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  1. Public Welfare Medal

    The Public Welfare Medal is awarded by the U.S. United States National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Sciences in recognition of distinguished contributions in the application of science to the public welfare. It is the most prestigious honor conferred by the Academy. First awarded in 1914, the medal has been awarded annually since 1976. List of Public Welfare Medal winners 2011 Ismail Serageldin 2010 Eugenie Scott Eugenie C. Scott 2009 Neal Francis Lane Neal F. Lane 2008 Norman P. Neureiter 2007 Maxine Singer Maxine F. Singer 2006 Norman Ralph Augustine Norman R. Augustine 2005 William Foege William H. Foege 2004 Maurice Strong Maurice F. Strong 2003 Shirley M. Malcom 2002 Norman Borlaug Norman E. Borlaug 2001 David Aaron Kessler David A. Kessler 2000 Gilbert F. White 1999 Arnold Orville Beckman Arnold O. Beckman 1998 Carnegie Corporation of New York David A. Hamburg David A. Hamburg 1997 George W. Thorn 1996 William T. Golden 1995 Harold Amos 1994 Carl Sagan 1993 Jerome Wiesner Jerome B. Wiesner 1992 Philip Abelson Philip H. Abelson 1991 Victor Frederick Weisskopf Victor F. Weisskopf 1990 C. Everett Koop 1989 David Packard 1988 John Edward Sawyer John E. Sawyer 1987 Dale R. Corson 1986 William D. Carey 1985 Isidor Isaac Rabi I. I. Rabi 1984 Theodore Hesburgh Theodore M. Hesburgh 1983 Mina Rees 1982 Paul Rogers politician Paul Grant Rogers 1981 Russell E. Train 1980 Walter S. Sullivan 1979 Cecil Howard Green Cecil H. Green and Ida M. Green 1978 Donald Henderson Donald A. Henderson 1977 Leona Baumgartner 1976 Emilio Q. Daddario 1972 Leonard Carmichael 1969 J. Lister Hill Lister Hill 1966 John William Gardner John W. Gardner 1964 Detlev Bronk Detlev W. Bronk 1963 J. G. Harrar 1962 James Augustine Shannon James A. Shannon 1960 Alan Tower Waterman Alan T. Waterman 1959 Jimmy Doolittle James H. Doolittle 1958 Henry A. Moe 1957 Warren Weaver 1956 James Rhyne Killian ... AWARDS pwm Public Welfare Medal National Academy of Sciences web site Category Science and engineering ...   more details



  1. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare

    Infobox Government agency agency name Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare logo Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare logo.gif logo caption seal formed dissolved superseding jurisdiction Government of Pennsylvania State government of Pennsylvania headquarters region code employees budget 20,020,564 Fiscal year FY 2010 ref cite web title Comparison of 2009 2010 Governor s Executive Budget to 2008 2009 Available Funds publisher Commonwealth of Pennsylvania date format PDF url http www.dpw.state.pa.us Resources Documents Pdf AnnualReports YearlyBudget CompOf09 10GovExecBdgtTo08 09AvailFunds.pdf ref chief1 name Michael Nardone chief1 position Acting Secretary parent agency child1 agency website http www.dpw.state.pa.us footnotes The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare is a cabinet level List of Pennsylvania state agencies state agency in Pennsylvania . ref cite web title About DCED work www.dpw.state.pa.us publisher Commonwealth of Pennsylvania date url http www.dpw.state.pa.us About ref The agency, based in the Health and Welfare Building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg ... RFP NO. 06 02 IMPLEMENTATION AND EXPANSION OF MEDICAID MANAGED CARE . Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. Retrieved on July 25, 2010. Health and Welfare Building, 7th and Forster Streets, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17120. ref provides public welfare programs and services. These services include ... ServicesPrograms JuvenileJustice Juvenile Justice . Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. Retrieved ... Department of Public Welfare. Retrieved on July 25, 2010. ref New Castle Youth Development ... Youth Development Center . Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. Retrieved on July 25, 2010. ref ... . Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. Retrieved on July 25, 2010. ref Under contract Cresson ... Department of Public Welfare. Retrieved on July 25, 2010. ref See also Portal Pennsylvania List ... Department of Public Welfare Incarceration of Juveniles in the United States Category State agencies ...   more details



