Sociology and Social Policy
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The Civic University
Edited by John Goddard, Ellen Hazelkorn, Louise Kempton, Paul Vallance
This innovative book addresses the leadership and management challenges of maximising the contribution of universities to civil society both locally and globally. It does this by developing a model of the civic university as an academic ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Couples'' Transitions to Parenthood
Edited by Daniela Grunow, Marie Evertsson
It is common for European couples living fairly egalitarian lives to adopt a traditional division of labour at the transition to parenthood. Based on in-depth interviews with 334 parents-to-be in eight European countries, this book explo...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Non-Standard Employment in Post-Industrial Labour Markets
Edited by Werner Eichhorst, Paul Marx
Examining the occupational variation within non-standard employment, this book combines case studies and comparative writing to illustrate how and why alternative occupational employment patterns are formed. Through expert contributions,...eBook:Find out more$54.36
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![Migration, Mobilities and the Arab Spring]()
Migration, Mobilities and the Arab Spring
Edited by Natalia Ribas-Mateos
Confronting questions of globalization, mobilities and space in the Mediterranean, and more specifically in the eastern Mediterranean, this book introduces a new type of complexity and ambiguity to the study of the global. In this theore...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Changing Family Dynamics and Demographic Evolution
Edited by Dimitri Mortelmans, Koenraad Matthijs, Elisabeth Alofs, Barbara Segaert
Whether considered from an American or a European perspective, the past four decades have seen family life become increasingly complex. Changing Family Dynamics and Demographic Evolution examines the various stages of change through the ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Handbook on Gender and War]()
Handbook on Gender and War
Edited by Simona Sharoni, Julia Welland, Linda Steiner, Jennifer Pedersen
Gender and war are in many ways inextricably linked, and this path-breaking Handbook systematically examines the major issues surrounding this relationship. Each of its four sections covers a distinct phase of war: gender and opposition ...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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![Handbook of the International Political Economy of Production]()
Handbook of the International Political Economy of Production
Edited by Kees van der Pijl
This Handbook provides a state-of-the-art overview of the changing world of global production. Chapters cover the geography of why and where jobs are moving in both manufacturing and services. The authors discuss topics relating to the h...eBook:Find out more$63.16
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International Law and Migration
Edited by Vincent Chetail
This collection takes stock of the important legal scholarship devoted to the multifaceted impact of international law on migration. It highlights the great diversity of the legal literature and provides a representative and didactic map... -
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Active Labor Market Policies
Edited by Robert J. LaLonde
This timely two-volume set brings together seminal works on active labour market policies. Topics covered in this collection include econometric policy evaluation, social experiments, regression discontinuity designs, evaluations of acti... -
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Development and Modern Industrial Policy in Practice
Edited by Jesus Felipe
Development and Modern Industrial Policy in Practice provides an up-to-date analysis of industrial policy. Modern industrial policy refers to the set of actions and strategies used to favor the more dynamic sectors of the economy. A key ...eBook:Find out more$43.96
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![Corporate Power and Responsible Capitalism?]()
Corporate Power and Responsible Capitalism?
Bryn Jones
In this important book, Bryn Jones uses insights from political economy, historical analysis and sociological concepts of the corporation, as a socially disembedded but political actor, to address concerns over the over-reach of Anglo-Sa...eBook:Find out more$43.96
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Coroners'' Recommendations and the Promise of Saved Lives
Jennifer Moore
This is the first empirical law book to investigate coroners’ recommendations, and the extent of their impact and implementation. Based on an extensive study, the book analyses over 2000 New Zealand Coroners’ recommendations and includes...eBook:Find out more$40.00
