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![A Research Agenda for Organisational Continuity and Change]()
A Research Agenda for Organisational Continuity and Change
Edited by Tor Hernes, Miriam Feuls
Research has overlooked the need for modern organisations to enact continuity during periods of change. This Research Agenda addresses this by considering continuity and change as engaging in various forms of mutual interplay. The underl... -
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A Modern Guide to Networks
Edited by Robyn Keast, Joris Voets, Jack W. Meek, Christine Flynn
A Modern Guide to Networks highlights the key dimensions of today’s networks, advancing knowledge of how networks operate and how they will likely function in the future. Combining academic perspectives with practice-based insights, it p... -
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Teaching Political Sociology
Edited by William Outhwaite, Larry Ray
Drawing on the diverse experience of a team of internationally recognised specialists, Teaching Political Sociology provides educators with a concise and accessible guide to the main topic areas likely to form part of term, semester, or ... -
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Rethinking Nature Relations
E. C.H. Keskitalo
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. This incisive book explores the implications of the nature–culture binary and how it impacts... -
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![Welfare States in the 21st Century]()
Welfare States in the 21st Century
Ian Greener
On the 80th anniversary of Beveridge’s report on the ‘Five Giants’ confronting societal progress in the 1940s, this innovative book examines the ‘New Giants’ confronting us today: inequality, preventable mortality, the crisis of democrac...eBook:Find out more$27.16
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![Western Welfare Capitalisms in Good Times and Bad]()
Western Welfare Capitalisms in Good Times and Bad
Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels, John Quiggin
Western Welfare Capitalisms in Good Times and Bad provides an insightful appraisal of policy priorities and outcomes in four Western regimes: the Anglo-American liberal regimes, Southern European ‘proto-corporatist’ regimes, the historic... -
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![Handbook on Frugal Innovation]()
Handbook on Frugal Innovation
Edited by André Leliveld, Saradindu Bhaduri, Peter Knorringa, Cees van Beers
This pioneering Handbook details the origins of the concept of frugal innovation, its emergence as an academic field of interest, and the main driving forces behind it. The book presents new empirical evidence and critical perspectives o... -
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![Elgar Encyclopedia of Labour Studies]()
Elgar Encyclopedia of Labour Studies
Edited by Tor Eriksson
This authoritative Elgar Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of central concepts in labour studies, and how they can be used to analyse labour markets. Examining regional and sectoral labour markets alongside the internal labo... -
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![Handbook on Social Protection and Social Development in the Global South]()
Handbook on Social Protection and Social Development in the Global South
Edited by Leila Patel, Sophie Plagerson, Isaac Chinyoka
This cutting-edge Handbook argues for social protection to be situated in a wider system of social welfare and development programmes for low- and middle-income countries. Focusing on the role of citizens and communities in enhancing hum... -
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![A Research Agenda for Public Attitudes to Welfare]()
A Research Agenda for Public Attitudes to Welfare
Edited by Femke Roosma, Tijs Laenen
Bringing together contributions from a diverse range of international scholars, A Research Agenda for Public Attitudes to Welfare draws upon past and contemporary research methods used to study citizens’ attitudes to welfare. It highligh... -
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![Handbook of Teaching and Learning Social Research Methods]()
Handbook of Teaching and Learning Social Research Methods
Edited by Melanie Nind
This comprehensive Handbook illustrates the wide range of approaches to teaching and learning social research methods in the classroom, online, in the field and in informal contexts. Bringing together contributors from varied disciplines... -
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![Research Handbook on Leadership in Healthcare]()
Research Handbook on Leadership in Healthcare
Edited by Naomi Chambers
This timely Handbook provides a comprehensive and transdisciplinary overview of current research in the field of health leadership. Emphasising diverse perspectives and under-explored issues, it calls for a sustainable future embracing s...
