Economic Sociology
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Framing the Economy of the Future
Edited by Niels Faber, Sjors Witjes
This book explores fundamental socio-economic trends that are radically changing perspectives on the relationship between people and the world around them. Focusing on the principles of sustainability, circularity and inclusivity, it ill... -
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Educating for Democracy
Edited by Daniel Schugurensky, Tara Bartlett
This captivating book provides a detailed examination of school participatory budgeting (SPB), a process that combines school democracy, civic engagement and citizenship education. Presenting insights from SPB processes across the globe,... -
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The Labour Market Myth
Paul de Beer
In this incisive book, Paul de Beer interrogates the concept of the labour market and its theoretical shortcomings in treating labour as a commodity. He argues that to offer people a real chance of a satisfactory work life, the idea of t... -
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Fixing Prices
Franck Cochoy, Johan Hagberg, Hans Kjellberg
Shedding light on a range of price fixing mechanisms and price display technologies, this incisive book offers a clear overview of the retail price setting, posting and adjusting processes. Based on a detailed study of a century of prici...eBook:Find out more£23.96
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Rethinking Socialism
Klaus Dörre
In this prescient book, Klaus Dörre combines a vision of a climate-just society with a reformulation of socialist ideas that can guide the way to a ‘sustainable socialism’ for the 21st Century.eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Social Policy in Capitalist History
Ayşe Buğra
This invigorating book approaches social policy as a response to socioeconomic tensions and conflicts brought about by capitalist development, exploring how such policy reflects and shapes the world of work and socioeconomic life. Ayşe B...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Nordic Earner-Carer Politics
Anne Lise Ellingsæter
This insightful book provides a comprehensive comparative historical analysis of the formation and evolution of Nordic earner-carer policies over five decades. Spanning parental leave, father quotas, daycare services, and cash for childc...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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![A Research Agenda for Basic Income]()
A Research Agenda for Basic Income
Malcolm Torry
Highlighting the diversity and complexity of the global Basic Income debate, Malcolm Torry assesses the history, current state, and future of research in this important field. Each chapter offers a concise history of a particular subfiel...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Role of the Public Sector
Bent Greve
At last – a textbook on the public sector for students of social policy, public policy, political science and sociology. This book explains why we have a public sector and what tasks it is expected to perform.eBook:Find out more£16.76
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Rethinking Economics as Social Theory
Richard E. Wagner
Taking an innovative look at the origins of economics, this forward-thinking book relocates economics from a materialistic general theory of rational action into an idealistic theory of social organization and individual action. Adding n...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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![A Modern Guide to Economic Sociology]()
A Modern Guide to Economic Sociology
Edited by Milan Zafirovski
This accessible guide to the rapidly growing and interdisciplinary field of modern economic sociology offers critical insights into its fundamental concepts and developments. International in scope, contributions from leading economic so...eBook:Find out more£30.36
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Capitalism in Transformation
Edited by Roland Atzmüller, Brigitte Aulenbacher, Ulrich Brand, Fabienne Décieux, Karin Fischer, Birgit Sauer
Presenting a profound and far-reaching analysis of economic, ecological, social, cultural and political developments of contemporary capitalism, this book draws on the work of Karl Polanyi, and re-reads it for our times. The renowned aut...eBook:Find out more£25.00
