Sociology and Social Policy
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The Governance of Labour Administration
Edited by Jason Heyes, Ludek Rychly
‘This highly instructive book on how labour administration is struggling with challenges in the contemporary world of labour gives a compact analysis of the evolution of national systems in the context of the ILO’s 1978 Labour Administra...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Work and Labour Relations in Global Platform Capitalism
Edited by Julieta Haidar, Maarten Keune
‘With this edited collection of insightful chapters, Julieta Haidar and Maarten Keune capture the essence of the “contradictions” and “tensions” surrounding the emergence of work and labor relations within the platform economy. This coll...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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How to Enhance Your Research
Don J. Webber
‘Academia, while immensely rewarding, can be a pretty tough gig, particularly for junior researchers. In this book, Professor Webber, based on years of experience across countries and institutions, provides a very accessible set of tips ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Small Welfare State
Edited by Jae-jin Yang
‘The Small Welfare State makes a big contribution. With brilliant chapters from leading scholars in the field, it uncovers a distinctive model of social provision that links together an unusual set of countries. It is especially relevant...eBook:Find out more$36.00
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A Modern Guide To Labour and the Platform Economy
Edited by Jan Drahokoupil, Kurt Vandaele
‘Here’s everything you need to know about the platform economy and workers—and perhaps hadn’t even thought of asking—in this comprehensive Modern Guide. It covers emerging trends, particular cases, regulatory issues and much else, and is...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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A Research Agenda for Political Demography
Edited by Jennifer D. Sciubba
‘Not using demography to anticipate the all-too-predictable economic slowdowns, growing populism, and conflict is a major analytic crime and government failing. If you want to know what is coming over the horizon and reshape the future t...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Living with Pandemics
Edited by John R. Bryson, Lauren Andres, Aksel Ersoy, Louise Reardon
‘This book captures a very specific moment in our current lives: the rise of a formidable pandemic, one more aggressive and more global than prior pandemics. It has already killed more people than have some of our major wars. The authors...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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A Modern Guide to the Urban Sharing Economy
Edited by Thomas Sigler, Jonathan Corcoran
‘Spanning multiple disciplines and continents, A Modern Guide to the Urban Sharing Economy documents how sharing platforms transform mobility, space and our relationship with things. How platforms are regulated will determine whether “sh...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Platform Economy Puzzles
Edited by Jeroen Meijerink, Giedo Jansen, Victoria Daskalova
‘Only a level playing field will make the platform economy work for everyone. Getting there requires a deep interdisciplinary understanding of the challenges – and potential solutions – involved. In bringing together a diverse group of s...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Basic Income
Malcolm Torry
‘An extremely well informed account of the many modest origins and recent worldwide dissemination of the idea of Basic Income, and in particular of the role played by British thinkers and activists.’ – Philippe Van Parijs, University of ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Experimenting with Unconditional Basic Income
Edited by Olli Kangas, Signe Jauhiainen, Miska Simanainen, Minna Ylikanno
‘The editors of this brilliant volume argue that basic income is the “money of trust”. Basic income advocates and critics alike will read this book to unpack and correct the media portrait of an ambitious experiment designed to determine... -
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The Lifecycle of Trust in Education
Benjamin Kutsyuruba, Keith D. Walker
‘The Lifecycle of Trust in Education offers comprehensive coverage of leadership and trust that spans classic and contemporary approaches. The book takes leaders on a critical journey through the meanings, shape, and applicability of the...eBook:Find out more$40.00