  1. Public welfare in India

    Orphan date February 2009 The Central government of India welfare expenditures are a substantial portion of the official budget, and state and local governments play important roles in developing and implementing welfare policies. Overview The Directive Principles of India Directive Principles of State Policy , enshrined in Part IV of the Indian Constitution reflects that India is a welfare state . Seats are reserved for Outcaste scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in government jobs, educational institutions, Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha . The government has passed a number of laws for the abolition of untouchability , Unfree labour Begar and Zamindari . The government has opened Public distribution shop fair priced shops , where certain essential commodities are sold at very reasonable prices to the poorer sections of the society. In 2000 union government expenditures on social services includes education, health, family welfare, women and child development, and social justice andempowerment , rural development, and basic minimum services were approximately US 7.7 billion Rs361.7 billion , which was 11.1 percent of total government expenditures and 1.7 percent of gross domestic product GDP . Furthermore, the union and state governments maintain a plethora of reserved seats in various political and education institutions for lower castes, indigenous persons, and others based on their percentage of the population. Finally, various innovative development programs have been developed often at state or local levels for social development and the empowerment of women and lower castes, and the state of Kerala is internationally known for its noteworthy success in public welfare. See also Welfare State References cite web url http lcweb2.loc.gov frd cs profiles India.pdf work Library of Congress Country Studies All works are issued in Public domain accessdate 2007 11 06 title ... of India Category Welfare in India ...   more details



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    Summary logo fur Article Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Use Infobox Source http www.dpw.state.pa.us TemplateFiles Images DepartmentTitle.gif other information Licensing Non free logo ...   more details



  1. Public Service Medal

    The Public Service Medal may refer to one of a number of awards Public Service Medal Australia , an Australian civil award Pingat Bakti Masyarakat Public Service Medal , a Singaporean civil award Public Service Medal NASA , is an award given by NASA to civilians disambig ...   more details



  1. Public Service Medal (Australia)

    Infobox Military Award name Public Service Medal image Image Public Service Medal Australia .png br br Image PSM Australia ribbon.png 90px caption Medal and ribbon awarded by Australia type Medal eligibility Employees of the Australian Government and state, territory and local government employees for Outstanding Service status Currently awarded description clasps established 18 October 1989 first award last award total 1401 at 30 June 2006 posthumous recipients individual higher Distinguished Service Medal Australia Distinguished Service Medal DSM same lower Australian Police Medal APM image2 caption2 The Public Service Medal PSM is a civil decoration awarded to Australian public servants at all levels for outstanding service. The PSM was introduced in 1991 and replaced the Imperial awards discontinued in 1975, supplementing the Order of Australia introduced that same year. Recipients of the Public Service Medal are entitled to use the post nominal letters PSM . Awards are made by the Governor General , on the nomination of the responsible Minister in each state or territory, and at the Australian Public Service federal level . The total number of awards made each year must not exceed 100, further broken down into a quota for each government Civil service public service . Description The Public Service Medal is a circular nickel silver medal ensigned with a Commonwealth Star Federation Star . The obverse shows an inner circle with four Epicyclic gearing planetary gears spaced equally around a Epicyclic gearing sun gear . It is surrounded by the words Public Service . An outer circle shows 36 human figures symbolising a range of occupations and activities. The reverse displays a wreath of mimosa surrounding the inscription For Outstanding Service . The 32 millimetre wide ribbon features the national colours of green and gold in a vertical striped pattern. See also Australian Honours Order of Precedence References http www.itsanhonour.gov.au honours awards medals public ...   more details



  1. NASA Public Service Medal

    Infobox Military Award name NASA Public Service Medal image File NASA Public Service Medal.jpg 150px caption NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal EPSM . awarded by NASA type Individual Award eligibility Non Government Employees for Exceptional contributions to the mission of NASA campaign status description clasps established first award last award total posthumous recipients individual higher same lower image2 File NASAPSM.gif 80px caption2 NASA Public Service Ribbon NASA s Exceptional Public Service Medal is a United States award granted for exceptional contributions to the mission of NASA to anyone who was not a government employee when the service was performed. See also NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal Public Service Group Achievement Award List of NASA awards Awards and decorations of the United States government References http nasapeople.nasa.gov awards nasamedals.htm NASA Awards Category Awards and decorations of NASA Public Service Medal ODM stub ...   more details



