Sociology and Social Policy
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Political Failure by Agreement
Gerhard Wegner
The purpose of this book is to reconsider economic liberalism from the viewpoint of political liberalism. The author argues that advocates of economic liberalism largely overlook empirical political preferences which, in many societies, ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Transparency in a New Global Order
Edited by Christina Garsten, Monica Lindh de Montoya
This book argues that transparency is a concept that has gained increasing currency and favour as an organizing principle and administrative goal in recent years. Calls for transparency have been directed towards states, markets, corpora...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Children, Changing Families and Welfare States
Edited by Jane Lewis
The book explores the implications of changes to the welfare state for children in a range of countries. Children, Changing Families and Welfare States: examines the implications of social policies for children; sets the discussion in ...eBook:Find out more£32.76
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Government and Public Health in America
Ronald Hamowy
How involved should the government be in American healthcare? Ronald Hamowy argues that to answer this pressing question, we must understand the genesis of the five main federal agencies charged with responsibility for our health: the Pu...eBook:Find out more£49.56
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Full Employment in Europe
Günther Schmid
Transitional Labour Markets (TLM) – defined as legitimate, negotiated and politically supported sets of various employment options in critical events over the life course – are an essential ingredient of modern full employment strategies...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Disappearing State?
Edited by Francis G. Castles
Edited by Francis G. Castles, a leading authority in the field, and bringing together an outstanding group of British, German and American scholars, it examines trends in non-social or ‘core’ spending on public administration, defence, p...eBook:Find out more£32.76
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Culture and Welfare State
Edited by Wim van Oorschot, Michael Opielka, Birgit Pfau-Effinger
Culture and Welfare State provides comparative studies on the interplay between cultural factors and welfare policies. Starting with an analysis of the historical and cultural foundations of Western European welfare states, reflected in ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Research Without Tears
John Creedy
The book covers topics including: planning a first research project; writing a first research paper; writing a thesis and the relationship with a supervisor; the differences between journal and book publishing and what to expect from edi...eBook:Find out more£23.96
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Ageing Labour Forces
Edited by Philip Taylor
This provocative book considers the changing status of older workers, the evolution of public policy on age and work and the behaviour of employers. It attempts to answer the critical question: in an ageing society, can older workers loo...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Globalization, Uncertainty and Women’s Careers
Edited by Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Heather Hofmeister
Globalization, Uncertainty and Women’s Careers assesses the effects of globalization on the life courses of women in thirteen countries across Europe and America in the second half of the 20th century.eBook:Find out more£44.76
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Globalization, Uncertainty and Men’s Careers
Edited by Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Melinda Mills, Fabrizio Bernardi
Globalization, argue the contributors to this book, has remarkably accelerated social and economic change in modern societies. One such change is manifested in the world of work and careers. This book explores whether the forces of globa...eBook:Find out more£49.56
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Home Care for Ageing Populations
Martha Doyle, Virpi Timonen
This book presents an up-to-date comparative analysis of domiciliary care policies for the older populations of Denmark, the United States and Germany with a particular focus on similarities and differences between these care regimes.