Sociology and Social Policy

The Costs of Children

Edited by David G. Mayes, Mark Thomson

The expert contributors provide an assessment of how countries can handle the fair allocation of the costs of childcare. They look at the experience within Europe in recent years and show in particular how these interrelate with the obje...

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The Innovation Imperative in Health Care Organisations

Edited by Peter Spurgeon, Ronald J. Burke, Cary Cooper

Health systems in the western world face increasingly intense pressure to contain or reduce costs, while countries such as China and India move towards universal coverage. The contributors illustrate that radical gains in efficiency and ...

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Integration for Third-Country Nationals in the European Union

Edited by Sonia Morano-Foadi, Micaela Malena

This highly original book provides an innovative analysis of EU migration and asylum law and its interplay with equality issues in order to assess the current integration framework for third-country nationals and to explore future scenar...

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Colonialism and Welfare

Edited by James Midgley, David Piachaud

The British Empire covered three centuries, five continents and one-quarter of the world’s population. Its legacy continues, shaping the societies and welfare policies of much of the modern world. In this book, for the first time, this l...

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Aging, Economic Growth, and Old-Age Security in Asia

Edited by Donghyun Park, Sang-Hyop Lee, Andrew Mason

First, the expert contributors argue, Asia must find ways to sustain rapid economic growth in the face of less favorable demographics, which implies slower growth of the workforce. Second, they contend, Asia must find ways to deliver aff...

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Migration Impact Assessment

Edited by Peter Nijkamp, Jacques Poot, Mediha Sahin

During the last few decades the world has experienced an unprecedented level of cross-border migration. While this has generated significant socio-economic gains for host countries, as well as sometimes for the countries of origin, the c...

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Leadership Studies

Edited by Michael Harvey, Ronald E. Riggio

This unique, cross-disciplinary volume encourages a new synthesis in the vibrant field of leadership studies. Comprising reflective conversations among scholars from different disciplines, the contributors explore common ground for new r...

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Housing Markets and the Global Financial Crisis

Edited by Ray Forrest, Ngai-Ming Yip

Housing markets are at the centre of the recent global financial turmoil. In this well-researched study, a multidisciplinary group of leading analysts explores the impact of the crisis within, and between, countries.

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Social Capital in Europe

Emanuele Ferragina

The book investigates the determinants of social capital across 85 European regions capturing the renewed interest among social capital theorists for the importance of active secondary groups in supporting the correct functioning of soci...

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Globalization Trends and Regional Development

Edited by Roberta Capello, Tomaz Ponce Dentinho

This timely book investigates the challenges that emerge for local economies when faced with the new globalization trends that characterize today’s world economy.

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Women, Gender and Rural Development in China

Edited by Tamara Jacka, Sally Sargeson

This multidisciplinary book explores gender politics in the discourses and practices of development in rural China. The contributors – scholars in political science, anthropology, gender, development and Chinese studies – examine how dif...

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