  1. Distinguished Public Service Medal

    File USNavy Distinguished Public Service Medal.jpg thumb The Navy Distinguished Public Service Award , established in 1951, is an award presented by the U.S. Secretary of the Navy SECNAV to civilians for specific courageous or heroic acts or exceptionally outstanding service of substantial and long term benefit to the Navy, Marine Corps, or Department of the Navy as a whole. Details, including nominating procedures, are given in SECNAVINST 5061.12 ref name SECNAVINST5061.12 cite web accessdate January 23, 2009 url http www.combatindex.com mil docs pdf secnav 5000 5061 12C.pdf format PDF title SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5061.12 Honorary Awards to Private Citizens and Organizations author Secretary of the Navy date 15 APRIL 1985 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref The Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award...is the highest form of public service recognition bestowed by DON . It consists of a gold medal, miniature medal, lapel bar, rosette, and a certificate signed by SECNAV. Nominations for this award will be limited to those extraordinary cases where individuals have demonstrated exceptionally outstanding service of substantial and long term benefit to the Navy, Marine Corps, or as DON as a whole. The award may also be approved for specific courageous or heroic acts bearing directly on the accomplishment of the DON mission. Notable recipients include Joe Rosenthal , Pulitzer Prize winning photographer, known for the iconic photo, Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima . ref name USMC Odom 20060917 cite news accessdate January 23, 2009 url http www.marines.mil units hqmc mcrc 12mcd Pages 2006 Marine 20Corps 20awards 20Joe 20Rosenthal 20Distinguished 20Public 20Service 20Medal.aspx title Marine Corps awards Joe Rosenthal Distinguished Public Service Medal date September ... Receives Navy s Distinguished Public Service Award . http nppa.org about us National Press Photographers ... by us navy References portal United States Navy This article incorporates text in the public domain ...   more details



  1. Welfare

    , as public debt and inflation grew alarmingly, preventing the welfare state from developing completely ...Other uses Refimprove date August 2010 Economics sidebar Welfare can take many forms in various countries ... , welfare has a special meaning in politics , referring to financial aid for the poverty poor . In Europe , welfare services tend to be regarded as universal, available to rich and poor alike ... 2010 Welfare can take a variety of forms, such as monetary payments, subsidies and voucher s, health services, or housing. Welfare can be provided by governments, non governmental organization s, or a combination of the two. Welfare programs may be funded directly by governments, or in social insurance models, by the members of the welfare scheme. Welfare systems differ from country to country, but welfare ... , the elderly , those with dependent children, and veteran s. A person s eligibility for welfare may also be constrained by means test ing or other conditions. In a more general sense, welfare ..., prosperity, and fortunes. Provision and funding Expand section date January 2010 Welfare may .... The term welfare state is used to describe a state in which the government provides the majority of welfare services the phrase also describes those services collectively. Welfare may be funded by governments ... . Social insurance type welfare schemes are funded on a contributory basis by the members of the scheme ... States also may support the welfare of its citizens, such as the non working poor, through direct cash transfers . History In the Roman Empire , social welfare to help the poor was enlarged by the Caesar ... and comprehensive welfare system for the poor... ref Robert Henry Nelson 2001 . http books.google.com ... charity cw1.htm Chapter1 Charity and Welfare , the American Academy of Research Historians of Medieval Spain. ref The concepts of welfare and pension were put into practice in the early Sharia Islamic ... An Islamic Alternative? Equality, Redistributive Justice, and the Welfare State in the Caliphate of Umar ...   more details



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    This is an image of the Australian Public Service Medal. Produced by the Awards and Culture Branch, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Under Australian Copyright The image is from this site http www.itsanhonour.gov.au honours awards medals public service medal.cfm Non free fair use in Public Service Medal Australia Non free fair use rationale Description Public Service Medal Australia Source Produced by the Awards and Culture Branch, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. ref http www.itsanhonour.gov.au honours awards medals public service medal.cfm It s an Honour Honours Awards A Z of Awards Public Service Medal Bot generated title ref Portion Entire Article Public Service Medal Australia Purpose Illustrate medal Resolution 88 200 pixels Replaceability No other information File size 9 KB References Reflist ...   more details



