Comparative Social Policy
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The Big Society Debate
Edited by Armine Ishkanian, Simon Szreter
The book is divided into two sections, history and policy, which together provide readers with a historically grounded, internationally informed, and multidisciplinary analysis of the Big Society policies. The introduction and conclusion...eBook:Find out more$37.56
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Migration in Britain
Tony Fielding
Migration in Britain takes a fresh look at the patterns of migration at both the regional and local levels and develops new theoretical frameworks and novel methods to explain these patterns. It anticipates British society and its intern...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Future of the Welfare State
Edited by Heikki Ervasti, Jørgen Goul Andersen, Torben Fridberg, Kristen Ringdal
At a time when welfare states in Europe are coming under increasing pressure from both growing demand and, in some countries, severe financial austerity measures, the attitudes of ordinary people and European social cohesion are much deb...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Economy and Society in Europe
Edited by Luigi Burroni, Maarten Keune, Guglielmo Meardi
While an economy is always ‘embedded’ in society, the relationship between the two is undergoing profound changes in Europe, resulting in widespread instability which is emphasised by the current crisis. This book analyses these changes,...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Health Care, the Market and Consumer Choice
Alain C. Enthoven
In this well-documented book, Alain Enthoven develops the ideas of consumer choice and managed competition of alternative health care financing and delivery systems, as well as describing ways to improve quality and reduce the cost of he... -
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New Directions in Social Impact Assessment
Edited by Frank Vanclay, Ana Maria Esteves
This important new book outlines current developments in thinking in the field of Social Impact Assessment (SIA). It advances the theory and practice of SIA, and argues that a dramatic shift is required in the way socioeconomic studies a...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Complexity, Institutions and Public Policy
Graham Room
Graham Room argues that conventional approaches to the conceptualisation and measurement of social and economic change are unsatisfactory. As a result, researchers are ill-equipped to offer policy advice. This book offers a new analytica...eBook:Find out more$55.16
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Fighting Working Poverty in Post-industrial Economies
Eric Crettaz
This thought-provoking book provides an in-depth analysis of the working poor phenomenon and its causes across welfare regimes, and identifies the most efficient policy mixes and best practices that could be utilized to resolve this prob...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Families, Care-giving and Paid Work
Edited by Nicole Busby, Grace James
This unique selection of chapters brings together researchers from a variety of academic disciplines to explore aspects of law’s engagement with working families. It connects academic debate with policy proposals through an integrated se...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Before and After the Economic Crisis
Edited by Marie-Ange Moreau
This timely book casts new light on the key issues arising from the contentious debate around the future of the European Social Model. The book brings together leading experts to provide a thorough and well-informed response to the recen...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Aging Populations, Globalization and the Labor Market
Edited by Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Sandra Buchholz, Karin Kurz
This topical and timely analysis of late career and retirement within nine European societies and the USA examines how social inequality structures have developed in an era of globalization and aging populations. -
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The Welfare State and Life Transitions
Edited by Dominique Anxo, Gerhard Bosch, Jill Rubery
This timely book reveals that new life courses are found to require more, and not less welfare support, but only Sweden has developed an active life course approach and only three more could be considered supportive, in at least some lif...eBook:Find out more$44.76
