Sociology and Social Policy
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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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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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Welfare States: Construction, Deconstruction, Reconstruction
Edited by Stephan Leibfried, Steffen Mau
In this three-volume collection Leibfried and Mau have gathered together the most vital articles about the welfare state and its ‘reformation’ written since the mid-1970s. Their choices and organizing principles bring coherence and addit... -
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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. -
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Private Pensions versus Social Inclusion?
Edited by Traute Meyer, Paul Bridgen, Barbara Riedmüller
This rigorous study sheds light on these issues. It assesses the extent to which six European multi-pillar pension regimes are socially inclusive, by micro-simulating retirement income for hypothetical citizens facing typical post-indust...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Principles of Knowledge Creation
Edited by Bengt Gustavsson
The Principles of Knowledge Creation is an essential guide to the various methods of collating, explaining and understanding research data. It provides an overview of the possibilities and opportunities that exist in the research world, ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Social Policy and International Interventions in South East Europe
Edited by Bob Deacon, Paul Stubbs
This comprehensive and engaging volume investigates the role of international actors in the making of social policy in South East Europe. Introductory chapters on transnationalism and Europeanisation are followed by a series of nine link...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Consequences of Information
Jannis Kallinikos
This important book addresses the organizational and economic implications of the new technologies of information and communication. Jannis Kallinikos analyses the recent spectacular growth of information and the self-propelling proces...eBook:Find out more£27.96