  1. Public Health Service Achievement Medal

    Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 Infobox Military Award name Public Health Service Achievement Medal image Image HealthMedal.jpg 100px caption Public Health Service Achievement Medal awarded by Public Health Service type Medal and ribbon eligibility status Current first award last award total posthumous recipients individual higher Awards and decorations of the Public Health Service Public Health Service Commendation Medal lower Awards and decorations of the Public Health Service Public Health Service Citation same Achievement Medal Other Services image2 Image PubHealthRib.gif 100px caption2 Ribbon of PHS Achievement Medal The Public Health Service Achievement Medal is a decoration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services . It is issued to those personnel who display meritorious achievement and excellence in accomplishing the mission of the Department of Health and Human Services. Activities warranting the award of the Public Health Service Achievement Medal could include advancement of program objectives, sustained above average dedication to duty over a relatively short period of time, or a single act of distinction to the betterment of the United States of America in the area of public health . The Public Health Service Achievement Medal is considered a civilian decoration however, it is occasionally awarded to members of the United States military . In such cases, the Public Health Service Achievement Medal may be worn on active duty uniforms upon application from the service member. See also Awards and decorations of the Public Health Service Awards and decorations of the United States government Awards and decorations of the United States military Category Civil awards and decorations of the United States Category United States Department of Health and Human Services ...   more details



  1. Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor

    Infobox Military Award name Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor image Image Mov hi res.jpg 200px caption awarded by the President of the United States type Medal eligibility firefighters , Law enforcement ... called the Presidential Medal of Valor for Public Safety Officers . ref s Executive Order 13161 Executive Order 13161 of June 29, 2000, Establishment of the Presidential Medal of Valor for Public ... , a similar but separate award. Symbolism The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor, which intentionally .... As the award is presented by the President, the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act ... page on Medal of Valor DEFAULTSORT Public Safety Officer Medal Of Valor Category Awards and decorations ... States Category Awards established in 2000 fr Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor ... Citizens Medal same lower President s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service related image2 Image VolarRibbon.gif 109px caption2 Ribbon The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor is the highest state decoration decoration for bravery performed by public safety officers in the United States , comparable to the military s Medal of Honor . History The original Medal of Valor was established ... This award was later superseded to its current form with the enactment of the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001 USPL 107 12 , USStat 115 20 , USBill 107 H.R. 802 , May 30, 2001 . It is still ... of the United States Congress for five rather than ten public safety officers police officers, firefighters, et cetera per year as recommended by the eleven member Medal of Valor Review Board. The Attorney ... but can provide input into the process via the Department of Justice s National Medal of Valor Office s support of the Review Board. The medal can still be awarded posthumously. Before the establishment of the Medal of Valor, there were no Federal awards to specifically acknowledge the bravery performed by public safety officers throughout the United States police and firefighting departments ...   more details



  1. National Intelligence Distinguished Public Service Medal

    Infobox Military Award name National Intelligence Distinguished Public Service Medal image File NIDPSM.PNG 300px caption Obverse and Reverse of the Medal awarded by United States Intelligence Community type Individual Award eligibility highest award that can be granted to noncareer Federal employees, private citizens or others who have performed distinguished service of exceptional significance to the Intelligence Community. for distinguished service of exceptional significance to the Intelligence Community. campaign status Active description clasps established October 1, 2008 first award Senator John Warner last award total posthumous recipients individual higher same National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal lower image2 File NIDPSM Ribbon.JPG caption2 Ribbon Bar of the Medal The National Intelligence Distinguished Public Service Medal is the highest award that can be granted to noncareer Federal employees, private citizens or others who have performed distinguished service of exceptional ... or a sense of public responsibility. Award design The observe of the medal is a gold circular disc with the symbol of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The reverse of the medal has the words DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE encircled from the 9 o clock position through the 3 o ... Intelligence Distinguished Public Service Medal ref Senator Jay Rockefeller John D. Rockfeller ... IV Awarded National Intelligence Distinguished Public Service Medal ref Ambassador Thomas E. McNamara July 29, 2009 See also National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal References reflist Category Awards and decorations of the United States Intelligence Community Distinguished Public Service Medal Category Awards established in 2008 ... enscribed horizontally and centered across the bottom of the emblem. In addition to the large medal, a miniature medal and lapel pin are provided to awardees. Recipients Senator John Warner December ...   more details



