Sociology and Social Policy
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Social Capital in Europe
Emanuele Ferragina
The book investigates the determinants of social capital across 85 European regions capturing the renewed interest among social capital theorists for the importance of active secondary groups in supporting the correct functioning of soci...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Globalization Trends and Regional Development
Edited by Roberta Capello, Tomaz Ponce Dentinho
This timely book investigates the challenges that emerge for local economies when faced with the new globalization trends that characterize today’s world economy.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Migration and Economic Growth
Edited by Mathias Czaika, Carlos Vargas-Silva
This book comprehensively examines the role of economic growth (or lack of) as a driver of migration, as well as the impact of migration on economic growth in receiving and sending countries. Seminal papers have been selected which cover... -
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Women, Gender and Rural Development in China
Edited by Tamara Jacka, Sally Sargeson
This multidisciplinary book explores gender politics in the discourses and practices of development in rural China. The contributors – scholars in political science, anthropology, gender, development and Chinese studies – examine how dif...eBook:Find out more$44.76
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Community Co-Production
Edited by Jane Farmer, Carol Hill, Sarah-Anne Muñoz
This book addresses a clutch of contemporary societal challenges including: aging demography and the consequent need for extended care in communities; public service provision in an era of retrenching welfare and global financial crises;...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Social Economics of Thorstein Veblen
David Reisman
Thorstein Veblen was a multidisciplinary social scientist whose original insights continue to inspire debate. Rather than focusing on allocation, markets and scarcity, his perspective on economics was rather one of Darwinian evolution an...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Big Society Debate
Edited by Armine Ishkanian, Simon Szreter
The book is divided into two sections, history and policy, which together provide readers with a historically grounded, internationally informed, and multidisciplinary analysis of the Big Society policies. The introduction and conclusion...eBook:Find out more$37.56
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Migration in Britain
Tony Fielding
Migration in Britain takes a fresh look at the patterns of migration at both the regional and local levels and develops new theoretical frameworks and novel methods to explain these patterns. It anticipates British society and its intern...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Families and Family Policies
Edited by Chiara Saraceno, Jane Lewis, Arnlaug Leira
Governments have had a longstanding interest in family forms and the behaviour of family members, although their goals and instruments have differed over time and across countries. This timely collection, along with an original introduct... -
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Economy and Society in Europe
Edited by Luigi Burroni, Maarten Keune, Guglielmo Meardi
While an economy is always ‘embedded’ in society, the relationship between the two is undergoing profound changes in Europe, resulting in widespread instability which is emphasised by the current crisis. This book analyses these changes,...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Recent Developments in the Economics of International Migration
Edited by Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller
This essential collection brings together the most important papers covering the wide range of themes within the evolving field of the economics of international migration. -
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The Future of the Welfare State
Edited by Heikki Ervasti, Jørgen Goul Andersen, Torben Fridberg, Kristen Ringdal
At a time when welfare states in Europe are coming under increasing pressure from both growing demand and, in some countries, severe financial austerity measures, the attitudes of ordinary people and European social cohesion are much deb...eBook:Find out more$40.00
