Economics of Social Policy
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Democracy and Exchange
David Reisman
Democracy is the rule of the people. Exchange is supply and demand. Individualism, agreement, tolerance and choice are the underlying values that make possible the productive collaboration of the market and the state. This book assesses ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Pension Systems
Edited by Elsa Fornero, Paolo Sestito
Pension Systems enters into the current lively debate on European pensions. The focus of the book is the analysis of public intervention in individuals’ retirement choice, its rationale and the desirability of legislation introducing a s... -
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Economy and Morality
Yuichi Shionoya
Economy and Morality is a remarkable contribution to economic ethics exploring key philosophical issues including efficiency versus justice and liberty versus excellence. Its unique emphasis is the economics of virtue, which is concerned...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Politics of Regulation
Edited by Jacint Jordana, David Levi-Faur
This book suggests that the scope and breadth of regulatory reforms since the mid-1980s and particularly during the 1990s, are so striking that they necessitate a reappraisal of current approaches to the study of the politics of regulati...eBook:Find out more$71.96
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The Network Society
Edited by Manuel Castells
Manuel Castells – one of the world’s pre-eminent social scientists – has drawn together a stellar group of contributors to explore the patterns and dynamics of the network society in its cultural and institutional diversity. The book ana...eBook:Find out more$58.36
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The European Social Model
Nick Adnett, Stephen Hardy
This timely book explores the development of the European Social Model and questions whether the relatively high level of social protection provided, both in terms of social welfare provision and in the creation of workers’ rights and em...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Economics of Social Policy
Peter G. Rosner
This unique book demonstrates how instruments of economics can be usefully employed to analyse social policy. The merits and limits of social policy programmes are discussed as answers to problems of market societies. -
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The Economics of Social Security in Japan
Edited by Toshiaki Tachibanaki
This book provides a comprehensive appraisal of social security in Japan, where traditionally the burden of welfare provision has been the main responsibility of the family and employers, rather than the state. However, an ageing populat...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Poverty and Subsidiarity in Europe
Didier Fourage
This book focuses on the effects of welfare state arrangements on the dynamics of poverty in Europe. The author contends that the EU is primarily based on economic integration and as a result social policy issues have remained secondary ... -
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The Third Sector in Europe
Edited by Adalbert Evers, Jean-Louis Laville
This book explores Europe’s third sector – the non-profit organisations and providers of social services such as mutuals, co-operatives, associations, voluntary organisations and charities: these elements of a civil society are important...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Contested Concepts in Gender and Social Politics
Edited by Barbara Hobson, Jane Lewis, Birte Siim
An important contribution to the current literature on gender and social politics, this book challenges mainstream thinking on welfare states, citizenship, family, work, and social policy. Contested Concepts in Gender and Social Politics...eBook:Find out more$55.16
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Rethinking the Welfare State
Edited by Martin Rein, Winfried Schmähl
In this book a distinguished group of contributors discuss the changing political economy of pension reform. They focus on those countries which have launched a significant reframing of their pension system. Each chapter provides a de...
