Sociology
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The social contract: youth
Young people remain more liberal than hired workers. Just as hired workers, it is less than in 2009, agrees to the terms of the social contract for the work in state enterprises, forced distribution, lower wages, but job security. BISS. Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies -
The social contract: employees
The study leads us to several conclusions: The degree of involvement of employees in the group "social contract" has decreased. BISS. Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies -
The social contract: retired
According to a study of "social contracts" in 2009, a group of seniors has been identified as the most loyal to the authorities and meet their own financial situation. BISS. Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies -
The social contract: entrepreneurs
During the reporting period the Belarusian government has taken significant steps to simplify the business environment. Depletion previous growth factors led him to reconsider the attitude to private business and encourages liberalize the business environment. BISS. Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies -
The social contract: dual strategy
Wave of the crisis has not led to the destruction of confidence to the Belarusian government. Consent of the population with the basic parameters of the "social contract" (according to the wording of the study in 2009) remained at the same level. BISS. Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies -
The political-business cycle in Belarus, or political economy of trust to the president
Belarus, we are seeing a situation of "sustainable" cyclical: although the consumer is aware of the oscillation periods of the dynamics of income (and realizing that the growth followed by decline), in the moments of their growth, they demonstrate an increased loyalty to the government, resulting in BISS. Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies -
Political activity and "Split factor"
Ratings Belarusians statements A.
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Obligations of the State Before Social Groups And Their Fulfillment: Entrepreneurs
The social contract between government and business in Belarus is characterized by a strong degree of mutual distrust and indifference of counterparties to each other.
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Obligations of the State Before Social Groups and Their Fulfillment: Waged Workers
Conditions for minimization of protest actions by workes have been established in Belarus by means of stick and carrots, the latter being the support of the public sector of the economy, relatively guaranteed employment, as well as by the provision of legal, mostly institutionalized, voice option
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Obligations of the State Before Social Groups and their Fulfillment: Youth
This policy-paper describes relations between the state and young people and unemployed. With the decrease of social transfers, as well as worsening of labor market conditions, young people face deterioration of their prospects.
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Models of Interaction between Authorities and Social Groups in Media Reports
The content analysis of the Sovetskaya Belorussiya daily sought to establish models of interaction with different social groups offered and advocated by the authority as desirable and approved, or, alternatively, condemned and rejected.
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Specification of the Notion ‘Social Contract’ As Applied to Belarus
The work considers theoretical aspects of the study of social contracts, defines frames and formulates working hypotheses for the subsequent analysis that will be based on both qualititative (focus groups) and quantitative (nationwide poll, content analysis, statistical analyses) methods.
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