Social Media Data Mining and Analytics shows analysts how to use sophisticated techniques to mine social media data, obtaining the information they need to generate amazing results for their businesses. Social Media Data Mining and Analytics isn't just another book on the business case for social media. Rather, this book provides hands-on examples for applying state-of-the-art tools and technologies to mine social media - examples include Twitter, Wikipedia, Stack Exchange, Live Journal, movie reviews, and other rich data sources. In it, you will learn:The four key characteristics of online services-users, social networks, actions, and content The full data discovery lifecycle-data extraction, storage, analysis, and visualization How to work with code and extract data to create solutions How to use Big Data to make accurate customer predictions How to personalize the social media experience using machine learning Using the techniques the authors detail will provide organizations the competitive advantage they need to harness the rich data available from social media platforms.

The pervading theme of this book is the construction and allocation of identity, especially through images and imagery. The essays analyse how the dominant social discourses and imageries construct identity or assign subject positions in relation to the categories of race, nation, region, gender and language. The volume is designed to inform the study of those categories in cultural studies, sociology, anthropology, gender studies, literary studies, philosophy and history. Its coverage is geographically global, multidisciplinary, and theoretically eclectic, but also accessible. The authors include both established and rising scholars from historical, literary, media, gender and cultural studies. This innovative collection will appeal to all those who are interested in the mechanisms of constructing and evolving personal and group identities, in past and present. Michael Wintle is Professor of Modern European History at the University of Amsterdam, where he directs the degree programmes in European Studies. His current research interests are in European identity and especially the visual representation of Europe, cultural aspects of European integration, European industrialization, and the modern social and economic history of the Low Countries. He has published widely on Dutch and European history.

This book provides a user-friendly approach to practice learning by situating the experience of placement within a broader learning framework. Rather than treat placements as an isolated aspect of the degree, the book shows how the experience is relevant to all aspects of the social work experience. It is essential reading for all students.

In this scientific article, the theoretical and legal aspects of international social standards areconsidered as an important component of the development of the system of sources of social security law.The emphasis is on key issues of the current state of sources of social welfare through the prism of acomprehensive social reform. The importance of developing qualitative approaches to the implementationof international social standards is also emphasized. The doctrinal definitions of "international socialstandards" are analyzed. Conclusions and suggestions on principles and mechanisms of implementationof international social standards in the process of development of the latest system of sources of socialsecurity law are made. ; У цій науковій статті розглядаються теоретико-правові аспекти міжнародних соціальнихстандартів як важливі складові розвитку системи джерел права соціального забезпечення.Акцентується увага на ключових проблемах сучасного стану джерел права соціальногозабезпечення через призму комплексної соціальної реформи. Наголошено на важливостіформування якісних підходів до імплементації міжнародних соціальних стандартів.Проаналізовано доктринальні визначення «міжнародні соціальні стандарти». Зроблено висновкита пропозиції щодо принципів та механізмів імплементації міжнародних соціальних стандартів упроцесі розбудови новітньої системи джерел права соціального забезпечення.

Objective. Scholars who have investigated depictions of public service in children's literature have come to a mix of conclusions regarding the portrayal of public figures in children's literature. We revisit these studies, attempting to answer the question of how public servants are portrayed in children's literature. Methods. We perform content analysis of 93 books and examine 868 characters for benevolence and competence. Results. We find that public servants are portrayed as no more incompetent or malevolent than other adults in children's literature. On a few dimensions, we find just the opposite. Furthermore, we find that women in general are portrayed as more benevolent than men, although the same patterns are not found between sexes when examining only those in the public service. Conclusions. If children are developing negative stereotypes of government officials and institutions, these stereotypes do not appear to be formed through their reading of children's literature.

The first objective of this doctoral thesis is to analyze the international aspects of taxation of companies in the Baltic States. The research compares the rules of tax law in the Baltic countries with the OECD proposals and recommendations, EU law requirements as well as with analogical rules in other European countries. It analyzes whether rules of direct taxation of companies in the Baltic countries, which are relatively young and do not have long traditions, follow the international standards proposed by the OECD as well, whether these rules are compatible with EU law requirements and analogical rules of other European states. The second goal of this thesis is to provide advice and recommendations on how national tax law and the provisions of EU law could be improved. Advice and recommendations are being presented at the end of each chapter, then at the end of each major part and finally, at the end of whole thesis. The first part analyses the international aspects of direct taxation of income from business activity. The second part devoted to examining the rules regarding the taxation of passive income (dividends, interest and royalties). Finally, the third part analyses the principles of tax law in the Baltic countries concerning tax havens and the international cooperation between tax administrations. ; Le premier but de cette thèse de doctorat est d'analyser les aspects internationaux de la fiscalité directe des entreprises dans les pays baltes en comparant les règles des pays baltes avec les propositions de l'OCDE, les exigences du droit communautaire ainsi qu'avec les règles des autres pays européens. On analyse si les systèmes de fiscalité directe des pays baltes, qui sont relativement jeunes et n'ont pas de longues traditions, sont compatibles d'un côté avec les standards de la fiscalité internationale des pays membres de l'OCDE et, d'un autre côté, avec les exigences du droit de l'Union Européenne. Le deuxième but de la thèse est de proposer des conseils et recommandations, sur la façon dont la ...

