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Harnessing welfare state theories to explain the emergence of eco-social policies 利用福利国家理论来解释生态社会政策的出现

European Journal of Social Security Pub Date : 2023-10-11 DOI: 10.1177/13882627231205759

Matteo Mandelli

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Doughnuts for strategies: A tool for an emerging sustainable welfare paradigm 甜甜圈策略:新兴可持续福利范式的工具

European Journal of Social Security Pub Date : 2023-10-10 DOI: 10.1177/13882627231206246

Mladen Domazet, Máté Fischer, Alexandra Köves

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The conflicts of ecological transition on the ground and the role of eco-social policies: Lessons from Italian case studies 生态转型的冲突与生态社会政策的作用:来自意大利案例研究的教训

European Journal of Social Security Pub Date : 2023-10-09 DOI: 10.1177/13882627231205995

Marta Bonetti, Matteo Villa

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An eco-social solution to energy poverty? Substance and symbolism in the England's use of domestic energy efficiency policy to achieve social and environmental synergies, 1997–2023 能源贫困的生态社会解决方案?1997-2023年，英国利用国内能源效率政策实现社会和环境协同效应的实质和象征意义

European Journal of Social Security Pub Date : 2023-09-26 DOI: 10.1177/13882627231195722

Paul Bridgen

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Overview of recent cases before the Court of Justice of the European Union (January–June 2023) 欧盟法院近期审理案件概述(2023年1月至6月)

European Journal of Social Security Pub Date : 2023-09-14 DOI: 10.1177/13882627231200355

Pauline Melin, Susanne Sivonen

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Overview of recent cases before the European Court of Human Rights (January – May 2023) and the European Committee of Social Rights (September 2022 – May 2023) 欧洲人权法院(2023年1月至5月)和欧洲社会权利委员会(2022年9月至2023年5月)近期案件概述

European Journal of Social Security Pub Date : 2023-09-14 DOI: 10.1177/13882627231200343

Eleni De Becker

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Book Review: The Cambridge Handbook of Labour in Competition Law by Sanjukta Paul, Shae McCrystal, Ewan McGaughey 书评:《剑桥竞争法劳工手册》，作者:Sanjukta Paul, Shae McCrystal, Ewan mcgauhey

European Journal of Social Security Pub Date : 2023-09-14 DOI: 10.1177/13882627231201481

Marco Biasi

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Books Review: Rethinking Welfare and the Welfare State by Bent Greve 书评:《重新思考福利和福利国家》，本特·格雷夫著

European Journal of Social Security Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/13882627231200743

abhishek Abhishek

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Books Reviews: Participation Income: An Alternative to Basic Income for Poverty Reduction in the Digital Age by Heikki Hiilamo 书评:《参与性收入:数字时代减少贫困的基本收入替代方案》，作者海基·希拉莫

European Journal of Social Security Pub Date : 2023-08-30 DOI: 10.1177/13882627231191265

Alger Kurti

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Towards an eco-welfare state: Enabling factors for transformative eco-social initiatives 迈向生态福利国家:转型生态社会倡议的促成因素

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European Journal of Social Security Pub Date : 2023-08-17 DOI: 10.1177/13882627231195724

Tuuli Hirvilammi, Juha Peltomaa, Matti Pihlajamaa, S. Tiilikainen

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