Comparative Social Policy
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Global Youth Unemployment
Ross Fergusson, Nicola Yeates
This timely book introduces a fresh perspective on youth unemployment by analysing it as a global phenomenon. Ross Fergusson and Nicola Yeates argue that only by incorporating analysis of the dynamics of the global economy and global gov...eBook:Find out more$37.56
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Advanced Introduction to Social Protection
James Midgley
Written by James Midgley, a leading authority on international social policy and social development, this Advanced Introduction offers a concise, readable and wide-ranging overview of how protection schemes such as social assistance, soc...eBook:Find out more$23.16
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Nationalism and Democracy in the Welfare State
Edited by Pauli Kettunen, Saara Pellander, Miika Tervonen
This multidisciplinary book unpacks and outlines the contested roles of nationalism and democracy in the formation and transformation of welfare-state institutions and ideologies. At a time when neo-liberal, post-national and nationalist...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Politicisation of Social Europe
Francesco Corti
Preface by Anton Hemerijck, Professor of Political Science and Sociology, European University Institute, Florence, Italy While for some scholars the Euro crisis dashed the dream of Social Europe, this thought-provoking book proposes a m...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Challenges to the Welfare State
Edited by Jolanta Aidukaite, Sven E.O. Hort, Stein Kuhnle
This comprehensive and innovative book demonstrates the dynamics of welfare policies in different socioeconomic settings by providing comparative analyses of the Baltic and Nordic welfare state systems. The book contributes to finding an...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Small Welfare State
Edited by Jae-jin Yang
In a period of rapid change for welfare states around the world, this insightful book offers a comparative study of three historically small welfare states: the US, Japan, and South Korea. Featuring contributions from international disti...eBook:Find out more$39.96
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Handbook on Social Protection Systems
Edited by Esther Schüring, Markus Loewe
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 exciting and innovative Handbook provides readers with a comprehensive and globally rel... -
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Civility and Participatory Democracy
Thomas P. Boje
This thought-provoking book conceptualizes the importance of civil society and citizenship in building a sustainable and participatory democracy. It considers the ways in which networks and organizations promoting common interests contri...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Justice in the Workplace
Matthieu de Nanteuil
This timely book explores new social justice challenges in the workplace. Adopting a long-term perspective, it focuses on value conflicts, or ethical dilemmas, in contemporary organisations and ways to overcome them. Matthieu de Nanteuil...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The European Social Model and an Economy of Well-being
Giovanni Bertin, Marion Ellison, Giuseppe Moro
This timely book critically examines the European Social Model as a contested concept and concrete set of European welfare and governance arrangements. It offers a theoretical and empirical analysis of new economic models and existing Eu...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Poverty, Crisis and Resilience
Edited by Marie Boost, Jennifer Dagg, Jane Gray, Markus Promberger
Poverty remains a problem in Europe, raising the need for new solutions. In this thought-provoking book the contributors delve deeply into the everyday lives of poor households to see which practices and resources they apply to improve t...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Myths, Narratives and Welfare States
Bent Greve
This unique book explores the question of whether different myths and narratives have an impact on the development of welfare states. After discussing the various definitions of ‘myths’ and ‘narratives’, Bent Greve disentangles their rel...eBook:Find out more$40.00
