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1. POLICY FAILURES OF SINGAPORE’S INCLUSIVE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES The inaccessibility of persons with disabilities to the labour market in Singapore
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to understand why the employment rate of persons with disabilities in Singapore is significantly low despite its extensive and generous inclusive employment programmes and the ratification and implementation of the UNCRPD; are these policy failures, what are the possible gaps in the inclusive employment policies and how does it comply with the UNCRPD Article 27 of Work and Employment. These questions are answered through the theoretical lens of policy failure and inclusive employment, and applying the policy failure measures as set forth by McConnell’s “criteria of policy success and failure” as well as an in-depth analysis of the inclusive employment policies’ eligibility criteria. READ MORE
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2. Urban Agriculture: A case study of Quito, Ecuador
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : Urban agriculture can be one of the many solutions that a city employs as a part of its larger sustainability strategy. It can have many advantages: food security, employment, better utilisation of public spaces, safer and better food production and economic empowerment of disadvantaged groups. READ MORE
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3. The relationship between innovation and inequality - The case of Brazil in the last decade
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This work aims to explore the relationship between innovation and inequality, specificly in Brazil in the last decade. Innovation in one hand t is an unquestioned driver of growth, while inequality in the other is a major economic problem, one that arguably hinders growth. READ MORE
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4. Can Basic Income Combat Social Exclusion? An Investigation into the Potential Effects of a Basic Income
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/SocialhögskolanAbstract : In recent years, the welfare state has found itself unable to combat issues such as unemployment and poverty, forcing an ever-increasing share of the population to face an increasingly precarious existence. In light of this situation, a growing number of activists and academics have begun to embrace a new means for combating such issues, basic income. READ MORE
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5. Welfare, Integration and Human Rights: A study on labour market segregation and integration policy in Norway.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : A fundamental principle of human rights is that of equality and non-discrimination. This should apply to every human being on an individual basis and to everyone of a Member State’s territory. However, in many countries immigrants face problems with high unemployment. READ MORE