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![Social Policy, Employment and Family Change in Comparative Perspective]()
Social Policy, Employment and Family Change in Comparative Perspective
Edited by Jonathan Bradshaw, Aksel Hatland
This book is a comparative study of family change, parental employment and social policy in the five Nordic countries, the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom. In all these countries family forms have been profoundly affected by ...eBook:Find out more£32.76
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International Migration and Economic Development
Robert E.B. Lucas
This accessible and topical book offers invaluable insights to policy makers in both industrialized and developing countries as well as to scholars and researchers of economics, development, international relations and to specialists in ...eBook:Find out more£39.16
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Managing Cities in Developing Countries
Meine Pieter van Dijk
Urban management is a relatively new topic, which has gained increasing importance due to a rise in urbanization and a wave of decentralization programs in recent decades. This innovative book is the first systematic treatment of the cri... -
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![Globalization, Uncertainty and Men’s Careers]()
Globalization, Uncertainty and Men’s Careers
Edited by Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Melinda Mills, Fabrizio Bernardi
Globalization, argue the contributors to this book, has remarkably accelerated social and economic change in modern societies. One such change is manifested in the world of work and careers. This book explores whether the forces of globa...eBook:Find out more£49.56
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Global Agricultural Policy Reform and Trade
Edited by Joseph Cooper
This timely new book analyzes the possible linkages between agricultural trade liberalization and the environment, and assesses the negative and positive impacts of any possible reforms. The authors begin by providing an extensive empiri... -
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![The Creation and Destruction of Social Capital]()
The Creation and Destruction of Social Capital
Gunnar L.H Svendsen, Gert T. Svendsen
This book will contribute substantially to academic and popular debates on social capital and will be an invaluable source of reference for all social scientists. It will particularly appeal to students and scholars of public policy, eco...eBook:Find out more£32.76
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![The Past and Future of America’s Economy]()
The Past and Future of America’s Economy
Robert D. Atkinson
Robert Atkinson examines this process of change over the past 150 years and explores the responses of people and institutions. The book then analyzes today’s New Economy, including the new information technology system, and effects on ma...eBook:Find out more£44.76
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Reducing Poverty in Asia
Edited by Christopher M. Edmonds
In this book, a group of distinguished authors addresses three broad questions: what broad strategies and macroeconomic policies best support poverty reduction efforts in Asia; what role should targeted antipoverty interventions play, an...eBook:Find out more£44.76
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Trade, the Balance of Payments and Exchange Rate Policy in Developing Countries
A. P. Thirlwall
This book is a synthesis of the author’s ideas and research concerning the monetary consequences of trade flows, and the relevance of conventional balance of payments adjustment theory. These ideas are considered mainly in the context of... -
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The End of Marriage?
Jane Lewis
The modern day sees fewer marriages than before, and cohabitation is a major driver of family change. Jane Lewis questions whether this is – as many commentators argue and fear – a sign of ever-increasing individualism. Just as the or... -
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Agricultural Policy in Western Europe and the United States
Ken A. Ingersent, A. J. Rayner
This comprehensive volume provides an indispensable analysis of the development of agricultural policy in Western Europe and the United States. -
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Open-Economy Macroeconomics for Developing Countries
Akhand A. Hossain, Anis Chowdhury
Open-Economy Macroeconomics for Developing Countries focuses on fiscal, monetary and exchange rate issues of importance to less developed economies. The book argues that the dichotomy between the short-term macroeconomic stabilization g...
