Sociology and Social Policy

  1. Add to Wish List The Role of the Public Sector

    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.
    Hardback (2022)

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    Paperback (April 2023)

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  2. Add to Wish List A Research Agenda for East Asian Social Policy

    A Research Agenda for East Asian Social Policy

    Edited by Misa Izuhara
    Since the turn of the millennium, significant social, economic, political and technological transformations have brought policy issues to prominence in East Asian societies. This topical Research Agenda finds East Asian social policy at ...
    Hardback (April 2023)

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  3. Add to Wish List A Research Agenda for Gender and Tourism

    A Research Agenda for Gender and Tourism

    Edited by Erica Wilson, Donna Chambers
    Original and thought-provoking, this Research Agenda investigates the many ways in which tourism is gendered. It outlines current thought and directions for future research, looking forward by imagining and challenging the ways that gend...
    Hardback (April 2023)

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  4. Add to Wish List The Cultural Theory of Corruption

    The Cultural Theory of Corruption

    Davide Torsello
    Based on twelve years of research on corruption across the globe, this book presents four case studies which illustrate the cultural, cognitive, and social implications of corruption. With diverse approaches and empirical case studies, i...
    Hardback (April 2023)

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  5. Add to Wish List Cost-Benefit Analysis and Dementia

    Cost-Benefit Analysis and Dementia

    Robert J. Brent
    This ground-breaking book expertly brings together the many effective dementia interventions to reduce the symptoms of this debilitating condition and also, for the first time, a Cost-Benefit Analysis of those interventions to establish ...
    Hardback (2022)

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  6. Add to Wish List Concise Introduction to Sustainable Consumption

    Concise Introduction to Sustainable Consumption

    John Thøgersen
    Examining the psychological and social drivers of unsustainable and sustainable consumption, this Concise Introduction provides an insightful overview of the causes of unsustainable consumer behaviour and the instruments and intervention...
    Paperback (April 2023)

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  7. Add to Wish List A Research Agenda for Skills and Inequality

    A Research Agenda for Skills and Inequality

    Edited by Michael Tåhlin
    This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. Skills and inequality have long been a central theme in analyses of social structure and eco...
    Hardback (March 2023)

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  8. Add to Wish List African Philanthropy

    African Philanthropy

    Edited by Bhekinkosi Moyo, Mzukisi Qobo, Nomfundo Ngwenya
    Opening novel avenues of knowledge in the study of African philanthropy and development, this incisive book provides a critical assessment of philanthropic responses during crisis and non-crisis periods. It explores how collaboration bet...
    Hardback (March 2023)

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  9. Add to Wish List Youth Employment Insecurity and Pension Adequacy

    Youth Employment Insecurity and Pension Adequacy

    Edited by Dirk Hofäcker, Kati Kuitto
    This timely and perceptive book addresses the issues surrounding the adequacy of old-age income for future pensioners worldwide. It highlights how today’s young people are confronted with the simultaneous challenges of increasing employm...
    Hardback (2023)

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  10. Add to Wish List A Modern Guide to the Informal Economy

    A Modern Guide to the Informal Economy

    Colin C. Williams
    This Modern Guide presents a comprehensive synthesis of contemporary thought on the informal economy, which, as the author demonstrates – far from being a peripheral feature of the global economy – is a system in which the majority of th...
    Hardback (2023)

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  11. Add to Wish List A Research Agenda for Organised Crime

    A Research Agenda for Organised Crime

    Edited by Barry Rider
    This insightful Research Agenda explores the varied manifestations of organised crime, both on the street and through transnational enterprises, and reveals its impact on the integrity of the financial system. Leading academics identify ...
    Hardback (2023)

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  12. Add to Wish List The Transitional Justice Citizen

    The Transitional Justice Citizen

    Briony Jones
    Building a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the limits of transitional justice theory in historically understudied regions, this innovative book proposes a new concept of the transitional justice citizen as both an active seek...
    Hardback (2023)

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