Economics of Social Policy
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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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Global Justice, Markets and Domination
Fausto Corvino
This thought-provoking book analyses the process of labour commodification, through which the individual’s ability to earn a basic living becomes dependent on the conditions of the market relationship. Building on the premise that the se...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Debt and Austerity
Edited by Jodi Gardner, Mia Gray, Katharina Moser
This book explores the complex interactions between debt and austerity, analysing the social, economic, and legal implications of governments’ responses to the 2008 financial crisis.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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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...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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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... -
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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...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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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....eBook:Find out more$39.16
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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...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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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 ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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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...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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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...eBook:Find out more$40.00