Sociology and Social Policy
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New Welfare States in East Asia
Edited by Gyu-Jin Hwang
The fast changing economic climate is creating substantial pressure for welfare state restructuring worldwide. Yet the discussion regarding challenges faced and the responses required has been confined to the ‘standard welfare states’ in...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![The Economics of Sport, Health and Happiness]()
The Economics of Sport, Health and Happiness
Edited by Plácido Rodríguez , Stefan Késenne, Brad R. Humphreys
Including an array of distinguished contributors, this novel book fills a gap in the literature by addressing an important, yet under-researched, issue in the field of sports economics. It places great emphasis on the notion that sport i...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Handbook on Third Sector Policy in Europe]()
Handbook on Third Sector Policy in Europe
Edited by Jeremy Kendall
While scholarship on the social, economic and political contributions of organisations existing between the market and the state has proliferated in recent years, no sustained attention has previously been paid to how such organisations ...eBook:Find out more$64.76
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![Ethnic Diversity in European Labor Markets]()
Ethnic Diversity in European Labor Markets
Edited by Martin Kahanec, Klaus F. Zimmermann
This highly accessible book illustrates how policy makers can address and nurture the effects of growing ethnic diversity in European labor markets.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Welfare States and Public Opinion
Claus Wendt, Monika Mischke, Michaela Pfeifer
Welfare States and Public Opinion comprises an informed inquiry into three fields of social policy – health policy, family policy, and unemployment benefits and social assistance. Though the analyses stem from research spanning fifteen c...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![The Role of Collective Bargaining in the Global Economy]()
The Role of Collective Bargaining in the Global Economy
Edited by Susan Hayter
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This book examines the ways in which collective bargaining addresses a variety of workplace ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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An Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship
Edited by Rafeal Ziegler
This timely book sets social entrepreneurship in a historical context, from its philanthropic beginnings in the Victorian era to the present day, against the backdrop of contemporary global capitalism.eBook:Find out more$55.16
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Reforming Healthcare Systems
Edited by Theodore Marmor, Claus Wendt
Healthcare is one of modern society’s most crucial arenas – costly, important and controversial. This comprehensive two-volume collection brings together more than fifty scholarly articles on both healthcare systems in general and health... -
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Development and Religion
Matthew Clarke
Development and Religion explores how the world’s five major religions – Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam – understand and practice ‘development’ through an examination of their sacred texts, social teaching and basic ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Democratizing Health
Edited by Hans Löfgren, Evelyne de Leeuw, Michael Leahy
This book examines the important role of consumer activism in health policy in different national contexts.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Innovation and Health
Thomas Grebel
Innovation and Health investigates both the origin and the diffusion of novelty in the field of health. It also provides a critical discussion of the methodology and theory of health economics. Neoclassical and evolutionary elements are... -
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State and Local Retirement Plans in the United States
Robert L. Clark, Lee A. Craig, John Sabelhaus
State and Local Retirement Plans in the United States explains how economic and political events have shaped the development of pension plans in the last century, and it argues that changes in the structure and generosity of these plans ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
