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- Nyman, Charlott, et al.
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Dela rätt är inte lätt
- 2008
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In: Jämställdhetens pris. - Umeå : Boréa. - 9789189140530 ; , s. 175-193
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Editorial collection (other academic/artistic)
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- Berglund, Tomas, 1967, et al.
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Factors Affecting Prolonged Working Life for the Older Workforce: the Swedish Case
- 2017
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In: Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies. - : Det Kgl. Bibliotek/Royal Danish Library. - 2245-0157. ; 7:1, s. 19-36
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The aim of this paper is to uncover some of the mechanisms that could make the older workforce willing and able to stay employed. Our focus is on work-related factors that predict the probability of staying in employment despite entitlement to old-age pension. The analyses are based on data from the first and second waves of the Panel Survey of Ageing and the Elderly (PSAE). The focus is on employed persons aged 52–59 years in 2002/2003 and the probability that they were still employed in 2010/2011.The analysis focuses on the work situation for the respondents in 2002–2003. Our analysis shows that physical job demands (negatively) and job satisfaction (positively) have an effect on the probability of staying. However, a counteracting force seems to be a norm to quit related to aging, emphasized by the institutionalized pension system, and the values and preferences connected to life as a pensioner.
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- Bihagen, Erik, et al.
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The crucial aspects of class: An empirical assessment of the relevance of class analysis with Swedish data covering the late twentieth century
- 2000
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In: Work Employment and Society. - 0950-0170. ; 14:2, s. 307-330
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Class structure and class formation are two crucial aspects of class. The former relates to differences in market positions and the latter concerns social factors such as interaction, mobility and class action. This paper is based on Swedish data covering the period from 1975 to 1995 Analysis reveals a persistent class hierarchy and that there is no trend towards declining class differences regarding market position. The situation is better described as being in a state of non-linear flux. However, one persistent trend is discernible; class explains less and less of the variance in wage income. Looking at class formation there is a decline over time in class-homogeneity. Most Swedes are mobile in the sense that they end up in a class position different from their father's. A growing majority of all marriage is also class mixed. However, although classes generally lack homogeneity, social boundaries still exist, i.e., tendencies for immobility and class homogeneous marriage. In relation to the 'class-is-dying' hypothesis, the results generally indicate the continuing relevance of class, although the view of classes as homogenous social groups is increasingly troublesome over time.
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- Brewer, T. F., et al.
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Housing, sanitation and living conditions affecting SARS-CoV-2 prevention interventions in 54 African countries
- 2021
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In: Epidemiology and Infection. - : Cambridge University Press (CUP). - 0950-2688 .- 1469-4409. ; 149
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The feasibility of non-pharmacological public health interventions (NPIs) such as physical distancing or isolation at home to prevent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission in low-resource countries is unknown. Household survey data from 54 African countries were used to investigate the feasibility of SARS-CoV-2 NPIs in low-resource settings. Across the 54 countries, approximately 718 million people lived in households with > 6 individuals at home (median percentage of at-risk households 56% (95% confidence interval (CI), 51% to 60%)). Approximately 283 million people lived in households where > 3 people slept in a single room (median percentage of at-risk households 15% (95% CI, 13% to 19%)). An estimated 890 million Africans lack on-site water (71% (95% CI, 62% to 80%)), while 700 million people lacked in-home soap/washing facilities (56% (95% CI, 42% to 73%)). The median percentage of people without a refrigerator in the home was 79% (95% CI, 67% to 88%), while 45% (95% CI, 39% to 52%) shared toilet facilities with other households. Individuals in low-resource settings have substantial obstacles to implementing NPIs for mitigating SARS-CoV-2 transmission. These populations urgently need to be prioritised for coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination to prevent disease and to contain the global pandemic.
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- Daoud, Adel, 1981, et al.
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Quality of Government and the Relationship between Natural Disasters and Child Poverty: A Comparative Analysis
- 2015
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Other publication (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This paper explores the degree to which exposure to reoccurring natural disasters of various kinds explains seven dimensions of severe child poverty in 67 middle- and low-income countries. It also analyzes how certain institutional conditions, namely the quality of government (QoG), have moderating effects on the relationship between disasters and child poverty. Two main hypotheses are tested. The rst is that disasters do have an adverse average effect on severe poverty. The second is that disasters re- veal a positive coef cient (i.e., more disasters, more deprivation) but that higher levels of QoG negatively moderate this effect, i.e., the adverse effect of disasters is dimin- ished by increasingly high QoG levels. From 70 possible combinations of relationships (7 types of deprivation combined with 10 types of natural disaster measures), 11 have the expected correlation between disasters and child deprivation and only one has the expected interactive correlation between quality of government, disasters, and child poverty. Several unexpected results could also be observed which are discussed in the paper along with recommendations for future research.
