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![Capitalism in Transformation]()
Capitalism in Transformation
Edited by Roland Atzmüller, Brigitte Aulenbacher, Ulrich Brand, Fabienne Décieux, Karin Fischer, Birgit Sauer
Presenting a profound and far-reaching analysis of economic, ecological, social, cultural and political developments of contemporary capitalism, this book draws on the work of Karl Polanyi, and re-reads it for our times. The renowned aut...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Individualism and Inequality
Ralph Fevre
A belief in individual self-determination powered the development of universal human rights and inspired social movements from anti-slavery to socialism and feminism. At the same time, every attempt to embed individualism in systems of e...eBook:Find out more£29.56
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How Welfare States Shape the Democratic Public
Edited by Staffan Kumlin, Isabelle Stadelmann-Steffen
Staffan Kumlin and Isabelle Stadelmann-Steffen bring together political scientists and sociologists from different and frequently separated research communities to examine policy feedback in European welfare states. In doing so, they off...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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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... -
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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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Analysing Social Policy
Edited by Greg Marston, Catherine McDonald
This book brings together leading international researchers to discuss governmental approaches to analysing social policies.eBook:Find out more£32.76
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The Political Sociology of Freedom
Ronald Hamowy
Adam Ferguson and Friedrich Hayek, separated by a period of almost two hundred years, made original but similar contributions to the field of theoretical sociology. In this collection of essays, Ronald Hamowy explores the life and work o...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Contested Concepts in Gender and Social Politics
Edited by Barbara Hobson, Jane Lewis, Birte Siim
An important contribution to the current literature on gender and social politics, this book challenges mainstream thinking on welfare states, citizenship, family, work, and social policy. Contested Concepts in Gender and Social Politics...eBook:Find out more£32.76
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The OECD and European Welfare States
Edited by Klaus Armingeon, Michelle Beyeler
The OECD and European Welfare States comprises 14 country studies considering OECD recommendations and their implementation in Western European welfare states, an analysis of the internal processes in the OECD, a theoretical introduction...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Challenges to the Welfare State
Edited by Henry Cavanna
Challenges to the Welfare State examines and assesses cultural, economic and political problems facing welfare states in Europe and North America and provides policy suggestions to alleviate these problems. An important group of authors... -
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The SOciology of Politics
Edited by William Outhwaite, Luke Martell
This scholarly collection presents some of the most important classical and contemporary texts of relevance to political sociology. Volume I offers an overview of the sociological approach to the concepts of power and the state; it exami... -
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![The Politics of Social Policy in Europe]()
The Politics of Social Policy in Europe
Edited by Maurice Mullard, Simon Lee
The Politics of Social Policy in Europe analyses and critically assesses tensions and uncertainties which are haunting social policy provision throughout Europe in the 1990s. The expansion in social expenditures associated with the 1950s...
