THE BUSINESS OF WELFARE

A common narrative in welfare state research is that Sweden exemplifies a specific model of welfare, ‘the Swedish model’, or ‘the Social democratic welfare regime’. From this perspective the emerging welfare state left little room for private initiatives – the stage was set for the development of an encompassing welfare state in the 1950s. In this article I argue that this, virtually hegemonic, perspective has hindered an analysis of how private insurance co-existed and thrived within the emerging Swedish welfare state. As an alternative approach to ‘modelling’ – the concept of welfare-formation is developed to analyse mutually sustaining practices of welfare. I show how the insurance business and its protagonists influenced the settings of public pension schemes in a way that underpinned their own interests. A close cooperation with the state apparatus was fundamental for creating a trustworthy insurance market and legitimizing the business claim of fulfilling a social mission. The business adaptability in the shifting landscape of social policy also influenced perceptions of security and welfare in general. Commercial ideals became an essential dimension of the welfare state. By exploring this marginalized history – the business of welfare – the study deepens our understanding of modern welfare societies.     

不要再来伤害鸟

<正>一个关于承诺的故事当冬雪消融,田野里拔翠生绿,候鸟们开始向北迁徙。睡梦中惊醒的男孩目送灰鹅的飞过,割断了河塘里唯一一只剩下来的候鸟的脚索。飞过青灰优雅欧洲,飞过钢筋水泥纽约,飞过白桦在云层下闪着银光的俄罗斯,飞过红色海洋绿的湖泊,飞越白皑雪峰,从四面八方,它们来了。     

女人们得多普峨扎

“虽然登顶是每个登山者的梦想,但对我来说,安全下撤回到亲人身边,才是最大的成功。毕竟,山永远在那儿!”作为孩子的母亲,女登山者张焱是理智的,也是明智的,在山的面前,攀登者的随性才是最致命的危险。伺况,这是一只由三位看似柔弱的女孩组成的女子登山队——张焱与公司职员高洋、为攀登梦想而辞去工作的马姗姗,三个女人作为第八届“体验无止境——戈尔特斯TM户外梦想实现”活动首支出发团队、活动成立以来的第一支“女子登山队”,8月19日从成都出发,重装向海拔6119米的多普峨扎峰一路攀登。多普峨扎峰位于青藏高原东南缘,属于高海拔冰岩混合型雪山,是中国最美的山峰之一。这里冰川连绵、裂缝密布,地形非常艰险。据资料显示其难度系数已经超过了主峰,对攀登者的技术、经验、体能方面都要求非常高。这座山峰之前只有一次美国人登顶的记录,中国人还没有成功征服过它。     

WOMEN AS SECONDARY EARNERS

This paper addresses the issue of the gender gap in young people's work preferences and intentions within the context of changing gender relations in urban Indonesia. A survey of senior university students in Jakarta and Makassar in 2004 provided evidence on the interplay between labour market and marriage role preferences among the young educated elite in Indonesia (n = 1761). Along with ongoing demographic transitions and socio-economic change, the study hypothesised that shifting gender norms have created a preference for a more egalitarian, dual-earner marriage among the target population. However, findings indicate that neo-traditional ideals placing men as the breadwinner and women as secondary earners are widely prevalent. Qualitative insights highlight how the universality of marriage and having children entail women to assume a role to satisfy increasing economic needs without relegating their noble role to maintain family harmony.     

TELECOM BUSINESS BOOMS IN GARZE

Garze lies at the "ancient tea-horse trading route" that links Tianquan County in Sichuan with Tibet. However, the prefecture was late in the development of telecom business. FIRST POST OFFICE. Garze set up its first post office in 1902 in Dajianlu (present-day Kangding). The post office, then called the Luding Post Office," signifies the beginning of the postal service in the area inhabited by the Tibetans in Garze.By 1950 when the former Xikang Province won peaceful liberation, t…     

你有温柔的枕头吗

<正>题记:出门在外、离开故土,我们更需要枕心而眠。我是一个没有故乡的人。父亲老早就离开了祖籍,他在锦州结婚,于沈阳有了我,后又举家迁辽西。     

细节打动心灵:2011年度女摄影家作品欣赏(四)

<正>2011年是中国女摄影家协会持续快速发展的一年,协会为会员积极搭建创作平台,精心组织形式多样的摄影活动,充分发挥协会作用,通过采风活动、影展观赏、专家讲座等方式,为全国的女摄影家会员们服务。而会员们积极参与、创作、交流的热情也是协会发展的动力。经过对会员一年所发来作品的整理,我们惊喜地发现,协会藏龙卧虎,好片佳作比比皆是。     

2011年度女摄影家摄影作品欣赏

<正>2011年是中国女摄影家协会持续快速发展的一年,协会为会员积极搭建创作平台,精心组织形式多样的摄影活动,充分发挥协会作用,通过采风活动、影展观赏、专家讲座等方式,为全国的女摄影家会员们服务。而会员们积极参与、创作、交流的热情也是协会发展的动力。经过对     

女摄影家2011年度摄影作品展示

<正>2011年是中国女摄影家协会持续快速发展的一年。协会为会员积极搭建创作平台,精心组织形式多样的摄影活动,充分发挥协会作用,通过采风活动、影展观赏、专家讲座等方式,为全国的女摄影家会员们服务。而会员们积极参与、创作、交流的热情也是协会发展的动力。经过对会员一年所发来作品的整理,我们惊喜地发现,协会藏龙卧虎,好片佳作比比皆是。     

UNCLE DRAKPA AND HIS CHOPSTICK BUSINESS

<正>On the afternoon of July31st,2014,the second day after the expedition team arrived in Metok Village,we began household surveys.Led by the village work team of China Huaneng Group,we came to the home of Uncle Drakpa,a maker of ebony chopsticks.Drakpa's home,a two-story house,is the leftmost in the third     

中国女摄影家协会会员佳作选登(一)

<正>作为全国性的一级协会组织,中国女摄影家协会自1995年创立、把我国女性摄影爱好者有组织地聚集到一起以来,极大地激发了女性摄影人的创造活力和创作热情。中国女摄影家协会会员中,有专业教授、学者,也有普通的工人和农民;既有扛着     

中国女摄影家协会会员佳作选登(二)

<正>三月,女人唱主角。2010年是一个值得纪念的年份,因为这是国际劳动妇女节设立100周年。如今在中国,这一伟大的节日已经发展成为象征妇女们为创造和谐社会、建设祖国争做贡献的一个举国欢庆的日     

中国女摄影家协会会员佳作选登(三)

<正>2010年,对于中国女摄影家协会来说,是一个不平凡的年份。15年前的4月18日,在侯波等一部分老摄影家的努力下,中国女摄影家协会诞生了。在名誉主席侯波、主席邵华的带领下,经过15年的风风雨雨,如今,女摄影家的队伍中既有新秀的不断涌现,又有风头正劲的大腕的创新突破,中国女摄影家协会正在快速地发展壮大,社会知名度越来越高,会员在祖国各地担当着弘扬摄影艺术创作的重任,成绩斐然者不计其数。其中,有获得金