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- Daoud, Adel, 1981, et al.
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Reoccurring Natural Disasters, Quality of Government, and Severe Child Deprivation – a comparative analysis of 67 developing countries
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In: MACHEquity Annula Meeting, Bangalore, September 10-12 2014.
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- In this paper we explore to what degree exposure to different types of reoccurring natural disasters is related to children’s exposure to sever deprivation across sixty-seven middle- and low-income countries (LMICs). First, we test whether there does indeed exist an adverse effect of recurrent disasters on child deprivation. Thereafter, we test whether the adverse effect of disasters is moderated by quality of government, i.e., by the governmental capacity to act proactively, prepare infrastructure, healthcare systems, etc., as well as to react properly once disaster is a fact. The analysis combines country-level data on disasters, compiled from the EM-DAT database, with micro-data on child deprivation, based on harmonized DHS and MICS data (n = 1941734). We conclude that recurrent disasters have very little to do with child deprivation in LMICs. What we can confirm is that that children, regardless of natural disasters, are less deprived in well-governed countries with good quality of government (QoG). Hence, children’s misfortune is not primarily caused by nature, but is instead most certainly manmade.
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- Daoud, Adel, 1981, et al.
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What Is the Association between Absolute Child Poverty, Poor Governance, and Natural Disasters? A Global Comparison of Some of the Realities of Climate Change
- 2016
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In: Plos One. - : Public Library of Science (PLoS). - 1932-6203. ; 11:4
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The paper explores the degree to which exposure to natural disasters and poor governance (quality of governance) is associated with absolute child poverty in sixty-seven middle-and low-income countries. The data is representative for about 2.8 billion of the world's population. Institutionalist tend to argue that many of society's ills, including poverty, derive from fragile or inefficient institutions. However, our findings show that although increasing quality of government tends to be associated with less poverty, the negative effects of natural disasters on child poverty are independent of a country's institutional efficiency. Increasing disaster victims (killed and affected) is associated with higher rates of child poverty. A child's estimated odds ratio to be in a state of absolute poverty increases by about a factor of 5.7 [95% CI: 1.7 to 18.7] when the average yearly toll of disasters in the child's country increases by one on a log-10 scale. Better governance correlates with less child poverty, but it does not modify the correlation between child poverty and natural disasters. The results are based on hierarchical regression models that partition the variance into three parts: child, household, and country. The models were cross-sectional and based on observational data from the Demographic Health Survey and the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, which were collected at the beginning of the twenty-first millennium. The Sustainable Development Goals are a principle declaration to halt climate change, but they lack a clear plan on how the burden of this change should be shared by the global community. Based on our results, we suggest that the development agencies should take this into account and to articulate more equitable global policies to protect the most vulnerable, specifically children.
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- Ekbrand, Hans, 1972, et al.
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The more gender equity, the less child poverty? A multilevel analysis of malnutrition and health deprivation in 49 low- and middle-income countries
- 2018
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In: World Development. - : Elsevier BV. - 0305-750X. ; 108, s. 221-230
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Mothers are often perceived as key agents in safeguarding the interests of children. If the assumption that women, given the opportunity, are more likely than men to see to the interests of children is true, children can be expected to be less exposed to severe forms of deprivation in countries where women have a relatively strong position in society. The hypotheses that fewer children are exposed to health deprivation and to severe forms of food deprivation in countries where there is a high degree of gender equity are tested. A combination of country-level data and micro-level survey data, makes it possible to analyze whether and to what degree gender equity in a country only benefits children of mothers who have been able to take advantage of a high degree of gender equity or if it also benefits children of less resourceful mothers. The analysis is based on a combination of macro- and micro-data (N = 391,817) from 49 low- and middle income countries to analyze the relationship between gender equity and malnutrition, and gender equity and health deprivation among children. The results indicate that gender equity in education and employment decreases child malnutrition, and that women's empowerment decreases health deprivation for children with unschooled mothers. The results support the notion that women are instrumental in children's welfare. Even when we control for a whole range of both country-level and individual-level factors, gender equity at the country level still comes out as an important determinant of children's nutrition and access to health care. Thus, strengthening women's position is important if we wish to improve children's living conditions. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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