Economics of Social Policy

  1. Add to Wish List Research Handbook on Development and the Informal Economy

    Research Handbook on Development and the Informal Economy

    Edited by Jacques Charmes
    This Research Handbook on Development and the Informal Economy captures the magnitude of the informal economy for the global labour force. It unravels numerous concepts, definitions and methods of data collection to offer valuable insigh...
    Hardback (2020)

    List price $265.00

    Member price $238.50

  2. Add to Wish List Welfare State Legitimacy in Times of Crisis and Austerity

    Welfare State Legitimacy in Times of Crisis and Austerity

    Edited by Tijs Laenen, Bart Meuleman, Wim van Oorschot
    Has there been change or continuity in the welfare attitudes of Europeans since the 2008 financial crisis? Using data from the European Social Survey, this book reveals how various types of welfare attitudes evolved between 2008, when th...
    Hardback (2020)

    List price $164.00

    Member price $147.60

  3. Add to Wish List A Companion to Transport, Space and Equity

    A Companion to Transport, Space and Equity

    Edited by Robin Hickman, Beatriz Mella Lira, Moshe Givoni, Karst Geurs
    With social inequity in urban spaces becoming an increasing concern in our modern world, The Elgar Companion to Transport, Space and Equity explores the relationships between transport and social equity. Transport systems and infrastruct...
    Hardback (2019)

    List price $259.00

    Member price $233.10

  4. Add to Wish List Towards Convergence in Europe

    Towards Convergence in Europe

    Edited by Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead
    This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY 3.0 IGO License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This book aims to answer a number of important questions. To what extent have European countri...
    Hardback (2019)

    List price $231.00

    Member price $207.90

  5. Add to Wish List Giving Behaviours and Social Cohesion

    Giving Behaviours and Social Cohesion

    Lorna Zischka
    ‘Giving’ time and money to the community indicates the existence of relationships that draw people together, and ‘who people give to’ indicates how inclusive these relational networks are. Using UK data for the analysis, Zischka argues t...
    Hardback (2019)

    List price $138.00

    Member price $124.20

  6. Add to Wish List Digitalization, Immigration and the Welfare State

    Digitalization, Immigration and the Welfare State

    Mårten Blix
    The Swedish welfare state finds itself in the middle of two major upheavals: The impact of technology and immigration. Having taken in more refugees per capita than most other countries, the pillars of the welfare state are being shaken....
    Paperback (2018)

    List price $48.95

    Member price $39.16

    Hardback (2017)

    List price $127.00

    Member price $114.30

  7. Add to Wish List Household Debt and Economic Crises

    Household Debt and Economic Crises

    Heikki Hiilamo
    The trajectories of increasing household debt are studied in the contexts of the US and the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Norway. Household Debt and Economic Crises examines remedies to prevent and alleviate the over-indebted...
    Hardback (2018)

    List price $122.00

    Member price $109.80

  8. Add to Wish List Reducing Inequalities in Europe

    Reducing Inequalities in Europe

    Edited by Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead
    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. International debate has recently focused on increased inequalities and the adverse effects ...
    Hardback (2018)

    List price $262.00

    Member price $235.80

  9. Add to Wish List Handbook of Research on Economic and Social Well-being

    Handbook of Research on Economic and Social Well-being

    Edited by Conchita D’Ambrosio
    The past decade has been characterized by a burgeoning interest in new concepts of individual and social well-being. The impetus for this new research has stemmed from increased demand from policy makers and civil society for measures of...
    Hardback (2018)

    List price $363.00

    Member price $326.70

  10. Add to Wish List The Home

    The Home

    Edited by Antonio Argandoña
    In the first major work to take the home as a center of analysis for global social problems, experts from a variety of fields reveal the multidimensional reality of the home and its role in societies worldwide. This unique book serves as...
    Hardback (2018)

    List price $137.00

    Member price $123.30

  11. Add to Wish List Bridging the Prosperity Gap in the EU

    Bridging the Prosperity Gap in the EU

    Edited by Ulf Bernitz, Moa Mårtensson, Lars Oxelheim, Thomas Persson
    Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the authors invaluably pinpoint both overarching problems and possibilities associated with the social dimension of European integration. Prominent researchers of economics, law and political science...
    Hardback (2018)

    List price $147.00

    Member price $132.30

  12. Add to Wish List The Social Legitimacy of Targeted Welfare

    The Social Legitimacy of Targeted Welfare

    Edited by Wim van Oorschot, Femke Roosma, Bart Meuleman, Tim Reeskens
    This book addresses new perspectives on the perceived popular deservingness of target groups of social services and benefits, offering new insights and analysis to this quickly developing field of welfare attitudes research. It provides ...
    Hardback (2017)

    List price $189.00

    Member price $170.10

My Cart