Sociology and Social Policy
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Entrepreneurial Neighbourhoods
Edited by Maarten van Ham, Darja Reuschke, Reinout Kleinhans, Colin Mason, Stephen Syrett
Despite the growing evidence on the importance of the neighbourhood, entrepreneurship studies have largely neglected the role of neighbourhoods. This book addresses the nexus between entrepreneurship, neighbourhoods and communities, conf...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Health Policy
David Reisman
This lucid and comprehensive book explores the ways in which the State, the market and the citizen can collaborate to satisfy people’s health care needs. It argues that health care is not a commodity like any other. It asks if its unique...eBook:Find out more$48.76
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Cultural Icons and Cultural Leadership
Edited by Peter Iver Kaufman, Kristin M.S. Bezio
Contributions to this book probe the contexts–both social and spiritual–from which select iconic figures emerge and discover how to present themselves as innovators and cultural leaders, as well as draw material into forms that subsequen...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Building a Climate Resilient Economy and Society
Edited by K. N. Ninan, Makoto Inoue
Climate change will have a profound impact on human and natural systems, and will also impede economic growth and sustainable development. In this book, leading experts from around the world discuss the challenges and opportunities in bu...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Migration, Citizenship and Identity
Stephen Castles
Stephen Castles provides a deeper understanding of recent ‘migration crises’ in this fascinating and highly topical work. The book links theory and methodology to real-world migration experiences, with a truly global perspective and in-d...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Social Investment and Social Welfare
Edited by James Midgley, Espen Dahl, Amy Conley Wright
This book contributes to the growing literature on social investment by discussing the way social investment ideas have been adopted in different countries and in various academic and professional fields, including social policy, develop...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Social Innovation and Democratic Leadership
Marc Parés, Sonia M. Ospina, Joan Subirats
This book explores new forms of democracy in practice following the 2011 global uprisings; democracy that comes from below, by and for the ‘have-nots’. Combining theories of social innovation and collective leadership, it analyses how di...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Business, Organized Labour and Climate Policy
Peter J. Glynn, Timothy Cadman, Tek N. Maraseni
This impartial study analyses the role of employer’s organisations and trade unions in climate change policy and its impacts on the labour market. The policies of government to manage greenhouse gas emissions will require business to cha...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Childcare, Early Education and Social Inequality
Edited by Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Nevena Kulic, Jan Skopek, Moris Triventi
Recognising that social change over recent decades has strengthened the need for early childhood education and care, this book seeks to answer what role this plays in creating and compensating for social inequalities in educational attai...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Social Inequality Across the Generations
Edited by Jani Erola, Elina Kilpi-Jakonen
Social Inequality Across the Generations provides an innovative perspective on social stratification studies by advancing the theoretical and empirical case for the influence of resource compensation. It examines whether resource compens...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Reimagining Home in the 21st Century
Edited by Justine Lloyd, Ellie Vasta
Providing ways of reimagining home, this book demonstrates that thinking differently about home advances our understanding of processes of belonging. Authors in this collection explore home in relation to the figure of the stranger and p...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Sandwich Generation
Edited by Ronald J. Burke, Lisa M. Calvano
Rising life expectancy has led to the growth of the ‘Sandwich Generation’ – men and women who are caregivers to their children of varying ages as well as for one or both parents whilst still managing their own household and work responsi...eBook:Find out more$40.00
