Sociology and Social Policy

  1. Add to Wish List Globalization and the Welfare State

    Globalization and the Welfare State

    Ramesh Mishra
    Globalization and the Welfare State is highly accessible and will be welcomed by students and scholars of social policy, social work, political science and sociology as well as by policymakers in international organizations and government.
    Paperback (2000)

    List price $48.95

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    Hardback (2000)

    List price $141.00

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  2. Add to Wish List The Formation of a Labour Market in Russia

    The Formation of a Labour Market in Russia

    Simon Clarke
    The Russian labour market has been hailed by some economists as being ‘perfectly flexible’ because Russia has achieved enormous employment restructuring with minimal unemployment, and by others as plagued by rigidities since pay structur...
    Hardback (1999)

    List price $168.00

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  3. Add to Wish List Social and Economic Transformation in East Central Europe

    Social and Economic Transformation in East Central Europe

    Terry Cox, Bob Mason
    This book focuses not only on economic and political transformation since the demise of communism in Eastern and Central Europe, but also on the relationships between economic organization, social patterns and institutional change.
    Hardback (1999)

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  4. Add to Wish List Globalization and Labour Relations

    Globalization and Labour Relations

    Edited by Peter Leisink
    This important book presents an in-depth analysis of the neo-liberal viewpoint on globalization and its impact on labour relations. The policies of states and multinational corporations as well as their effects are analysed from the pers...
    Hardback (1999)

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  5. Add to Wish List Job Creation

    Job Creation

    Edited by Jordi Gual
    Insufficient job creation and the decreasing quality of jobs are fundamental social problems throughout the industrialized world. This impressive book uses a multidisciplinary approach to provide an accessible and wide-ranging assessmen...
    Hardback (1998)

    List price $137.00

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  6. Add to Wish List Urban Affairs and Urban Policy

    Urban Affairs and Urban Policy

    Anthony Downs
    The articles in this book set forth fundamental policy analyses concerning all of the major elements of urban policy. Written in Downs’s exceptionally clear and compelling style they focus on the space-related dimensions of urban affair...
    Hardback (1998)

    List price $153.00

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  7. Add to Wish List The Political Economy of Population Ageing

    The Political Economy of Population Ageing

    William A. Jackson
    Population ageing has been the subject of much discussion in recent years, often expressed in alarmist language that advocates evasive policy action to avert an imminent demographic crisis. This forward-looking book evaluates the debate...
    Hardback (1998)

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  8. Add to Wish List Pensions and Population Ageing

    Pensions and Population Ageing

    John Creedy
    The analysis of pensions presents many complex problems. A major aim of this book is to demonstrate how reasonably simple economic models can be designed and used to shed some light on the issues involved in population growth and pension...
    Hardback (1998)

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  9. Add to Wish List Unemployment in Theory and Practice

    Unemployment in Theory and Practice

    Edited by Thomas Lange
    Unemployment in Theory and Practice examines the effectiveness of current policies in the battle against unemployment. It uses a variety of country case studies to analyse the range of potential causes of and cures for unemployment and ...
    Hardback (1998)

    List price $163.00

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  10. Add to Wish List Population Ageing, Migration and Social Expenditure

    Population Ageing, Migration and Social Expenditure

    José Alvarado, John Creedy
    The major industrialized countries are undergoing a significant demographic transition associated with low fertility rates combined with reduced mortality rates. A major consequence of the current transition is that populations are expe...
    Hardback (1998)

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  11. Add to Wish List Structural Adjustment without Mass Unemployment?

    Structural Adjustment without Mass Unemployment?

    Edited by Simon Clarke
    Mass unemployment has usually been seen as a necessary accompaniment to major structural adjustment, yet in Russia, amid economic collapse, enormous structural changes have taken place with remarkably low levels of unemployment. Some ha...
    Hardback (March 1998)

    List price $179.00

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  12. Add to Wish List Social Policy in Hong Kong

    Social Policy in Hong Kong

    Edited by Paul Wilding, Ahmed S. Huque, Julia L.P.- W. Tao
    Social Policy in Hong Kong provides for the first time a comprehensive and critical analysis of social policy in Hong Kong. It shows that Hong Kong is far from being a simple free market economy. In many areas, Hong Kong has highly de...
    Hardback (1997)

    List price $134.00

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