  1. Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service

    Infobox Military Award name Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service image caption awarded by the United States United States of America type Medal eligibility An individual who serves as a non career Federal employee or does not derive his or her principal livelihood from U.S. Government employment. for Demonstration of outstanding service of significance to the Department of Defense involving personal sacrifice and inconvenience in the performance or assistance of such service and motivation by patriotism, good citizenship, and a sense of public responsibility status Currently awarded clasps established first award last award Currently awarded total posthumous recipients higher Secretary of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service same lower Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service image2 Image USA DOD Outstanding Public Service Award.png 105px caption2 Ribbon The Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service is the second highest award presented by the Secretary of Defense to non career Federal employees, private citizens, and foreign nationals for contributions, assistance, or support to United States Department of Defense Department of Defense functions that are extensive enough to warrant recognition, but are lesser in scope and impact than is required for the DoD Medal for Distinguished Public Service. The Secretary of Defense is the approval authority. This award consists of a silver medal, a miniature medal, a rosette, and a citation signed by the Secretary of Defense . An individual may receive this award more than once. Subsequent awards consist of the foregoing recognition devices and a bronze, silver, or gold palm, as appropriate. ref http biotech.law.lsu.edu blaw dodd corres html2 ai29x.htm ref Recipients Carl Brashear Hillary Rodham Clinton Laura Bush Richard Armitage politician Richard Armitage Zalmay Khalilzad David Scantling Michele Flournoy William Hoston ref http www.pr.com press release 7768 ref ...   more details



  1. NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal

    Infobox Military Award name NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal image Image NASA Distinguished Public ... collections artifact.cfm?id A19800535000 title Medal, Distinguished Public Service, NASA, 1967 ... 1993 1993 08 title NewsCenter Riccardo Giacconi Awarded NASA s Distinguished Public Service Medal ... Grumman s William Sample With Distinguished Public Service Medal NYSE NOC publisher Irconnect.com ... Public Service Medal NYSE NOC publisher Globenewswire.com date 2005 05 19 accessdate 2010 07 31 ... Medicine News David F. Dinges, PhD, Awarded NASA s Distinguished Public Service Medal publisher Uphs.upenn.edu ... Senior Principal Investigator awarded NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal , NASA Agency Honor ... type Individual Medal eligibility non government personnel for distinguished accomplishments that contributed ... award last award total posthumous recipients individual higher same NASA Distinguished Service Medal lower NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal image2 File NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal.gif 80px caption2 NASA Distinguished Public Service Ribbon The NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal is an award similar to the NASA Distinguished Service Medal , but awarded to non government ... http www.heinleinarchives.net upload index.php? a viewProd&productId 1046 title NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal publisher The Heinlein Archives date 1988 10 06 accessdate 2010 07 31 ref 1991 Rodger ... astronomer with medal 53399437.html title NASA Honors Distinguished Astronomer With Medal re ... Astronomer With Medal as found on pg. 9 of 47 in the presentation, Extra Terrestrial Antiparticles ... Service Medal publisher Lockheedmartin.com date accessdate 2010 07 31 ref ref http www.spaceref.com ... ref cite web last Bertagne first Christopher url http aero.tamu.edu public news aerospace engineering ... Release.epl?r 97 title NASA awards highest medal to NSBRI Team Lead publisher Nsbri.org date accessdate ... Brian Rishikof ref http www.odysseysr.com news.html Lead Engineer awarded NASA Distinguished Public ...   more details



  1. Library of Congress Classification:Class H, subclass HV -- Social Pathology, Social and Public Welfare

    unreferenced date March 2007 Subclass HV Social Pathology, Social and Public Welfare, and Criminology is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system under Library of Congress Classification Class H Social sciences Class H Social Sciences . This article describes subclass HV. Subclass HV HV 1 9960..........Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology 40 69..........Social service. Social work. Charity organization and practice 85 525..........By region or country 530..........The church and charity 541..........Women and charity 544..........Charity fairs, bazaars, etc. 544.5..........International social work 547..........Self help groups 551.2 639..........Emergency management 553 639..........Relief in case of disasters 560 583..........Red Cross. Red Crescent 599 639..........Special types of disasters 640 645..........Refugee problems 650 670..........Life saving 675 677..........Accidents. Prevention of accidents 680 696..........Free professional services. Including medical charities 697 4959..........Protection, assistance and relief 697 3024..........Special classes 697 700.7..........Families. Mothers. Widow s pensions 701 1420.5..........Children 835 847..........Foundlings 873 887..........Destitute, neglected, and abandoned children. Street children 888 907..........Children with disabilities 931 941..........Fresh air funds 959 1420.5..........Orphanages. Orphans 1421 1441..........Young adults. Youth. Teenagers 1442 1448..........Women 1449..........Gay men. Lesbians 1450 1494..........Aged 1551 3024..........People with disabilities, Including blind, deaf, people with physical and mental disabilities 3025 3174..........Special classes. By occupation 3025 3163..........Mariners 3165 3173..........Shop women, clerks, etc. 3174..........Other. By occupation 3176 3199..........Special classes. By race or ethnic group 4005 ... welfare 4905 4959..........Animal experimentation. Anti vivisection 4961 4995..........Degeneration ...   more details



