Sociology and Social Policy
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Moving People and Knowledge
Louise Ackers, Bryony Gill
Moving People and Knowledge provides a fresh examination of the processes of highly skilled science migration. Focusing on intra-European mobility and, in particular, on the new dynamics of East–West migration, the authors investigate th...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Young Workers, Globalization and the Labor Market
Edited by Hans-Peter Blossfield, Sandra Buchholz, Erzsébet Bukodi, Karin Kurz
Underpinned by the fact that the globalization process and the subsequent increased level of market uncertainty have paved the way for employment flexibility in modern societies, this book examines the labor market chances of young adult...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Generational Shockwaves and the Implications for Higher Education
Edited by Donald E. Heller, Madeleine B. d’ Ambrosio
This volume, part of the TIAA-CREF Institute Series on Higher Education, is based on a national conference convened by the Institute in November 2007. The generational issues that were the focus of the conference raise both risks and opp...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Social Policy, Employment and Family Change in Comparative Perspective
Edited by Jonathan Bradshaw, Aksel Hatland
This book is a comparative study of family change, parental employment and social policy in the five Nordic countries, the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom. In all these countries family forms have been profoundly affected by ...eBook:Find out more£32.76
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Flexibility and Employment Security in Europe
Edited by Ruud Muffels
This book seeks to gain a better understanding of the paradoxical relationship between the alleged need of European labour markets to become more flexible and the way in which national policies pursue this aim without jeopardising existi...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Families, Ageing and Social Policy
Edited by Chiara Saraceno
This important book offers valuable insights into the way in which social policies and welfare state arrangements interact with family and gender models. It presents the most up-to-date research in the field, based on a variety of nation...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Nordic Social Attitudes in a European Perspective
Edited by Heikki Ervasti, Torben Fridberg, Mikael Hjerm, Kristen Ringdal
Providing highly rigorous and up-to-date data, with a wide coverage of topics, this book will be of great interest to academics and students in sociology, social policy and political science. It will also appeal to anyone interested in t...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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![The Political Economy of HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries]()
The Political Economy of HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries
Edited by Benjamin Coriat
The book is based on original data and field studies from Brazil, Thailand, India and Sub-Saharan Africa. Focusing on the issue of universal and free access to treatment (a goal now taken to heart by the international community), it asse...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Working Poor in Europe
Edited by Hans-Jürgen Andreß, Henning Lohmann
For a long time in-work poverty was not associated with European welfare states. Recently, the topic has gained relevance as welfare state retrenchment and international competition in globalized economies has put increasing pressures on...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Economics of Social Protection
Lars Söderström
This book focuses on arrangements for redistributing consumption opportunities over the life cycle and for providing compensation for income losses or large expenditures due to reasons such as illness and unemployment. After extensive co...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Investigating Welfare State Change
Edited by Jochen Clasen, Nico A. Siegel
With contributions from leading international scholars, this important book presents a comprehensive examination of conventional indicators (such as social spending), available alternatives (including social rights and conditionality), a...eBook:Find out more£39.16
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Civil Society and Governance in Europe
Edited by William A. Maloney, Jan W. van Deth
The contributors to this new book analyse the opportunities for civil society associations to contribute to European integration and decision-making from various perspectives. The research demonstrates that the Europeanization process – ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
