International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 23 Issue 12

Subjects:

Table of contents

The notional defined contribution approach to public pension reform: implications for women and low‐wage workers

John B. Williamson, Stephanie A. Howling

Most countries around the world base their old‐age pension programs largely on the pay‐as‐you‐go defined benefit (PAYGO DB) model. However, due to a number of factors including…

428

Jihad in monotheistic religions: implications for business and management

Abbas J. Ali, Manton Gibbs, Robert C. Camp

The subject of Jihad has been a fiercly debated topic in the past few decades. Contradictory translations have been adopted by differing religious groups and political camps. In…

A research model to investigate the organizational impact of an ESOP

Daniel E. Hallock, Ronald J. Salazar, Sandy Venneman

The rapid increase in the number of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) being sponsored by American firms could have an impact on the rate of the nation’s productivity growth…

Religiosity, nationalism and human reproduction: the case of Israel

Ruth Landau

Israel is 280 miles long and 10 miles wide at its narrowest point; it is comparable in size to the State of New Jersey. The total population of Israel is currently about 6.5…

703

Risk and youth: a critical sociological narrative

Jason L. Powell, Margaret Edwards

This paper considers the concept of risk as applied to an understanding of the nature and changing relationship between social welfare and youth in the United Kingdom. The paper…

1305

Explaining informal and second‐hand goods acquisition

Colin C. Williams

In the past few years, the view that participation in informal and/or second‐hand modes of goods acquisition results from economic necessity has been contested by an…

Cover of International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

ISSN:

0144-333X

Online date, start – end:

1981

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Prof Colin Williams