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The Substitutability Between Discretionary and Contractual Saving and the ‘Propensity’ to Save Profit and Wage Income in the UK
(Palgrave Macmillan Journals, 1987-01)The aim of this paper is to test the substitution hypothesis of saving according to which household regard their contractual saving (eg pension funds and/or corporate retained earnings) as full substitutes for their ... -
Corporate Retained Earnings and Personal Sector Saving: A Test of the Life- Cycle Hypothesis of Saving.
(Taylor & Francis, 1987-02)The dynamic personal saving function proposed by Swamy (1968) nests in a common framework, the life-cycle hypothesis (LCH) and the Houthakker-Taylor (1970) model of saving. Having accounted for a limitation of the generality ... -
Alcohol and cigarette consumption among white and Asian general practice patients
(Sage, 1988-09-01)LOW prevalence of alcohol and cigarette consump tion in Asian populations has been reported, though there is come evidence that smoking is becoming more acceptable to certain groups of Asian males. We examined the smoking ... -
Alcohol and cigarette consumption among white and Asian general practice patients
(SAGE, 1988-09-01)LOW prevalence of alcohol and cigarette consump tion in Asian populations has been reported, though there is come evidence that smoking is becoming more acceptable to certain groups of Asian males. We examined the smoking ... -
Cavity QED effects in semiconductor microcavitie
(IOP Publishing, 1988-11-05)A theoretical investigation of cavity QED effects in semiconductor microcavities containing quantum wells is presented. A model Hamiltonian is used to derive equations of motion for the quantum photon and exciton fields ... -
Patients' choice of general practitioner: influence of patients' fluency in English and the ethnicity and sex of the doctor.
(Royal College of General Practitioners, 1989)Asian patients' use of general practitioner services and, in particular, their interaction with doctors is not well researched. However, difficulty in communication and in the case of women, reluctance to be examined by a ... -
Policies, pills, and political will: a critique of policies to improve the health status of ethnic minorities.
(PubMed, 1989-01-21)The health status of the UK's Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi, and East African minorities is significantly poorer than that of the white population. Improvements in the health experiences of these minorities requires more ... -
Health of British Asians; a research review
(Oxford University Press, 1989-02-01)About 2.5 per cent of United Kingdom residents are of Asian (or Indian subcontinent) origin though the term ‘Asian’ hides their internal diversities of languages, religions and national origins. The research on the health ... -
Influence of ethnicity and unemployment on the perceived health of a sample of general practice attenders
(Oxford University Press, 1989-05-01)Published research shows people of Asian origin to be less healthy than the white population. Most of the studies have not taken account of differences in employment between populations of white and Asian origin. Also, ... -
Aggregation phenomena in the suspension polymerization of VCM
(Springer, 1989-07-25)In the suspension polymerization of VCM, insoluble polymer particles are formed inside the monomer droplets. The growth and aggregation of these particles are responsible for important polymer properties, such as porosity. ... -
Cross-cultural use of socio-medical indicators with British Asians
(Elsavier, 1989-11)Socio-medical measures of health are increasingly being used as adjuncts to traditional clinical and epidemiological investigations. Such instruments can potentially make a significant contribution to research on inequalities ... -
Cross-cultural use of socio-medical indicators with British Asians
(Elsevier, 1989-11)Socio-medical measures of health are increasingly being used as adjuncts to traditional clinical and epidemiological investigations. Such instruments can potentially make a significant contribution to research on inequalities ... -
The Transnational Corporation: A Synthesis
(Sage Publications, 1989-12)Existing theories of the transnational corporation (TNC) tend to focus exclusively on the supply-side or demand-side factors leading to internationalization of production and the TNC. In this paper we attempt to integrate ... -
Race, ethnicity and general practice.
(PubMed, 1990-06)THE post-war industrial boom in the UK attracted systematic and large scale migration from the ex-colonies of the new common wealth.Earlier migration had been largely from eastern Europe and Ireland. -
Beyond the nation-state? The transnational firm and the nation-state
(Proquest Academic Research Library, 1991)The relationship between the transnational firm and the nation-state in capitalist economies is discussed. The state retains significant autonomy and its relationship to the firm involves a mix of rivalry and collusion. -
Patients' choice of general practitioner: importance of patients' and doctors' sex and ethnicity.
(Royal College of General Practitioners, 1991)The relative importance of sex and ethnicity in patients' choice of doctor is not known. A total of 1633 consultations at a health centre in Bradford, with a mixed ethnic list, were examined over a four week period to test ... -
Beyond the Nation-State?: The Transnational Firm and the Nation-State
(Sage Publication, 1991-03)This paper analyses the relationship between the transnational firm and the nation-state in capitalist economies. Following a critical appraisal of mainstream and radical theories of the transnational firm and the ... -
General Practitioners' Perceptions of Asian and Non-Asian Patients
(Oxford Academic, 1991-03-01)The literature on the health of the population of Asian origin contains little on their interaction with primary care services. This paper reports results of a postal survey of GPs' attitudes towards Asian and Non-Asian ... -
General Practitioners' Perceptions of Asian and Non-Asian Patients
(Oxford University Press, 1991-03-01)The literature on the health of the population of Asian origin contains little on their interaction with primary care services. This paper reports results of a postal survey of GPs' attitudes towards Asian and Non-Asian ... -
An exploration of white, Asian and Afro‐Caribbean peoples’ concepts of health and illness causation
(Taylor and Francis Online, 1992)This article is based on secondary analysis of the Health and Lifestyle Survey. Matched controls from the white respondents were selected for the 129 Asians and 94 Afro‐Caribbeans. The analysis concentrates on concepts of ...