Sociology and Social Policy

Terrorism, Organised Crime and Corruption

Edited by Leslie Holmes

There has been a marked growth in the awareness of corruption, organised crime and terrorism in recent years, especially since the end of the Cold War. Yet the linkages and resonances between these three forms of anti-social and anti-sta...

Paperback (2010)

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Hardback (2007)

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The Minimum Wage Revisited in the Enlarged EU

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. This book provides in-depth and innovative analysis of the minimum wage in Europe. The autho...

Hardback (2010)

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Distributive Justice and the New Medicine

George P. Smith II

The author begins by examining various economic constructs as aids for achieving a fair and equitable delivery of health care services. He then assesses their level of practical application and evaluates the costs and benefits to society...

Paperback (2010)

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Hardback (2008)

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Work after Globalization

Guy Standing

In this ground-breaking book, Guy Standing offers a new perspective on work and citizenship, rejecting the labourist orientation of the 20th century.

Paperback (2010)

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Community and the Law

Takao Tanase, Luke Nottage, Leon Wolff

This important book translates seven landmark essays by one of Japan’s most respected and influential legal thinkers. While Takao Tanase concedes that law might not matter as much in Japan as it does in the United States, in a provocativ...

Hardback (2010)

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Health Care Systems in Developing and Transition Countries

Edited by Diana Pinto Masís, Peter C. Smith

Health policy is a central preoccupation of many, if not all, developing countries. This book presents a selection of ten studies that illustrate the powerful tool that carefully conducted research can offer policy-makers seeking to addr...

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The Labour Market Triangle

Edited by Paul de Beer, Trudie Schils

Currently, European governments are being challenged to find an optimal social policy strategy that fosters ''flexicurity’, whereby a flexible, well-functioning labour market is achieved, whilst protection for workers is maintained. This...

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Party Politics and Social Welfare

Martin Seeleib-Kaiser, Silke van Dyk, Martin Roggenkamp

Christian and Social Democratic parties have been the driving force behind welfare state developments post-WWII. This valuable book investigates whether continued party differences have contributed significantly to the design of social w...

Paperback (2009)

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Hardback (2008)

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Governance of Welfare State Reform

Edited by Irene Dingeldey, Heinz Rothgang

Governance is now a major topic in political science. To date, analysts of governance have paid scant attention to social policy or welfare state reform. In this book, the concept of governance is used to analyse the outgoing variety of ...

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Personal Provision of Retirement Income

Edited by Jim Stewart, Gerard Hughes

In response to demographic change many countries in the European Union have reformed their pension systems. During the last two decades personal pensions have been introduced in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, ...

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Migration and Mobility in Europe

Edited by Heinz Fassmann, Max Haller, David Lane

The enlargement of the European Union has had an enormous impact on migration within Europe. This book addresses the form of these effects, outlining the social, political and economic problems created by the free movement of people with...

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