Indonesia's decentralization in the form of regional autonomy has opened many new opportunities for the people. Especially in the regions, higher authority allowed local governments to develop their regions and increase the people's welfare. Despite a number of positive developments, there are many problems …

The multicultural society cannot be denied, because we experience this society on the street, in our neighborhoods, at schools, on public transport and at work in the Netherlands. However, for a couple of years this society is no longer truly accepted. Even a simple question as 'Do we live in a multicultural …

Overzicht van transportstromen van vee binnen Europa. Dit is van belang met het oog op de mogelijke verspreiding van dierziektes, de controles van veetransporten en het formuleren van nieuw beleid met betrekking tot veetransporten

Een onderzoek naar het effect van de grote hoeveelheid kamervragen over dierenwelzijn in de periode maart 2007-februari 2008. Er is gekeken naar de media-aandacht die dit gegenereerd heeft, maar ook of hierdoor het onderwerp op de politieke agenda is terecht gekomen

The implementation of democracy in 1994 has led the country to become one of the fastest growing tourist markets of the African continent. The increasing number of foreign tourists to South Africa has resulted in more demand for paid accommodation. This report provides detailed information on South Africa's …

Onderzoek naar het welzijn van circusdieren. Ingegaan wordt op diverse aspecten, zoals: wet- en regelgeving, transport en huisvesting, training en voorstelling en ethiek. Hierbij wordt per dier bekeken hoe het is gesteld met de welzijnssituatie. Ook volgen aanbevelingen met betrekking tot wet- en regelgevin …

This paper considers the partnership model, which is in the author’s view the best answer in the social policy creation in contemporary conditions. The author refers to changes and reforms in the development of welfare state in the world from 1980s onwards. He describes various approaches and models, …

The gradual aging of western society during the twentieth century, including its causes and consequences, has become one of the dominant themes of demography and sociology. This study tries to shed more light on the recent past of older individuals emphasizing the socio-economic strategies they employed …

How did family and kin take care of their elderly in the communities of Limbricht (South of the Netherlands with extensive household structures) and Scheemda (North of the Netherlands with more nuclear families) in the decades between both world wars.