Inequality

Hardback (September 2023)

Western Welfare Capitalisms in Good Times and Bad

Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels, John Quiggin

Western Welfare Capitalisms in Good Times and Bad provides an insightful appraisal of policy priorities and outcomes in four Western regimes: the Anglo-American liberal regimes, Southern European ‘proto-corporatist’ regimes, the historic...

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Social Justice in a Turbulent Era

Edited by Gary Craig

This incisive book examines how the values of social justice can be protected against attacks from the interacting economic, social, environmental, and health crises of the 21st century. Global contributors outline key elements of a poli...

Hardback (July 2023)

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African Philanthropy

Edited by Bhekinkosi Moyo, Mzukisi Qobo, Nomfundo Ngwenya

Opening novel avenues of knowledge in the study of African philanthropy and development, this incisive book provides a critical assessment of philanthropic responses during crisis and non-crisis periods. It explores how collaboration bet...

Hardback (2023)

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A Research Agenda for Skills and Inequality

Edited by Michael Tåhlin

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. Skills and inequality have long been a central theme in analyses of social structure and eco...

Hardback (2023)

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A Research Agenda for Social Networks and Social Resilience

Edited by Emmanuel Lazega, Tom A.B. Snijders, Rafael P.M. Wittek

This cutting-edge Research Agenda demonstrates how social network analysis can be used to address problems of social resilience and advance knowledge and policy intervention in the face of the existential crises that threaten our contemp...

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Vertical Cities

Edited by Thomas Maloutas, Nikos Karadimitriou

Exploring the social implications of dense and compact cities, this enlightening book looks at micro-scale segregation through several lenses. These include the ways that the housing market constantly reconfigures social mix, how the str...

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Poverty and Inequality in East Asia

Edited by Inhoe Ku, Peter Saunders

This insightful book addresses the urgent need for robust evidence on recent trends and factors contributing to poverty and inequality in East Asia. This title contains one or more Open Access chapters.

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Social Policy in Changing European Societies

Edited by Kenneth Nelson, Rense Nieuwenhuis, Mara A. Yerkes

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach this book provides a cutting-edge, in-depth account of social policy research today, how we got here, and where...

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Gender Inequality and Welfare States in Europe

Mary Daly

Gender equality has been one of the defining projects of European welfarestates. It has proven an elusive goal, not just because of political opposition but also due to a lack of clarity in how to best frame equality and take account of ...

Hardback (2020)

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Paperback (2020)

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Inequality, Social Protection and Social Justice

James Midgley

This thought-provoking book examines the role of social protection in reducing inequality and enhancing social justice. It assesses social protection’s impact on inequality in different parts of the world and shows that if carefully desi...

Hardback (2020)

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Empowering Young People in Disempowering Times

Edited by Hans-Uwe Otto, Valerie Egdell, Jean-Michel Bonvin, Roland Atzmüller

Following the 2008 economic crisis, the situation for young people deteriorated dramatically in many European countries. Employment and training opportunities have reduced, and levels of poverty and social exclusion have increased. This ...

Hardback (2017)

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