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It is said that due to the social and economic effects of the recent pandemic, fashion has been caught in a destructive position. One aspect is the material change of the fashion objects and the strong pre-eminence of the so-called "stay-at-home collections" against the earlier dominance of the ready-to-wear and haute couture garments intended for social events. An important feature of recent fashion changes is their reliance on current pandemic rules and the related political decisions. In my presentation, I will focus on an interesting example of these pandemic changes: Moschino's 2021 Spring/Summer Collection. Moschino's "Marionette Performance" is a perfect example for infelicitous performativity where the show is created in a per(ver)formative (in the Derridean sense) act in the catwalk space. I intend to show that performativity is broken at every step of the show. In this spring collection, not only are the mannequins substituted by dolls but the viewers – some are well known (e.g. Anna Wintour) – are also transformed into marionettes by Jeremy Scott. With a self-ironic gesture, anyone of us from the possible audience can be changed into a puppet. To analyse the performative character of the show, I use deconstructive approaches and ideas. I wish to emphasize the interweaving performative dimensions that, in a sense, preclude each other with the help of Paul de Man's interpretation of Kleist's Über das Marionettentheater. I want to point out the mechanical, meaningless materiality appearing in the marionettes' movements on Moschino's special catwalk. My lecture argues that in the movements of the marionettes the possibility of the clear manifestation of performativity becomes uncertain.

Focusing on the field of disability history, this book explores changes in understandings of deformity and disability between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries, and reveals the ways in which different societies have conceptualised the normal and the pathological.

Some reflections on the theme of science and civilization / P.B. & J.S. Medawar -- The historical background to the anti-science / Stephen Toulmin -- Anti-science: observations on the recent 'crisis' of science / Edward Shils -- The responsibility of scientists tothe community: a discussion / June Goodfield-Toulmin, et.al. -- Science: a consequence of science policy or an expression of culture / Hugo Theiemann -- Science, technology and the political response / Gerard Pelletier -- Science and trans-science / Alvin M. Weinberg -- Science and the military / F.A. Long -- Science in Spanish and Spanish-American civilization / Marcel Roche -- Some economic aspects of science / H.G. Johnson -- Scientific research and long-term growth / Gautam Mathur -- The need for a science of civilization / Masanoa Toda -- Summing-up / Hubert Bloch.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Eastern Bloc as an integral part of the transitional processes, the process of dismantling of the welfare state took place almost invisibly. This process minimized the impact of institutional mechanisms in all spheres of human activity in both transition and developed capitalist countries. The process is particularly prominent in the sphere of social policy, but also in the business environment of business entities. Business entities under the pressure of globalization, which implies liberalization of trade and business, keep losing the protection of state institutions, which was implied earlier. The default privileged position on the domestic market and the protection of the business system from the hostile operation of competition is becoming a past. New business opportunities offered by the global market bring with it new challenges in terms of business success and survival on such a market. Corporations are forced to take into account a number of parameters that affect the results of their activities when planning and realizing their operations. A very important moment is the economic environment and the conditions of life and work of the users of their services, as well as the employees in the system. The concept of human security provides a good analytical framework for understanding new conditions and identifying important factors for business success. ; Nakon pada Berlinskog zida i raspada istočnog bloka kao sastavni deo tranzicionih procesa, skoro neprimetno, odvijao se i proces demontaže države blagostanja. Ovaj proces je minimizirao uticaj institucionalnih mehanizama u svim sferama ljudskih aktivnosti, kako u tranzicionim, tako i u razvijenim kapitalističkim zemljama. Proces posebno dolazi do izražaja u sferi socijalne politike, ali i u uslovima poslovanja privrednih subjekata. Privredni subjekti pod pritiskom globalizacije, koja je bazirana na liberalizaciji trgovine i poslovanja, gube zaštitu državnih institucija koja je ranije postojala. Taj podrazumevani privilegovani položaj na domaćem tržištu i zaštita poslovnog sistema od neprijateljskog delovanja konkurencije postaje prošlost. Nove poslovne prilike koje nudi globalno tržište sa sobom nose i nove izazove u pogledu uspešnosti poslovanja i opstanka na tržištu. Korporacije su prinuđene da prilikom planiranja i realizacije poslovanja vode računa o većem broju parametara koji utiču na rezultate njihovih aktivnosti. U datim okolnostima je veoma važno voditi računa o ekonomskom ambijentu i uslovima rada, kako korisnika njihovih usluga, tako i zaposlenih u sistemu. Koncept ljudske bezbednosti daje dobar analitički okvir za razumevanje novih uslova i prepoznavanje najvažnijih faktora za uspešnost poslovanja korporacija.

With the increasing integration of global economies and societies, the nation-state is no longer the sole force shaping and defining citizenship. New ideas of "global citizenship" are emerging, and universities, which are increasingly involved in international engagements, provide a unique opportunity to explore how fundamental understandings of modern citizenship are changing. Drawing on case studies of universities in China, the United States, Hungary, and Argentina, Global Citizenship and the University moves beyond a narrow political definition of citizenship to address the cultural and ec