Self Organization And Mobility Deprivation Of Poor Workers In Hong Kong And Singapore

Author : Joseph Cho-Yam Lau
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789819972654

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Self-Organization and Mobility Deprivation of Poor Workers in Hong Kong and Singapore by Joseph Cho-Yam Lau Pdf

This book focuses on the influence of socio-economic and land-use policies on the commuting problems and quality of life of the poor in Singapore and Hong Kong. It considers the influence of self-organisation: how the mobility of an individual is constituted by structures such as transport systems or socio-economic structural factors, as well as influenced by individual decisions. Where most transport studies focus on the influence of factors such as income inequality, the gender gap, and the built environment, this book fills a gap in paying particular attention to the influence of individual decisions on commuting. Given the prevalence of the former in research, government decision-makers are often constrained by these approaches and fail to understand the commuting problems of the poor. This book argues that the self-organisation approach provides some ideas that are outside the common conceptual framework in conventional transport planning and looks to improve mobility of lower-income commuters. Relevant to social science researchers working in areas such as urban planning and transport, mobility deprivation, and poverty, this book breaks new ground in quality of life studies in the Singapore and Hong Kong contexts.

Author : Joseph Cho-yam Lau
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811522529

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Self-Organisation Shapes Travel Behaviours and Social Exclusion in Deprived Urban Neighbourhoods of China by Joseph Cho-yam Lau Pdf

This book investigates the influence of self-organisation processes on the commuting of the poor workers in urban China. It suggests a new approach to investigate and measure individual access, and it argues that dynamic interactions between individual action and social structure influence individual’s access to transport, which cannot be measured using other traditional accessibility approaches.The overwhelming majority of models in transport research assume that socio-economic factors and the built-environment influence the accessibility of transport for individuals. This book provides evidence that individual decision-makings and actions are also vital factors to bring out changes in accessibility. Further, the study adopts a self-organisation process and structuration theory to illustrate that a significant proportion of travel problems of migrants are rooted in the interaction between actions and social structures. Any change in migrants’ actions or social structures in the self-organisation process would result in the production of complex and spontaneous travel behaviour. The self-organisation approach presented provides a new approach for urban transport planning in the future, particularly on the investigation of the accessibility of disadvantaged social groups. By using the social theories, transport research can have an effect on commuting behaviour and to improve poor workers’ quality of life.

Author : Takashi Inoguchi,Seiji Fujii
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789048190720

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The Quality of Life in Asia by Takashi Inoguchi,Seiji Fujii Pdf

This book studies and compares quality of life in 29 countries/societies in Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Korea(South), Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. We utilize the AsiaBarometer Surveys conducted annually from 2003 through 2008. We focus on the notion of subjective quality of life and conceptualize it as two levels, global and domain. After we explain about the AsiaBarometer Survey Project, we explore current country profile, demographics, lifestyles, value priorities, specific life domain assessment and overall quality of life. We then estimate the independent effects of demographics, lifestyles, value priorities, life domain assessment on the overall quality of life within each society. As well as comparing the results between nations, we look for key generalized characteristics of life quality for the entire and sub-regions of Asia.

Author : Amartya Sen
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1983-01-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780191037436

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Poverty and Famines by Amartya Sen Pdf

The main focus of this book is on the causation of starvation in general and of famines in particular. The author develops the alternative method of analysis—the 'entitlement approach'—concentrating on ownership and exchange, not on food supply. The book also provides a general analysis of the characterization and measurement of poverty. Various approaches used in economics, sociology, and political theory are critically examined. The predominance of distributional issues, including distribution between different occupation groups, links up the problem of conceptualizing poverty with that of analyzing starvation.

Author : Union Of International Associations,Union of International Associations
Publisher : Yearbook of International Orga
Page : 1450 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 9004255133

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Yearbook of International Organizations 2013-2014 (Volumes 1A-1B) by Union Of International Associations,Union of International Associations Pdf

Volume 1 (A and B) covers international organizations throughout the world, comprising their aims, activities and events.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789292547417

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Poverty in the Philippines by Asian Development Bank Pdf

Against the backdrop of the global financial crisis and rising food, fuel, and commodity prices, addressing poverty and inequality in the Philippines remains a challenge. The proportion of households living below the official poverty line has declined slowly and unevenly in the past four decades, and poverty reduction has been much slower than in neighboring countries such as the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Thailand, and Viet Nam. Economic growth has gone through boom and bust cycles, and recent episodes of moderate economic expansion have had limited impact on the poor. Great inequality across income brackets, regions, and sectors, as well as unmanaged population growth, are considered some of the key factors constraining poverty reduction efforts. This publication analyzes the causes of poverty and recommends ways to accelerate poverty reduction and achieve more inclusive growth. it also provides an overview of current government responses, strategies, and achievements in the fight against poverty and identifies and prioritizes future needs and interventions. The analysis is based on current literature and the latest available data, including the 2006 Family Income and Expenditure Survey.