  1. Welfare department

    Welfare department may refer to United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Department of Social Welfare and Development Philippines Health, Welfare and Food Bureau of Hong Kong Department of Public Welfare See also Welfare financial aid disambig ...   more details



  1. Welfare fraud

    Welfare fraud refers to various intentional misuses of state Social welfare provision welfare systems ... efforts, or in larger, organized criminal rings. Some common types of welfare fraud are failing ... illness in conjunction with welfare fraud. Overview In practice fraud tends to involve acquiring welfare benefits that are undeserved. Either the recipient is collecting benefits under their own ... of someone who is not actually going to receive the funds. Accurate statistics on welfare fraud are difficult to obtain. In every U.S. state, the penalty for extensive welfare fraud fraud over a period of years is prison. Some states offer large rewards for reporting those who are guilty of years of welfare ... and the Peoples Temple have been accused of bringing in a great deal of money by taking the welfare checks of their members. Fact date December 2007 Welfare fraud is criticized by welfare advocates for making fewer funds available to those who were intended to receive them. Welfare fraud is criticized by opponents of welfare in general for creating situations where taxpayers subsidize instances of middle class or even lavish living by criminals. The terms welfare queen and welfare Cadillac are pejoratives terms related to welfare fraud. Welfare fraud has also been criticized for its role ... abusive , crossing state lines to flee prosecution , engaging in welfare fraud themselves, or committing other crimes and frauds. The punishment for welfare fraud varies by jurisdiction. In the United States, punishment for the first offense may be as mild as suspension of welfare privileges for a year, but can include fines and jail time. Examples of welfare fraud The executive director of the Illinois Legislative Advisory Committee on Public Aid in 1977 claimed that Linda Taylor of Chicago ... the basis of Ronald Reagan s welfare queen . Dorothy Woods, who claimed 38 non existent children ... for 613 counts of illegally receiving 150,839 in welfare funds between July 1972 and February 1978 ...   more details



  1. Welfare technology

    Welfare technology is technology that can help and assist users in their daily lives. Examples of welfare technology are intelligent aids such as cleaning robots, sensors in clothes, smart homes, etc. The concept of a welfare technology should be seen in a new discourse created in 2007 in Denmark http www.denmark.dk en . Welfare technology is closely linked to Ambient Assisted Living AAL but whereas AAL focuses on addressing the needs of the ageing population http www.aal169.org , welfare technology addresses not only the elderly but also other users of public services such as the handicapped, schools, day care centres, abusers, etc. The discourse were created during a debate meeting http www.tekno.dk subpage.php3?article 1339&toppic kategori7&language dk in the Spring of 2007 hosted by the Danish Board of Technology, where new technologies in care were discussed. The European Union has become increasingly focused on finding new ways to reduce the burden of the elderly boom that is expected in the future. One example of this is the AAL 169 programme http www.aal169.org a new European technology and innovation funding programme. blockquote The programme is intended to address the needs of the ageing population, to reduce innovation barriers of forthcoming promising markets, but also to lower future social security costs. blockquote http www.aal europe.eu An example of a project that focuses on welfare technology is the EU funded project called PERSONA http www.aal persona.org . Category Technology Category Welfare ...   more details



