Ageing and intergenerational relations : family reciprocity from a global perspective / / edited by Misa Izuhara [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910781154303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bristol : , : Policy Press, , 2010
• ISBN: 1-4473-0142-0; 1-282-56202-9; 9786612562020; 1-84742-206-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 165 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series
• Disciplina: 305.26
• Soggetti: Aging; Intergenerational relations; Older people - Social conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Sep 2022).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction / Misa Izuhara -- Globalisation, global ageing and intergenerational change / Chris Phillipson -- Theoretical perspectives on intergenerational solidarity, conflict and ambivalence / Ruth Katz and Ariela Lowenstein -- Globalised transmissions of housing wealth and return migration / Ricky Joseph -- Housing wealth and family reciprocity in East Asia / Misa Izuhara -- Grandparents and HIV and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa / Akpovire Oduaran and Choja Oduaran -- Spiritual debts and gendered costs / Pascale F. Engelmajer and Misa Izuhara -- Reciprocity in intergenerational relationships in stepfamilies / Lawrence H. Ganong and Marilyn Coleman -- New patterns of family reciprocity? Policy challenges in ageing societies / Misa Izuhara.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book explores the exchange of support between generations and examines variations in contemporary practice and theory in different societies around the world. It draws on theoretical perspectives to discuss both newly emerging patterns of family reciprocity and more established ones affected by changing issues in contemporary societies.

Is This Seat Taken? Conversations at the Bar, the Bench and the Academy about the South African Constitution

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910404211303321
• Autore: David Bilchitz
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 electronic resource (vii 446 p.)
• Disciplina: 342.68
• Soggetti: Constitutional law - South Africa
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Sommario/riassunto: Now that economic development is starting to pick up in many countries in Africa, the question arises how such development can be balanced with the need for adequate environmental protection. This crucial issue, inherent in the notion of sustainable development, is addressed in this innovative and path-breaking volume. For the first time, academics from seventeen African countries have joined forces to analyse the way in which economic and environmental interests are balanced in their legal systems. The authors all use a common framework to improve the comparability of the country studies. The different country-related chapters do not only provide insights into the formally applicable legal rules (law in the books)., but given that the book brings together academics aware of the practice in Africa, they also describe the way in which environmental policy functions in practice (law in action). Many case studies, with conceptual analyses are provided of pollution incidents and the way in which administrative agencies or courts have on those occasions balanced the interests between the economy, society and the environment. A critical comparative analysis by the editors points at tendencies towards convergence and points of divergence between the African countries. Suggestions for policy reform are also formulated, showing African countries how they can benefit from experiences in the US and Europe. This thought provoking volume is a must for anyone (academic, policymaker or practitioner) interested in sustainable development ; generally and in Africa in particular.