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Handbook on the Political Economy of Social Policy
Edited by Bent Greve, Amílcar Moreira, Minna van Gerven
Research in social policy has been greatly influenced by the emergence of modern political economy in the late 1970s. The Handbook on the Political Economy of Social Policy offers a systematic, yet comprehensive, framework for understand...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Research Handbook on Intergenerational Inequality
Edited by Elina Kilpi-Jakonen, Jo Blanden, Jani Erola, Lindsey Macmillan
The Research Handbook on Intergenerational Inequality is motivated by a core question in social science: to what extent does one’s family background and childhood experience predict success in life? Bringing together experts in their res...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Rethinking Neighborhoods
William A.V. Clark
Although neighborhoods are sometimes perceived as just a backdrop to our lives, there is considerable evidence that they are central to our sense of wellbeing, and in the functioning of the city. Rethinking Neighborhoods is about these a...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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A Modern Guide to Creative Economies
Edited by Roberta Comunian, Alessandra Faggian, Jarna Heinonen, Nick Wilson
Bringing together a series of new perspectives and reflections on creative economies, this insightful Modern Guide expands and challenges current knowledge in the field. Interdisciplinary in scope, it features a broad range of contributi...eBook:Find out more$39.16
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![Handbook on Shrinking Cities]()
Handbook on Shrinking Cities
Edited by Karina Pallagst, Marco Bontje, Emmanuèle Cunningham Sabot, René Fleschurz
Compelling and engaging, this Handbook on Shrinking Cities addresses the fundamentals of shrinkage, exploring its causal factors, the ways in which planning strategies and policies are steered, and innovative solutions for revitalising s...eBook:Find out more$54.36
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![A Modern Guide to the Economics of Crime]()
A Modern Guide to the Economics of Crime
Edited by Paolo Buonanno, Paolo Vanin, Juan Vargas
A Modern Guide to the Economics of Crime discusses the evolution of a field, whose growing relevance among scholars and policymakers is partly related to the persistence of crime and violence around the world and partly to the remarkable...eBook:Find out more$45.56
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Women's Entrepreneurship Policy
Edited by Colette Henry, Susan Coleman, Kate V. Lewis
Bringing together scholars from around the world, this book provides extensive coverage of the academic literature and research on women’s entrepreneurship policy.eBook:Find out more$35.96
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Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Sociology
Edited by Christine Overdevest
The Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Sociology serves as a repository of insight on the complex interactions, challenges and potential solutions that characterize our shared ecological reality. Presenting innovative thinking on a comp...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Handbook on Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment
Edited by Sonia Valdivia, Guido Sonnemann
This Handbook presents the state-of-the-art of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) practice and provides guidance for its implementation and outlook for future work. Spotlighting sustainability analysts, managers and overall deci...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Encyclopedia of Citizenship Studies
Edited by Marisol García Cabeza, Thomas Faist
This Encyclopedia presents a comprehensive collection of entries addressing the normative claims and definitions of the critical concepts, principles, and approaches that make up the field of citizenship studies.eBook:Find out more$65.00
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![Research Handbook on Plea Bargaining and Criminal Justice]()
Research Handbook on Plea Bargaining and Criminal Justice
Edited by Máximo Langer, Mike McConville, Luke Marsh
Bringing together established and emerging scholars from around the world, the Research Handbook on Plea Bargaining and Criminal Justice examines the practice of plea bargaining, through which guilty pleas are secured and trials are avoi...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Handbook on Aging and Place
Edited by Malcolm Cutchin, Graham D. Rowles
Moving away from studies of aging in place, this forward-looking Handbook focuses on aging and place, offering a broader scope and more nuanced, complex and enlightening understanding of these two intertwined universals of human experien...eBook:Find out more$65.00
