scholarly journals Child Abuse‐related Deaths, Child Mortality (0–4 Years) and Income Inequality in the USA and Other Developed Nations 1989–91 v 2013–15: Speaking Truth to Power

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 339-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Pritchard ◽  
Richard Williams ◽  
Emily Rosenorn‐Lanng
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Child Mortality ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Developed Nations ◽  
Speaking Truth To Power

Poverty and child (0–14 years) mortality in the USA and other Western countries as an indicator of “how well a country meets the needs of its children” (UNICEF)

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Pritchard ◽  
Richard Williams
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Child Mortality ◽  
World Health Organisation ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
World Health ◽  
Relative Poverty ◽  
Western Countries ◽  
Income Inequalities ◽  
The Usa

Abstract Background: Children’s (0–14 years) mortality rates in the USA and 19 Western countries (WCs) were examined in the context of a nation-specific measure of relative poverty and the Gross Domestic Product Health Expenditure (GDPHE) of countries to compare the effectiveness and efficiency of health care systems “to meet the needs of its children” (UNICEF). Method: World Health Organisation child mortality rates per million were analysed for 1979–1981 and 2003–2005 to determine any significant differences between the USA and the other WCs over these periods. Child mortality rates are correlated with all countries GDPHE and ‘relative poverty’, defined by ‘Income Inequalities’, i.e., the gap between top and bottom 20% of incomes. Findings: Outputs: The mortality rate of every country fell substantially ranging from falls of 46% in the USA to 78% in Portugal. The highest current mortality rates are: USA, 2436 per million (pm), New Zealand 2105 pm, Portugal 1929 pm, Canada 1877 pm and the UK 1834 pm; the lowest are: Japan 1073 pm and Sweden 1075 pm, Finland 1193 pm and Norway 1200 pm. A total of 16 countries rates fell significantly more than the USA over these periods. Inputs: The USA had the greatest GDPHE and widest Income Inequality gap. There was no significant correlation between GDPHE and mortality but highly significant correlations with children’s deaths and income inequalities. The five widest income inequality countries had the six worst rates, the narrowest four had the lowest. Conclusions: Despite major improvements in every WC, based upon financial inputs and child mortality outputs, the USA health care system appears the least efficient and effective in “meeting the needs of its children”.

Scaling of Urban Income Inequality in the USA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisa Heinrich Mora ◽  
Cate Heine ◽  
Jacob Jackson ◽  
Geoffrey West ◽  
Vicky Chuqiao Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Urban Income

Evaluations of the Effects of Sweden's Spanking Ban on Physical Child Abuse Rates: A Literature Review

1999 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Larzelere ◽  
Byron Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Physical Punishment ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Physical Child Abuse ◽  
National Surveys ◽  
Social Experiments ◽  
Pertinent Data ◽  
The Usa

Sweden's 1979 law banning corporal punishment by parents was welcomed by many as a needed policy to help reduce physical abuse of children. This study reviews the published empirical evidence relevant to that goal. Only seven journal articles with pertinent data were located. One study reported that the rate of physical child abuse was 49% higher in Sweden than in the USA, comparing its 1980 Swedish national survey with the average rates from two national surveys in the United States in 1975 and 1985. In contrast, a 1981 retrospective survey of university students suggested that the Swedish abuse rate had been 79% less than the American rate prior to the Swedish spanking ban. Some unpublished evidence suggests that Swedish rates of physical child abuse have remained high, although child abuse mortality rates have stayed low there. A recent Swedish report suggested that the spanking ban has made little change in problematic forms of physical punishment. The conclusion calls for more timely and rigorous evaluations of similar social experiments in the future.

scholarly journals Life-Styles and Nature Conservation

Oryx ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond F. Dasmann
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Nature Conservation ◽  
National Parks ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Life Styles ◽  
The People ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Local Ecosystem ◽  
Developed Nations ◽  
As If

One of the key papers at the Technical Meetings that accompanied the IUCN General Assembly in Zaïre was Dr Dasmann's showing how the emphasis in nature conservation has shifted. No longer can the ‘biosphere people’ – the people of the developed nations who draw on the resources of the whole world to maintain their life-style – simply urge developing countries to ‘protect’ wildlife and establish national parks while at the same time pressing them to cut back their population growth. One extra person in the USA will consume more in energy and materials than 20 extra people in Tanzania. What Dr Dasmann calls the ‘ecosystem people’—those who depend for all their resources on supplies within their local ecosystem – lived in balance with nature and, moreover, did not live impoverished lives, Today we can only solve our world problems by getting back to some better balance, ‘the old partnership with nature that existed without people being aware of it’. What we need, he suggests, is ‘conservation as if people mattered’ and ‘development as if nature mattered’. Nature conservation today demands new life-styles.

