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- Economic development, industrialization, and poverty eradication: a benchmarking analysis of developing, emerging, and developed countriesPublication . Delgado, Afonso; Caldas, Paulo; Varela, MiguelThis study utilizes benchmarking techniques to monitor productivity change in relation to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1, 8, and 9, addressing the challenges faced by countries in interpreting measures. The first SDG 1, “No Poverty”, aims to completely eliminate poverty. The objective of SDG 8, “Decent Work and Economic Growth”, is to foster comprehensive economic advancement. Finally, SDG 9, “Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure”, focuses on the creation of durable and sustainable infrastructure, as well as promoting innovation to drive economic progress. Economic development, job creation, wealth creation, and poverty eradication are crucial for sustainable development. However, there is no other study estimating the evolution of countries’ performance in terms of these SDGs, whether countries have converged or not, and how each of these SDGs contributes to this performance development. This is the main goal of the present study, which compares 85 countries (2010–2020) from different profiles (developing, emerging, and developed) in terms of several SDG indicators. We applied data envelopment analysis (DEA) and Malmquist productivity indices that quantify changes in efficiency and technology over time to assess productivity dynamics and improvements. Results showed that emerging countries showed the highest productivity development, followed by developing countries and finally developed countries. The slower productivity development in developed countries indicates stagnation, allowing emerging countries to converge in terms of wealth creation, distribution, and poverty reduction.
- A intervenção social com as pessoas em situação de sem-abrigo:o caso do concelho de AlbufeiraPublication . Santiago, Karen Izabelli Teixeira; Martins, João Eduardo RodriguesEste documento é um relatório de estágio elaborado como requisito para a conclusão do 2º ciclo do curso de Sociologia. O estágio foi realizado na Câmara Municipal de Albufeira, na Divisão de Ação Social, com foco na intervenção e integração de pessoas em situação de sem-abrigo (PSSA). O principal objetivo foi aplicar os conhecimentos adquiridos ao longo da minha formação académica para conhecer, analisar e compreender a realidade das pessoas em situação de sem-abrigo em Albufeira, por meio de um estudo qualitativo exploratório. Os resultados permitiram caracterizar essa população, que em sua maioria é composta por homens de nacionalidade portuguesa, cujas trajetórias de vida são frequentemente marcadas por processos de desfiliação, problemas de saúde, consumo de substâncias psicoativas e instabilidade laboral. As conclusões obtidas resultaram na apresentação de um diagnóstico social para a rede social de Albufeira, identificando as vulnerabilidades existentes e sugerindo possíveis formas de potencializar os recursos disponíveis.
- Life satisfaction and health related quality of life among older people (65+) in GhanaPublication . Owusu, Daniel Kwaku; Ferreira, Lara NEffective aging can be seen in the need for fulfillment, satisfaction with life, mental health, body emotions, happiness, and the way things are going in life. Still, there isn't a lot of research on the quality of life (QoL) of older people in Ghana's rural areas. Older people live in rural areas and urban slums in some developing nations where pension programs do not exist (Aikins and Koram, 2017; Kpessa-Whyte, 2018). The study sought to study the satisfaction with life and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people aged 65 and over in Ghana and explore how it affects their life satisfaction. The study used a predominantly quantitative methodology to reach out to as many people as possible. 578 respondents were chosen using the snowball sampling approach and the purposive sampling technique. Questionnaires were used to gather the relevant information from the respondents. The questionnaire was divided into four sections: satisfaction with life scale (SWLS), personal wellbeing, HRQoL, and sociodemographic profile. Descriptive statistical analyses (i.e., mean, standard deviation [SD], frequencies, and proportions [%]) were carried out to describe the sample and the respondents' satisfaction with life and wellbeing. Parametric tests using correlation and SEM were conducted to analyze the sample. The study found that older people in rural areas of Ghana have higher life satisfaction due to their own ideals, having an excellent life and not making changes. However, they are not satisfied with their lives and the number of things they have achieved in life. In terms of HRQoL, older people are more concerned about self-care, mobility, and their usual activities but less about their pain, discomfort, and anxiety or depression. HRQoL leads to life satisfaction. The study suggests that there should be a public policy on older people, as monitoring HRQoL and life satisfaction is critical to the development of sound public policy. The government should initiate a social intervention scheme to provide older people in rural areas with an apartment or building with a lot of elderly people to help them not feel lonely.