Comparative Social Policy
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An Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship
Edited by Rafeal Ziegler
This timely book sets social entrepreneurship in a historical context, from its philanthropic beginnings in the Victorian era to the present day, against the backdrop of contemporary global capitalism.eBook:Find out more$52.76
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Gender Inequalities in the 21st Century
Edited by Jacqueline Scott, Rosemary Crompton, Clare Lyonette
Both women and men strive to achieve a work and family balance, but does this imply more or less equality? Does the persistence of gender and class inequalities refute the notion that lives are becoming more individualised? Leading inter...eBook:Find out more$43.16
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Work–Family Balance, Gender and Policy
Jane Lewis
This important book looks at the three main components of work–family policy packages – childcare services, flexible working patterns and entitlements to leave from work in order to care – across EU15 Member States, with comparative ref...eBook:Find out more$47.96
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Party Politics and Social Welfare
Martin Seeleib-Kaiser, Silke van Dyk, Martin Roggenkamp
Christian and Social Democratic parties have been the driving force behind welfare state developments post-WWII. This valuable book investigates whether continued party differences have contributed significantly to the design of social w... -
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Governance, Globalization and Public Policy
Edited by Patricia Kennett
Governance, Globalization and Public Policy is concerned with exploring the nature of the policy arena in the context of globalization and the reconstitution of the state. The contributors to this book seek to broaden, extend and integ...eBook:Find out more$52.76
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Women and Employment
Edited by Jacqueline Scott, Shirley Dex, Heather Joshi
How is women’s employment shaped by family and domestic responsibilities? This book, written by leading experts in the field, examines twenty-five years of change in women’s employment and addresses the challenges facing women today.eBook:Find out more$59.96
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Analysing Social Policy
Edited by Greg Marston, Catherine McDonald
This book brings together leading international researchers to discuss governmental approaches to analysing social policies.eBook:Find out more$52.76
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Social Protection in Africa
Frank Ellis, Stephen Devereux, Phillip White
The purpose of this book is to make accessible to a broad audience the ideas, principles and practicalities of establishing effective social protection in Africa. It focuses on the major shift in strategy for tackling hunger and vulnerab...eBook:Find out more$52.76
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Social Policy, Employment and Family Change in Comparative Perspective
Edited by Jonathan Bradshaw, Aksel Hatland
This book is a comparative study of family change, parental employment and social policy in the five Nordic countries, the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom. In all these countries family forms have been profoundly affected by ...eBook:Find out more$52.76
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Investigating Welfare State Change
Edited by Jochen Clasen, Nico A. Siegel
With contributions from leading international scholars, this important book presents a comprehensive examination of conventional indicators (such as social spending), available alternatives (including social rights and conditionality), a...eBook:Find out more$59.96
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Children, Changing Families and Welfare States
Edited by Jane Lewis
The book explores the implications of changes to the welfare state for children in a range of countries. Children, Changing Families and Welfare States: examines the implications of social policies for children; sets the discussion in ...eBook:Find out more$52.76
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Globalization, Uncertainty and Women’s Careers
Edited by Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Heather Hofmeister
Globalization, Uncertainty and Women’s Careers assesses the effects of globalization on the life courses of women in thirteen countries across Europe and America in the second half of the 20th century.eBook:Find out more$69.56