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1. 6. Insurances against job loss and disability : Private and public interventions and their effects on job search and labor supply

   Författare :Josefine Andersson; Anders Forslund; Stefan Eriksson; Michael Rosholm; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Employment Security Agreements; job search assistance; job loss; notification; lump-sum severance grant; liquidity effect; disability insurance; financial incentives; continuous deduction; regression discontinuity design; propensity score matching; nearest neighbor matching; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : Essay I: Employment Security Agreements, which are elements of Swedish collective agreements, offer a unique opportunity to study very early job search counselling of displaced workers. These agreements provide individual job search assistance to workers who are dismissed due to redundancy, often as early as during the period of notice. LÄS MER

3. 7. Enabling disability rights in practise : Understanding how the governance of state-funded personal assistance is fulfilling the Swedish LSS Act

   Författare :Heléne von Granitz; Ulrika Winblad; Karin Sonnander; Ieva Reine; Urban Markström; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Activities of daily living; disability policy; LSS Act; governance; ICF; participation in society; personal assistance; policy refinement; policy tool; public policy; social security; Sweden; UNCRPD; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; Health Care Research;

   Sammanfattning : Personal assistance (PA) is stated in Article 19 of the UNCRPD as an internationally recognised disability right and is operationalised as a measure in the Swedish Act concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments (the LSS Act). The Act’s overall policy goal is to promote good living conditions for the eligible persons by enabling participation in society on equal terms with others. LÄS MER

4. 8. Problemen förgår, lösningarna består : Organisering av kommunala insatser för unga arbetslösa med försörjningsproblem

   Författare :Katarina Hollertz; Socialhögskolan; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; social assistance; unemployed; young adults; municipalities; Human service organizations; legitimacy; local intervention pro-grams;

   Sammanfattning : In the beginning of the 1990s, Sweden experienced an economic recession. The unemployment rate increased significantly and the proportion of young adults receiving social assistance rose dra-matically. In response, municipalities initiated local intervention programs aimed at reducing the number of young social assistance recipients. LÄS MER

5. 9. Crumbs from the Rich Man's Table? : Municipal Labour Market Policies and Recognition of Welfare Recipients in Sweden

   Författare :Lagunathan Govender; Rickard Ulmestig; Iréne Josephson; Ulrika Vikman; Dahlstedt Magnus; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; labour market policy; activation; social assistance; recognition; inclusion; poverty; arbetsmarknadspolitik; aktivering; ekonomiskt bistånd; erkännande; inkludering; fattigdom; Socialt arbete; Social Work;

   Sammanfattning : Labour market policies, also known as activation, are common responses to poverty, unemployment and social exclusion. Activation is characterised by increased individual responsibility, requiring welfare recipients to strive for financial self-sufficiency, be it through job-seeking, training or coaching. LÄS MER

7. 10. Nödvändighetens pris : Konsumtion och knapphet bland barnfamiljer

   Författare :Torbjörn Hjort; Socialhögskolan; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; consumption; poverty; consumer society; market society; social exclusion; marginalisation; child poverty; social assistance; unemployment; national insurance; Social problems and welfare; Social structures; social välfärd; Sociala problem; socialförsäkring; Sociala strukturer;

   Sammanfattning : The object of this thesis has been to study the relationship between consumption and economic scarcity from a theoretical perspective. I have used families with children as an empirical example to illustrate the theoretical framework. LÄS MER