Social Policy and Sociology
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Global Youth Unemployment
Ross Fergusson, Nicola Yeates
‘The majority of the world’s youth labor force is unemployed. Recognizing and analyzing youth unemployment as an inherent ‘global’ social problem, this book takes an innovative and insightful view of this phenomenon. It explores youth un...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Pandemic Economics
Peter A.G. van Bergeijk
‘An entertaining and timely story of past, present, and future problems of Pandemic Economics. The art of economics with lacking data is to select the right model and tools given the circumstances, not develop new ones. Remember Monty Py...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Advanced Introduction to Public Policy
B. G. Peters
In this updated second edition, internationally renowned scholar B. Guy Peters provides a succinct introduction to public policy and illustrates the design approach to policy problems. Peters demonstrates how decision-makers can make mor...eBook:Find out more$19.96
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![Handbook on Human Security, Borders and Migration]()
Handbook on Human Security, Borders and Migration
Edited by Natalia Ribas-Mateos, Timothy J. Dunn
‘Human security is one of the most pressing issues of our time. As the world becomes more connected through globalization, barriers and borders simultaneously stifle and oppress world migrants. This Handbook should be required reading fo...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Advanced Introduction to Cities
Peter J. Taylor
‘Peter Taylor’s insightful new book provides an informed synopsis of current debates in urban theory while also taking the reader on a whirlwind tour of actual cities around the world at different historical moments. Theoretical ideas an...eBook:Find out more$19.96
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The European Social Model and an Economy of Well-being
Giovanni Bertin, Marion Ellison, Giuseppe Moro
‘The authors provide the reader with the analytical tools needed to understand what has been defined as the “European social model” and to grasp some of the most pressing challenges it is undergoing, including the Covid-19 stress test.’ ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Advanced Introduction to Housing Studies
William A.V. Clark
‘William A.V. Clark shares four decades of wisdom in housing studies to craft a sweeping overview and broad integration of this multi-faceted field. Scholars in urban economics, geography, sociology, and public policy and planning can al...eBook:Find out more$19.96
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The Digital Citizen(ship)
Luigi Ceccarini
This cutting-edge book explores the diverse and contested meanings of ‘citizenship’ in the 21st century, as representative democracy faces a mounting crisis in the wake of the Digital Age. Luigi Ceccarini enriches and updates the common ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Retiring Women
Philip Taylor, Catherine Earl, Elizabeth Brooke, Christopher McLoughlin
‘This book is among the first to solely focus on the work and retirement of older women. Much needed research in a field that is still dominated by male perspectives, whereas the older workforce consists of increasing shares of women.’ –...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Advanced Introduction to Community-based Conservation
Fikret Berkes
‘Fikret Berkes didn’t invent the concept of community-based conservation, but he has been its most vigorous and high-profile academic advocate and analyst. His towering impact on the social science of conservation makes this masterful vo...eBook:Find out more$19.96
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A Modern Guide to the Economics of Happiness
Edited by Luigino Bruni, Alessandra Smerilli, Dalila De Rosa
Exploring the modern approach to the economics of happiness, which came about with the Easterlin Paradox, this book analyses and assesses the idea that as a country gets richer the happiness of its citizens remains the same. The book mov...eBook:Find out more$40.00