  1. Welfare capitalism

    for the citizens, including public welfare and unemployment insurance . It is true, however, that prior ... definition of welfare capitalism, as used by the 19th century German economist, Gustav Schmoller, called for government to provide for the welfare of workers and the public, via social legislation ...Welfare capitalism refers either to the combination of a capitalist economic system with a welfare state or, in the American context, to the practice of businesses providing welfare like services to employees. Welfare capitalism in this second sense, or industrial paternalism , was centered in industries ... wages and subsidized housing, the concept of welfare capitalism coincided with U.S. state state ... title A Dividend to Labor A Study of Employers Welfare Institutions year 1899 publisher Houghton ... government operated welfare systems i.e. welfare capitalism in the sense the term is generally ... provided welfare institutions much like those in the United States. Examples include worker ... Gilman Modern welfare capitalism Western Europe , Scandinavia , Canada and Australasia are regions noted for their welfare state provisions, though other countries have socialized medicine and other elements of the welfare state as well. The United States , despite its Medicare United States Medicare ... to have enough of a social safety net to properly be called a welfare state businesses provide more of these services. Esping Andersen categorised three different types of welfare state s in the 1990 book The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism . Though increasingly criticised, these classifications remain the most commonly used in distinguishing types of modern welfare states, and offer a solid ... in English, his influence can be seen in the modern European welfare states. Welfare capitalism in the United States Welfare capitalism in the United States refers to the policies of large, usually non unionised, companies that have developed internal welfare systems for their employees. ref ...   more details



  1. Welfare culture

    new elements to welfare, including Medicare, Medicaid, increases in subsidized public housing, and more ...Welfare culture refers to the behavioral consequences of providing poverty relief i.e. welfare to low income individuals. Welfare is considered a type of social protection , which may come in the form of remittances, such as welfare checks, or subsidized services, such as free reduced healthcare , affordable housing, and more. Pierson 2006 has acknowledged that, like poverty , welfare creates behavioral ramifications, and that studies differ regarding whether welfare empowers individuals or breeds ... of welfare varies across countries such as Norway , France , Denmark , and Germany to name a few , because different countries implement different systems of welfare. ref Christopher Pierson, Beyond the Welfare State? The New Political Economy of Welfare Cambridge Polity Press, 2006 , 75, 78, 88, 111 ... ref Evidence of the behavioral effects of welfare in the United States In the United States, the debate over the impact of welfare traces back as far as the New Deal , but later became a more mainstream political controversy with the birth of modern welfare under Lyndon Johnson s Great Society . The term welfare culture, however, was not coined until 1986 by Lawrence M. Mead . Welfare in the United States Image Welfare Benefits Payments Graph.gif thumb right 280px Decline in welfare benefits ... of Welfare Dependence Figure TANF 2. ref Welfare may be used to refer to any government based aid used to promote the well being of its citizens. But, in recent decades, welfare has been restricted ... Welfare, Social Services Review 76 4 2002 603 641. ref Welfare culture uses the more broad interpretation of welfare. Namely, welfare refers to any and all government provided social programs. ref Lawrence ... over welfare culture could be more accurate if each specific welfare program were examined individually. ref David T. Ellwood and Lawrence H. Summers, Poverty in America is Welfare the Answer ...   more details



  1. Welfare queen

    in order to undermine public support for AFDC . ref name experiment The welfare queen idea became ... that the welfare queen idea has roots in both race and gender. Franklin Gilliam, the author of a public ...About welfare recipients in the US state handouts to the British Queen Privy purse A welfare queen is a pejorative ... of collecting excessive Welfare financial aid welfare payments through fraud or manipulation. Sensational Citation needed date March 2011 reporting on welfare fraud began during the early 1960s ... 1976 presidential campaign when he described a welfare queen from South Side Chicago Chicago s South ... in the Age of Welfare Reform publisher Oxford University Press, USA date 2004 isbn 0195176014 ref ref name experiment cite journal last Gilliam first Franklin title The Welfare Queen Experiment How Viewers React to Images of African American Mothers on Welfare journal Nieman Reports volume 53 issue ... American women can no longer stay on welfare indefinitely due to the Personal Responsibility and Work ... Origin The idea of welfare fraud goes back to the early 1960s although the offenders in those stories ... expos s on what would become known as welfare queens. Readers Digest and Look American magazine ... into the 1990s, focused on female welfare recipients engaged in unacceptable behavior such as having ... welfare continued until the 1970s, at which point women became the main focus of welfare fraud stories. ref name mommymyth The term welfare queen is most often associated with Ronald Reagan who brought ... s South Side who was arrested for welfare fraud blockquote She has eighty names, thirty addresses ... Medicaid , getting Food Stamp Program food stamps , and she is collecting welfare under each of her names. Her tax free cash income is over 150,000. ref cite news title Welfare Queen Becomes Issue ... L welfarequeen.htm title Myth There are Welfare Queens driving Welfare Cadillacs author Steve Kangas ... Attorney General continued investigating her case. ref cite news title Welfare Queen Loses Her Cadillac ...   more details



