Singapore’s Changing Age Structure: Issues and Policy Implications for the Family and State

2005 ◽  
pp. 221-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelique Chan
Keyword(s):  
Age Structure ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
The Family

scholarly journals Representatives of Rosaceae Juss. in the various structure-functional types of decorative plantings of Kryvyi Rih city (Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine)

2020 ◽  
Vol 85-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.S. Yukhimenko ◽  
I.I. Korshykov
Keyword(s):  
Age Structure ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Steppe Zone ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Life Forms ◽  
Industrial City ◽  
High Viability ◽  
Investigation Methods ◽  
The Family ◽  
Vital State

Objective – to define the diversity of Rosaceae representatives in parks and squares of Kryvyi Rih city and to evaluate their vitality, longevity and perspectives of further apply for landscaping of the region. Material and methods. The object of our study is plantings of representatives of the family Rosaceae in parks and squares of city of Kryvyi Rih. We used such investigation methods: visual, morphometric and statistical ones. Results. In the parks and squares of Kryvyi Rih, family Rosaceae is the most divers – it is represented by 43 species, 5 hybrids and 5 cultivars, which together belong to 20 genera. The most represented genera are Spiraea (7 taxa), Sorbus (5), Cotoneaster (4), Malus (4), Padus (4), and Prunus (4), while the rest of genera comprises from 1 to 3 taxa. The geographic analysis suggests significant prevalence of species from East-Asian (36.5 %) and Circumboreal (34.6 %) regions. According to distribution of life forms, there is some predominance of shrubs; they represent 56 % of total number of Rosaceae. With regard to height classes, trees of third class of size (34.6 %) and undersized shrubs (25 %) prevail. As for age structure, 20–40-year-old shrubs and trees (about 70 %) predominate. The highest level of vital state is noted for 60 % of plants of this family, average level – for 30 %, and low level – for 10 %. 72 % of evaluated plants were classified as highly decorative and 28 % as decorative. In future, enrichment of plantings of the region may be carried out by using the collection stock of arboreal plants of Kryvyi Rih Botanical Garden the NAS of Ukraine, comprising about 350 species, varieties and cultivars of 31 genera of the family Rosaceae. Conclusions. The most of investigated Rosaceae plants, in conditions of large industrial city located in the Steppe zone of Ukraine, were characterized by high viability and decorativeness. Hence, these plants deserve to be more widely used for greening of cities and towns of Right-Bank of the Steppe zone of Ukraine.

scholarly journals Change and Differentials in Women's Knowledge of, Attitude towards and Practice of Family Planning in Pakistan during the 1960s

1975 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 334-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Gilbert Hardee ◽  
Mohammad Azhar
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Population Planning ◽  
The Family ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Considerable Detail ◽  
Insight Into

The objectives of this study are five-fold. First, to examine evidence of changes which may have occurred among Pakistani women in their knowledge of, attitude towards and practice of family planning up to 1968-69 after eight to nine years of experience with Government-supported programmes aimed at reducing fertility; second, to examine in considerable detail differentials among women in their knowledge of, attitude towards and practice of family planning; third, to analyze the effects of knowledge and attitudes on behavioural change—i.e. practice of family planning ; fourth, to examine possible programme and policy implications of findings from this study; and fifth, to identify areas of future research and analysis which would appear needed.1 The study could provide further insight! into effectiveness of the Family Planning Programme (now renamed as the Population Planning Programme) during a major part of the Third Five-Year Plan period, 1965-70.

Household Labor Economics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre-André Chiappori ◽  
Costas Meghir
Keyword(s):  
Labor Supply ◽  
Decision Maker ◽  
Labor Economics ◽  
Household Labor ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Power Relationships ◽  
The Family ◽  
Research Collection ◽  
Unitary Model

This Research Collection surveys the main contribution to labor supply decisions within the family. It covers both theory, from the initial ‘unitary’ model that postulates that the family behaves as a single decision maker, to modern ‘collective’ approaches that concentrates on differences in preferences and power relationships and empirical applications. Including an original Introduction by the Editors, a special emphasis is placed on dynamic approaches, in particular issues related to intra-household commitment, and on policy implications.

