Social Policy in Emerging Countries
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Encyclopedia of the Social and Solidarity Economy
Edited by Ilcheong Yi
The Encyclopedia of the Social and Solidarity Economy is a comprehensive reference text that explores how the social and solidarity economy (SSE) plays a significant role in creating and protecting economic activities and relations from ... -
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Research Handbook on Mental Health Policy
Edited by Christopher G. Hudson
This Research Handbook is an essential guide to the design and use of research in mental health policy from a global perspective. It focuses on public mental health, as well as quasi-public and private policies in nations with significan... -
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A Research Agenda for COVID-19 and Society
Edited by Steve Matthewman
‘A Research Agenda for COVID-19 and Society provides impressive critical analyses and innovative research reflections on the complex social consequences of the SARS-CoV 2 pandemic. The volume has compelling contributions from social scie... -
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Social Contracts and Informal Workers in the Global South
Edited by Laura Alfers, Martha Chen, Sophie Plagerson
‘An original and insightful contribution to rethinking the social contract. Instead of prescribing from above, the authors redirect attention to the perspective of informal workers, to their needs, demands and agency, and to the new real... -
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Handbook on the Politics of International Development
Edited by Melisa Deciancio, Pablo Nemiña, Diana Tussie
‘Development is as much a political outcome as an economic one. This remarkable handbook, edited and written by the leading experts from developing countries themselves, is the essential pairing for any development economics course and s...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Advanced Introduction to Social Protection
James Midgley
‘In protecting the poor and enhancing social justice, social protection is of key importance – yet, compared to other social systems, from schools to streets, it has received scant attention. James Midgley, drawing on a wealth of scholar...eBook:Find out more$19.96
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Handbook of Development Policy
Edited by Habib Zafarullah, Ahmed S. Huque
‘This excellent book covers the entire field of development policy with a thoroughness to be admired. It is well written in a knowledgeable style. Great work!’ – Richard Peet, Institute for Human Geography, USeBook:Find out more$65.00
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Handbook on Social Protection Systems
Edited by Esther Schüring, Markus Loewe
‘A unique tour de force through the world of social protection. The volume is distinguished by a novel systemic approach that takes account of the entire range of instruments, institutions, policies and actors that make up social protect... -
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Defining Public Goods
David J. O’Brien
Through the lens of an economist’s notion of public goods, David J. O’Brien analyzes the dual problems of declining communities and polarizing conflicts between metropolitan and rural communities. The author describes in detail how seemi...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Inequality, Social Protection and Social Justice
James Midgley
‘The issue of inequality has returned to global agendas. James Midgley, the doyen of global social policy research, insists that social protection has a role to play in tackling inequality. He sets out an agenda of institutional reform t...eBook:Find out more$40.00