Author : Khun Eng Kuah,Gilles Guiheux
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789089641311

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Social Movements in China and Hong Kong by Khun Eng Kuah,Gilles Guiheux Pdf

Het uitgangspunt van dit boek is dat Chinese individuen van hun eigen inzet uit moeten kunnen gaan, ongeacht de beperkingen die hen door de staat worden opgelegd. Om hun belangen beter te kunnen verdedigen sluiten sommige individuen zich aan bij sociale bewegingen, die tot sociale protesten kunnen leiden.

Author : International Labour Organization (ILO),Asha D'Souza
Publisher : International Labour Organisation
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9221220508

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Moving Towards Decent Work for Domestic Workers by International Labour Organization (ILO),Asha D'Souza Pdf

Author : Lant Pritchett
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781944691066

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Let Their People Come by Lant Pritchett Pdf

In Let Their People Come, Lant Pritchett discusses five "irresistible forces" of global labor migration, and the "immovable ideas" that form a political backlash against it. Increasing wage gaps, different demographic futures, "everything but labor" globalization, and the continued employment growth in low skilled, labor intensive industries all contribute to the forces compelling labor to migrate across national borders. Pritchett analyzes the fifth irresistible force of "ghosts and zombies," or the rapid and massive shifts in desired populations of countries, and says that this aspect has been neglected in the discussion of global labor mobility. Let Their People Come provides six policy recommendations for unskilled immigration policy that seek to reconcile the irresistible force of migration with the immovable ideas in rich countries that keep this force in check. In clear, accessible prose, this volume explores ways to regulate migration flows so that they are a benefit to both the global North and global South.

Author : Iom International Organization For Migration
Publisher : Academic Foundation
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Asia
ISBN : 817188573X

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Migration, Development and Poverty Reduction in Asia by Iom International Organization For Migration Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0195211294

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Attacking Poverty by Anonim Pdf

At the start of each decade the World Development Report focuses on poverty reduction. The World Development Report, now in its twenty-third edition, proposes an empowerment-security-opportunity framework of action to reduce poverty in the first decades of the twenty-first century. It views poverty as a multidimensional phenonmenon arising out of complex interactions between assets, markets, and institutions. This Report shows how the experience of poverty reduction in the last fifteen years has been remarkably diverse and how this experience has provided useful lessons as well as warnings against simplistic universal policies and interventions. It shows how current global trends present extraordinary opportunities for poverty reduction but also cause extraordinary risks, including growing inequality, marginalization, and social explosions. The World Development Report 2000/2001 explores the challenge of managing these risks in order to make the most of the opportunities for poverty reduction.

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464813566

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World Development Report 2019 by World Bank Pdf

Work is constantly reshaped by technological progress. New ways of production are adopted, markets expand, and societies evolve. But some changes provoke more attention than others, in part due to the vast uncertainty involved in making predictions about the future. The 2019 World Development Report will study how the nature of work is changing as a result of advances in technology today. Technological progress disrupts existing systems. A new social contract is needed to smooth the transition and guard against rising inequality. Significant investments in human capital throughout a person’s lifecycle are vital to this effort. If workers are to stay competitive against machines they need to train or retool existing skills. A social protection system that includes a minimum basic level of protection for workers and citizens can complement new forms of employment. Improved private sector policies to encourage startup activity and competition can help countries compete in the digital age. Governments also need to ensure that firms pay their fair share of taxes, in part to fund this new social contract. The 2019 World Development Report presents an analysis of these issues based upon the available evidence.

Author : WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health,World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789241563703

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Closing the Gap in a Generation by WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health,World Health Organization Pdf

Social justice is a matter of life and death. It affects the way people live, their consequent chance of illness, and their risk of premature death. We watch in wonder as life expectancy and good health continue to increase in parts of the world and in alarm as they fail to improve in others.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264044197

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Growing Unequal? Income Distribution and Poverty in OECD Countries by OECD Pdf

This report provides evidence of a fairly generalised increase in income inequality over the past two decades across OECD countries, but the timing, intensity and causes of the increase differ from what is typically suggested in the media.

Author : Daniel W. Rossides
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Political Science
ISBN : PSU:000016157446

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Comparative Societies by Daniel W. Rossides Pdf