Predictors of Permanent Housing for Sheltered Homeless Families

1996 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Rocha ◽  
Alice K. Johnson ◽  
Kay Young McChesney ◽  
William H. Butterfield
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
African American ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Family Size ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Homeless Families ◽  
Permanent Housing ◽  
The Family ◽  
Over Time

The authors analyze 10 years of data on homelessness to determine the characteristics of homeless families most likely to find permanent housing after leaving a shelter environment. They studied 1,156 families from 1983 to 1992 to determine where these families go after leaving the shelter and whether the pattern changed over time. Logistic regression analysis found that the larger the family size and being African American were factors that predicted a decreased likelihood of finding permanent housing. Families with one child were 1.5 times more likely to find permanent housing than were families with three children, and whites were 1.9 times more likely to find permanent housing than were African Americans. Furthermore, homeless shelter residents were five times more likely to find permanent housing in 1983 than in 1992, regardless of demographic predictors. Practice and policy implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Sustainable development goals, rule of law and public policy: implications for the traditional family model

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 934-955
Author(s):  
Armando Alvares Garcia Júnior
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Marriage And Family ◽  
Family Model ◽  
Muslim Immigrants ◽  
Peace And Justice ◽  
The Family ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Traditional Marriage ◽  
The Eu

Based on international public policy as an extension of national sovereignty, governments with authoritarian deviations are reforming their constitutions, criminal laws, etc. with the aim of preserving the inalienable values of their States and the Christian roots of their societies (traditional marriage and family model). For this purpose, basing on the vertical conception of SDG 16 (in which the areas of peace and justice are subordinated to the area of strong institutions), they seek to strengthen the state by gradually annulling its “disintegrating factors”: Muslim immigrants and refugees, members of the LGBTI community, leftist politicians, independent journalists and the EU itself (values, legislation and its incipient public policy). The research analyzes this problem affecting the family and its rights .

scholarly journals Gender, Domestic Violence, and Patterns of Conviction: Analysis of India’s Supreme Court Rulings

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Preethi Krishnan ◽  
Mangala Subramaniam
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
Gender Relations ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Court Case ◽  
Partner Relationship ◽  
The Family ◽  
Intimate Partner Relationship ◽  
The Law

Purpose: The practices and arrangements within a family can create grounds for violence. Although we agree that family processes are important, we think that these explanations downplay the structure of families (nuclear, extended) and thereby the ways in which gender relations are organized. In this paper, domestic violence is explored as an intra-family dynamic that extends beyond the intimate partner relationship and which seeps into court rulings of cases of such violence. Methodology/approach: Using archival data from 164 Supreme Court case decisions on domestic violence in India for the period 1995–2011, we examine both the patterns of conviction and the complexities of gender relations within the family by systematically coding the Court’s rulings. Findings :Analysis of court rulings show that mothers-in-law were convicted in 14% cases and the husband was convicted in 41% cases. We call attention to the collective nature of the domestic violence crime in India where mothers-in-law were seldom convicted alone (3% of cases) but were more likely to be convicted along with other members of the family. Two dominant themes we discuss are the gendered nature of familial relations beyond the intimate partner relationship and the pervasiveness of such gendered relationships from the natal home to the marital family making victims of domestic violence isolated and “homeless.” Research limitations/implication:Future research may benefit from using data in addition to the judgments to consider caste and class differences in the rulings. An intersectionality perspective may add to the understanding of the interpretation of the laws by the courts. Social implications: Insights from this paper have important policy implications. As discussed in the paper, the unintended support for violence from the natal family is an indication of their powerlessness and therefore further victimization through the law will not help. It is critical that natal families re-frame their powerlessness which is often derived from their status as families with daughters. Considering that most women in India turn to their natal families first for support when they face violence in their marriages, policy must enable such families to act and utilize the law. Originality/value : By examining court rulings on cases of domestic violence in India we focus on the power exerted by some women particularly within extended families which is central to understanding gender relations within institutions. These relations are legitimized by the courts in the ways they interpret the law and rule on cases.

The Financial Development of Portuguese Entrepreneurial Businesses

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Inna Sousa Paiva
Keyword(s):  
Financial Development ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Entrepreneurial Firms ◽  
Financial Strategy ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Family

Entrepreneurial firms commonly become family small businesses. This study aims to highlight the financial strategy underlying the development of smaller family companies. A brief introduction about the definition and role of the family business is followed by a review of the debate on the finance gap that puts constraints on the survival and long-term growth and prosperity of smaller privately companies. Evidence is drawn from a database of smaller firms with family owner-managers in Portugal, in order to determine their attitudes towards and experiences of venture capital and financing and other capital options. We conclude by discussing some tentative policy implications for regional development from the perspective of owner managers, service providers and policy-makers.

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