Politics and Public Policy
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Human Rights and Social Policy
Edited by Ann Nevile
This fascinating study evaluates whether the recent focus on human rights, citizenship and values makes a difference to service delivery on the ground. In doing so, it bridges the social policy and human rights literature. -
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The Political Economy of Hurricane Katrina and Community Rebound
Edited by Emily Chamlee-Wright, Virgil Henry Storr
In 2005 Hurricane Katrina posed an unprecedented set of challenges to formal and informal systems of disaster response and recovery. Informed by the Virginia School of Political Economy, the contributors to this study critically examine ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Globalization and Precarious Forms of Production and Employment
Edited by Carole Thornley, Steve Jefferys, Beatrice Appay
This important and cross-disciplinary book explores globalization alongside precarious forms of production and employment, and how these factors have impacted on workers and trade unions.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Provision of Public Services in Europe
Edited by Hellmut Wollmann, Gérard Marcou
The book is the first of its kind to provide a comparative analysis of the provision of social and public services in France, Italy, Germany, the UK and Norway.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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International Science and Technology Cooperation in a Globalized World
Edited by Heiko Prange-Gstöhl
In a globalized knowledge-economy, the European Union (EU) needs a new approach to its international science and technology (S&T) policies by focusing on improved coherence across the different tiers of government and by demonstrating le...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Corporate Social Responsibility in the 21st Century
Bryan Horrigan
Professor Bryan Horrigan spans subjects as diverse and topical as global corporate responsibility and governance debates, practical guidelines for responsible businesses and their professional advisers, governmental roles in corporate so...eBook:Find out more$66.36
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The Antitrust Revolution in Europe
Lee McGowan
This insightful and original book considers the evolution, aims and developments of EU antitrust policy, and focuses on the way in which the European Commission has sought to combat cartels.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Terrorism and Social Exclusion
Edited by David Wright-Neville, Anna Halafoff
Recent thinking on globalization places risk at the centre of contemporary life. Yet what if our perception of risk is misplaced? What if the greatest risk is not terrorism itself but the conditions that allow terrorism to flourish? This... -
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The Aging Population and the Competitiveness of Cities
Peter Karl Kresl, Daniele Ietri
While much of the current literature on the economic consequences of an aging population focuses on the negative aspects, this enlightening book argues that seniors can bring significant benefits – such as vitality and competitiveness – ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Intellectual Property and Human Rights
Edited by Willem Grosheide
In the modern era where the rise of the knowledge economy is accompanied, if not facilitated, by an ever-expanding use of intellectual property rights, this timely book provides a much needed explanation to the relationship between intel...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Technology and Anti-Money Laundering
Dionysios S. Demetis
This insightful book examines the influence of information systems on anti-money laundering (AML). It builds on systems theory in order to develop a coherent theoretical framework that can be used for AML research.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Moralizing the Corporation
Boris Holzer
This insightful book examines how transnational corporations respond to the challenges of anti-corporate activism and political consumerism. In prominent cases involving major corporations such as Nestlé, Nike and Royal Dutch/Shell, tran...eBook:Find out more$40.00