Sociology and Social Policy
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Law and Economics of Immigration
Edited by Howard F. Chang
This volume compiles influential and diverse readings on the timely subject of immigration. This collection includes work published by leading economists, as well as a number of important contributions made by influential legal scholars,... -
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The Elgar Companion to Social Economics, Second Edition
Edited by John B. Davis, Wilfred Dolfsma
Social economics is a dynamic and growing field that emphasizes the key roles social values play in the economy and economic life. This second edition of the Elgar Companion to Social Economics revises all chapters from the first edition...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Race, Ethnicity and Welfare States
Edited by Pauli Kettunen, Sonya Michel, Klaus Petersen
In this interdisciplinary volume, leading and emerging scholars examine the relationship between homogeneity and welfare state development. They trace Gunnar Myrdal’s influence on thinking about race in the US and explore current Europea...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Social Policies in an Age of Austerity
Edited by John Karl Scholz, Hyungypo Moon, Sang-Hyup Lee
Social Policies in an Age of Austerity is the first major publication on the topic, with a particular interest in the United States and the Republic of Korea. The authors of the ten chapters in this book review recent developments in soc...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Financialization of the Firm
Alexander Styhre
The term ‘financialization’ denotes the general tendency in the advanced Western economies to allow a substantial proportion of taxable profits to accumulate in the finance industry. Alexander Styhre discusses the financialization of th...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Sustainability of the European Social Model
Edited by Jean-Claude Barbier, Ralf Rogowski, Fabrice Colomb
This book argues that the European Social Model can only be sustained in the current economic crisis if social and employment policies are adequately recognised as integral parts of European economic policy-making. The contributing autho...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Handbook on Medical Tourism and Patient Mobility
Edited by Neil Lunt, Daniel Horsfall, Johanna Hanefeld
The growth of international travel for purposes of medical treatment has been accompanied by increased academic research and analysis. This Handbook explores the emergence of medical travel and patient mobility and the implications for p...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Handbook of International Development and Education
Edited by Pauline Dixon, Steve Humble, Chris Counihan
This Handbook considers the myths and untruths that currently exist in international development and education. Using historic and contemporary evidence, this compendium redefines the international development narrative through a new und...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Leadership in Spaces and Places
Edited by Arja Ropo, Perttu Salovaara, Erika Sauer, Donatella De Paoli
By combining new research on leadership and workspaces, Leadership in Spaces and Places argues for a radical reconceptualization of leadership. They argue leadership is not only about leaders themselves, but is also affected by the built...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Interculturalism in Cities
Edited by Ricard Zapata-Barrero
Cities are increasingly recognized as new players in diversity studies, and many of them are showing evidence of an intercultural shift. As an emerging concept and policy, interculturalism is becoming the most pragmatic answer to concret...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The European Social Model in Crisis
Edited by Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead
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 is the first book to provide a comprehensive and systematic assessment of the impact of...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Pharmaceuticals, Corporate Crime and Public Health
Graham Dukes, John Braithwaite, J. P. Moloney
The pharmaceutical industry exists to serve the community, but over the years it has engaged massively in corporate crime, with the public footing the bill. This readable study by experts in medicine, law, criminology and public health d...eBook:Find out more$53.56