Comparative Social Policy

Contingent Workers’ Voice in Southern Europe

Edited by Sofía Pérez de Guzmán, Marcela Iglesias-Onofrio, Ivana Pais

Contingent Workers’ Voice in Southern Europe investigates the manifold challenges posed by the continued expansion of the platform economy, the rise of non-standard forms of employment, and the diversification of work identities.

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Social Dialogue in the Gig Economy

Edited by Jean-Michel Bonvin, Nicola Cianferoni, Maria Mexi

As our digital economy continues to expand, gig work becomes increasingly significant. This incisive book investigates the ways in which social dialogue can reinforce decent working practices and create inclusive workplaces in the growin...

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Building Markets

Gyu-Jin Hwang

Nowhere in the world presents a more dramatic case of wealth creation than East Asia. Contrary to the common belief that social policy in the economic powerhouses of the region is secondary to their pursuit of economic growth, Gyu-Jin Hw...

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A Research Agenda for the Gig Economy and Society

Edited by Valerio De Stefano, Ilda Durri, Charalampos Stylogiannis, Mathias Wouters

Providing a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of the gig economy from both a labour and employment perspective, this Research Agenda goes beyond the question of the employment status of platform workers. It investigates how the g...

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A Modern Guide to Wellbeing Research

Edited by Beverley A. Searle, Jessica Pykett, Maria J. Alfaro-Simmonds

This insightful Modern Guide explores heterodox approaches to modern wellbeing research, with a specific focus on how wellbeing is understood and practised, exploring policies and actions which are taken to shape wellbeing. It evaluates ...

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Poverty and Inequality in East Asia

Edited by Inhoe Ku, Peter Saunders

This insightful book addresses the urgent need for robust evidence on recent trends and factors contributing to poverty and inequality in East Asia. This title contains one or more Open Access chapters.

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Towards Sustainable Welfare States in Europe

Edited by Mi A. Schoyen, Bjørn Hvinden, Merethe Dotterud Leiren

Foreword by Ian Gough This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This seminal book addresses the critical and urgent question of ‘what...

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Social Policy in Changing European Societies

Edited by Kenneth Nelson, Rense Nieuwenhuis, Mara A. Yerkes

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach this book provides a cutting-edge, in-depth account of social policy research today, how we got here, and where...

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Rethinking Welfare and the Welfare State

Bent Greve

Bent Greve critically considers thinking on the core elements of welfare states, how they should be ranked and how to recognise indicators of their direction of movement. Providing expert analysis of the historical development of welfare...

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Global Youth Unemployment

Ross Fergusson, Nicola Yeates

This timely book introduces a fresh perspective on youth unemployment by analysing it as a global phenomenon. Ross Fergusson and Nicola Yeates argue that only by incorporating analysis of the dynamics of the global economy and global gov...

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Advanced Introduction to Social Protection

James Midgley

Written by James Midgley, a leading authority on international social policy and social development, this Advanced Introduction offers a concise, readable and wide-ranging overview of how protection schemes such as social assistance, soc...

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