Economic Welfare Of Community Research Articles

The Effectiveness of Micro-Enterprises In Enhancing The Economic Welfare of Communities

The micro-business of donut production plays a role in alleviating community welfare issues and reducing unemployment rates in the area. It also fosters creativity that aligns with efforts to preserve and develop elements of the local culture. On another note, micro-enterprises like these are capable of absorbing labor, thus decreasing unemployment levels. The effectiveness of the Mawar Donut micro-business in enhancing economic welfare is under scrutiny. To determine how effective the Mawar Donut micro-enterprise is in improving economic welfare, qualitative research is conducted. This research aims to describe and analyze phenomena, events, social activities, attitudes, beliefs, perceptions, and thoughts of individuals or groups through qualitative data with a case study approach. Data collection techniques include observation, interviews, and documentation. In this research, documentation refers to the process of collecting data by studying and noting important parts from official records found in both the research location and other influential institutions. This is because the data obtained consists of descriptions or information from interview activities. The findings at Mawar Donut indicate that interviews with Mrs. Ulfah Khofifah, the owner of Mawar Donut store, show effective results regarding the improvement of community welfare around the store. With its strategic location near schools among other areas, Mawar Donut not only enhances its own prosperity but also supports the general economy of the community. Therefore, Mawar Donut has become a business model that caters to all its customers' needs, whether for resale or daily consumption.

POLICY SERIES: ELDER ABUSE AND THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC IN RURAL AMERICA

Misuse of opioids is a national crisis affecting the social and economic welfare of communities throughout the U.S. and is particularly rampant in rural America. Older adults are far too frequently excluded from consideration of those who are affected by the opioid epidemic. While rural older adults may not suffer the highest per capita rate of opioid overdose deaths, they are deeply affected by the problem. In their youth and middle adulthood, many older adults used their bodies for labor. At older ages, they experience multiple chronic conditions and high rates of chronic pain for which opioids and related prescription and non-prescription drugs are often the treatment of choice. Also and far too frequently, older people become easy targets for abuse by persons needing resources to feed their addiction. This symposium focuses on elder abuse associated with opioid and related substance misuse. Zanjani’s presentation provides the context of rurality and drugs and alcohol as a precursor to elder abuse. The second paper by Teaster and colleagues examines trends in APS cases of elder abuse in which the perpetrator is a substance user and identifies perpetrator and victim characteristics predictive of different types of substantiated abuse. Using APS case notes, Roberto and colleagues characterize cases of elder abuse in rural Kentucky in which the perpetrator used opioids and related substances. Robert Blancato and Brian Lindberg will discuss presenters’ collective findings by weaving together concepts of rurality, addiction, and elder abuse and recommending strategies for prevention, intervention, and policy.

Poverty Alleviation Based On Economic Literacy And Social Capital In Improving Economic Welfare In Coastal Communities North Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi Provence, Indonesia

The research problem is related to the economic welfare of coastal communities who are fishermen. The fundamental thing of this research is that poverty from the fishermen's household community is thought to be caused by inability to manage income and lack of horizontal relations between fellow communities. So that underlies various research findings, providing space for the concept of economic literacy and social capital can explain its influence on the economic welfare of the community. This research generally attempts to produce new methods and theories and policies in addressing the problems of coastal communities.This study aims to: 1). Analyzing and explaining partially the influence of economic literacy and social capital on the economic welfare of coastal communities; and 2). Analyze and explain simultaneously the influence of economic literacy and social capital on the economic welfare of coastal communities. The population in this study were all coastal communities (fishing communities) in North Minahasa Regency,North Sulawesi province,Indonesia. Number of samples from the calculation through the formula of Daniel and Terrel obtained 100 respondents. Sampling using purposive sampling technique. And data analysis using multiple regression, with SPSS application. The findings of this study indicate that: 1). economic literacy has a significant effect on economic prosperity; 2). social capital has a significant effect on economic welfare; 3). economic literacy and social capital have a significant effect on economic prosperity

The Currency of Connections

Proponents of social capital theory have long argued that it is not only in the best interest of civic life to build social capital but that social capital is vital for the economic health of communities. Yet past studies have failed to distinguish among different types of social capital and have relied on inaccurate measures of economic health. This study reexamines what has become conventional wisdom by analyzing the social capital of American metropolitan areas and its impact on economic well-being. It improves on past studies by examining different types of social capital (i.e., trust, group membership, social networks) and substituting the change in competitive-advantage jobs from shift-share analysis for total job growth and other traditional economic development measures of wealth creation. The study finds that bridging social capital positively affects the economic welfare of communities with respect to job creation.

Economic impacts and effects on communities of the CSG industry in Queensland

Social licence to operate is a key issue in the eastern Australian gas market as it transitions to liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporting and relies on unconventional gas to satisfy this new demand. Although there is a large body of research on the environmental, social and economic effects attributable to unconventional gas activities, more knowledge is needed about the economic impacts of the coal seam gas (CSG) industry and the effects of the various stages in the CSG value chain experienced by communities. The Department of Industry has undertaken a study on Queensland’s experience with CSG development. A synthesis of existing economic impact studies relating to the CSG industry in Queensland finds that while there are economic benefits, a greater understanding of how the benefits and costs are spread among and in communities is needed. It also finds that there is little knowledge of the cumulative impacts of multiple concurrent projects in addition to the impacts of existing land usage. An assessment of effects from CSG activities that may directly or indirectly affect the economic welfare of communities in the Bowen and Surat basins highlights that while health impacts, land access and usage, water impacts, transport nuisance and noise pollution are all perceived to be significant, community perceptions about these effects change in time along with changes in the nature and scale of underlying activities. Opportunities for specific economic analysis on specific CSG activities and their associated consequences are also identified in this extended abstract, which may assist in addressing existing information and regulatory gaps.

One Health: Towards safeguarding the health, food security and economic welfare of communities

The Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research (OJVR), is the official publication of the Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute. It publishes scientific papers reporting original research on diseases and disease vectors of livestock and wildlife with a focus on Africa, but with results of more than local interest.

Community identity in the twenty‐first century A postmodernist evaluation of local government structure

A key concern in debates about local government structure has centred around the competing claims for democracy, usually seen to require small units based on recognised communities of interest, and those of administrative efficiency or the instrumental requirements of the centre, usually seen to require larger units which can encompass socio‐geographical change and the functional requirements of large‐scale welfare provision. Britain provides perhaps the best example of this issue being settled in favour of the latter claim with structure being designed to reflect changing patterns of economic interaction between people and the technical requirements of service delivery. Although the various recommended changes in structure have recognised the importance of a sense of community to local government the dominant considerations have been those of economic rationality and the scale required for the delivery of services. Thus local government structure has been determined by functional requirement, with the economic welfare of communities being equated to total welfare. The adoption of a postmodernist stance however, provides the opportunity to reintroduce the concept of spiritual community and for claiming that the maximisation of economic welfare is not necessarily the same as the maximisation of total welfare. Postmodernist arguments are used in this paper to suggest local government structures which contain units of varying sizes. To define community in terms of welfare maximisation in this way would allow the combination of economic, social, physiological and psychological welfare. It is argued that such a definition would help the development of a local government structure which is not purely instrumental but which also promotes ownership and involvement. This approach is equally applicable not only where an instrumental attitude has prevailed, but also allows for the potential to re‐define “traditional” community bases for Local Government.