Current Barriers and Future Drivers

2011 ◽  
pp. 355-380
Author(s):  
Robert MacGregor ◽  
Lejla Vrazalic
Keyword(s):  
Salt Lake ◽  
Salt Lake City ◽  
Regional Area ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Internet Penetration ◽  
Lake City ◽  
Developed Nations

The key aim of the study presented in this book is to determine how SMEs located in regional areas are going about e-commerce adoption. The study was undertaken over a period of three years in three highly developed nations all belonging to the OECD and with comparable per capita GDPs and levels of Internet penetration. These included Sweden, Australia, and the USA. In each country, one regional area was surveyed—Varmland (Sweden), Illawarra (Australia), and Salt Lake City (USA).

The Role of Gender in E-Commerce Adoption

2011 ◽  
pp. 256-290
Author(s):  
Robert MacGregor ◽  
Lejla Vrazalic
Keyword(s):  
Salt Lake ◽  
Salt Lake City ◽  
Regional Area ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Internet Penetration ◽  
Lake City ◽  
Developed Nations

The key aim of the study presented in this book is to determine how SMEs located in regional areas are going about e-commerce adoption. The study was undertaken over a period of three years in three highly developed nations all belonging to the OECD and with comparable per capita GDPs and levels of Internet penetration. These included Sweden, Australia, and the USA. In each country, one regional area was surveyed—Varmland (Sweden), Illawarra (Australia), and Salt Lake City (USA).

Strategic Alliances and E-Commerce Adoption

2011 ◽  
pp. 200-255
Author(s):  
Robert MacGregor ◽  
Lejla Vrazalic
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Alliances ◽  
Salt Lake ◽  
Salt Lake City ◽  
Regional Area ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Internet Penetration ◽  
Lake City ◽  
Developed Nations

The key aim of the study presented in this book is to determine how SMEs located in regional areas are going about e-commerce adoption. The study was undertaken over a period of three years in three highly developed nations all belonging to the OECD and with comparable per capita GDPs and levels of Internet penetration. These included Sweden, Australia, and the USA. In each country, one regional area was surveyed—Varmland (Sweden), Illawarra (Australia), and Salt Lake City (USA).

Disadvantages of E-Commerce Adoption

2011 ◽  
pp. 180-199
Author(s):  
Robert MacGregor ◽  
Lejla Vrazalic
Keyword(s):  
Salt Lake ◽  
Salt Lake City ◽  
Regional Area ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Internet Penetration ◽  
Lake City ◽  
Developed Nations

The key aim of the study presented in this book is to determine how SMEs located in regional areas are going about e-commerce adoption. The study was undertaken over a period of three years in three highly developed nations all belonging to the OECD and with comparable per capita GDPs and levels of Internet penetration. These included Sweden, Australia, and the USA. In each country, one regional area was surveyed—Varmland (Sweden), Illawarra (Australia), and Salt Lake City (USA).

Barriers to E-Commerce Adoption

2011 ◽  
pp. 129-159
Author(s):  
Robert MacGregor ◽  
Lejla Vrazalic
Keyword(s):  
Salt Lake ◽  
Salt Lake City ◽  
Regional Area ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Internet Penetration ◽  
Lake City ◽  
Developed Nations

The key aim of the study presented in this book is to determine how SMEs located in regional areas are going about e-commerce adoption. The study was undertaken over a period of three years in three highly developed nations all belonging to the OECD and with comparable per capita GDPs and levels of Internet penetration. These included Sweden, Australia, and the USA. In each country, one regional area was surveyed—Varmland (Sweden), Illawarra (Australia), and Salt Lake City (USA).

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