  1. Miners Welfare

    The term Miners Welfare appears in the name of several association football clubs In England Blackwell Miners Welfare F.C. Calverton Miners Welfare F.C. Gedling Miners Welfare F.C. Holbrook Miners Welfare F.C. Nostell Miners Welfare F.C. Rainworth Miners Welfare F.C. Staveley Miners Welfare F.C. In Scotland Danderhall Miners Welfare F.C. Lochore Miners Welfare F.C. disambig ...   more details



  1. Corporate welfare

    Welfare State Political corruption Public choice theory Regulatory capture Socialism for the rich and capitalism ...Corporate welfare is a term describing a government s bestowal of money grants, Tax exemption tax breaks ... corporate subsidies and welfare payment s to the poor, and implies that corporations are much less ..., David. Louder voices The corporate welfare bums Lewis & Samuel, 1972 . ref Ralph Nader , a prominent critic of corporate welfare, ref http www.thirdworldtraveler.com Nader CutCorpWelfare Nader.html Cutting Corporate Welfare by Ralph Nader. Seven Stories Press, 200o. ref ref http www.nader.org releases ..., unwarranted, wasteful, unfair, inefficient, or bought by lobbying are often called corporate welfare. The label of corporate welfare is often used to decry projects advertised as benefiting the general welfare that spend a disproportionate amount of funds on large corporations, and often in uncompetitive ... to the Cato Institute , the U.S. federal government spent 92 billion on corporate welfare during ... Electric . ref http www.cato.org pub display.php?pub id 8230 The Corporate Welfare State How the Federal ... which many critics characterize as corporate welfare. Some economists consider the recent bank bailouts in the United States to be corporate welfare. ref Citation url http www.smh.com.au business us ... a hidden, backdoor form of corporate welfare. ref Citation url http thehill.com blogs on the money ... of corporate welfare, 1890 1930 http uncpress.unc.edu books T 5286.html University of North Carolina Press , 2002 . Glasberg, Davita Silfen. Corporate welfare policy and the welfare state Bank deregulation and the savings and loan bailout Aldine de Gruyter, NY, 1997 . Whitfield, Dexter. Public services or corporate welfare Rethinking the nation state in the global economy Pluto Press, Sterling, Va ... corporate welfare Articles & sources from an anti subsidy perspective http www.newrules.org ... A corporate welfare example from N.Y. http www.bizjournals.com sanantonio stories 1996 09 09 ...   more details



  1. Welfare state

    welfare state is a system referred to as the Nordic model which is practiced in the Scandinavia n countries. The welfare state involves a direct transfer of funds from the public sector to welfare ...About the welfare state as a general concept the system known as the Welfare State in the United Kingdom Welfare State A welfare state is a concept of government where the state plays the primary role ... of equality of opportunity, equitable distribution of wealth, and public responsibility ... topic 639266 welfare state Encyclop dia Britannica ref There are two main interpretations of the idea of a welfare state A model in which the state assumes primary responsibility for the welfare of its citizen s. This responsibility in theory ought to be comprehensive, because all aspects of welfare are considered and universally applied to citizens as a right. Welfare state can also mean the creation of a social safety net of minimum standards of varying forms of welfare. There is some confusion between a welfare state and a welfare society, and debate about how each term should be defined. In many countries, especially in the United States , some degree of welfare is not actually provided by the state, but directly to welfare recipients from a combination of independent volunteers ... corporation s , and government services. This phenomenon has been termed a welfare society, and the term welfare system has been used to describe the range of welfare state and welfare society mixes that are found. ref name gould1993 cite book last Gould first Arthur title Capitalist Welfare Systems ... economics redistributionist taxation the welfare state has been referred to as a type of mixed economy . ref Welfare state. Encyclopedia of Political Economy. Ed. Phillip Anthony O Hara. Routledge, 1999. p. 1245 ref Etymology English language English term welfare state is believed by Asa Briggs ... have also been seen as the creation of a welfare state. ref S. B. Fay, Bismarck s Welfare State ...   more details




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