... Licensed re-use rights only Russia Fast-food Social policy Individual discount rate Individual time preferences Fast-food can quickly meet the needs of a person in calories. Eating in fast-food restaurants is very convenient for those who do not have enough time to cook on their own or do...

...Jürgen Backhaus; Joaquim Ramos Silva Purpose Focussing on the historical experience, the purpose of this paper is to argue the need for change in the design and implementation of social policies in order to overcome the stalemate of the last two or three decades. Design/methodology/approach...

.... Design/methodology/approach The approach is based on references to authors of German historical schools, social policy, labor economics and liberal economic policy. The paper supplies a literature review in the area of social policy. It starts from different earlier definitions of the S. Qu. An overview...

..., respectively. However, the Chancellor's social policy was not the result of a comprehensive, global, “definitive” programme. It was an opportunist policy influenced more by political than by social motives. Originality/value The paper offers insights into Bismarck's social policy in the context...

... and others – addressed the problems of “social ideal”, “social policy” and ethical principle in political economy. They were promoting the social reforms as the path to social compromise. Originality/value The reconstructuring of Russia's political and economic system in the last decade of the twentieth...