Economics of Social Policy
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Ageing Labour Forces
Edited by Philip Taylor
This provocative book considers the changing status of older workers, the evolution of public policy on age and work and the behaviour of employers. It attempts to answer the critical question: in an ageing society, can older workers loo...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Private Pensions versus Social Inclusion?
Edited by Traute Meyer, Paul Bridgen, Barbara Riedmüller
This rigorous study sheds light on these issues. It assesses the extent to which six European multi-pillar pension regimes are socially inclusive, by micro-simulating retirement income for hypothetical citizens facing typical post-indust...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Consequences of Information
Jannis Kallinikos
This important book addresses the organizational and economic implications of the new technologies of information and communication. Jannis Kallinikos analyses the recent spectacular growth of information and the self-propelling proces...eBook:Find out more$46.36
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![Population Aging, Intergenerational Transfers and the Macroeconomy]()
Population Aging, Intergenerational Transfers and the Macroeconomy
Edited by Robert L. Clark, Naohiro Ogawa, Andrew Mason
Population aging is a global phenomenon that influences not only the industrialized countries of Asia and the West, but also many middle- and low- income countries that have experienced rapid fertility decline and achieved long life expe...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Regulating Aged Care
John Braithwaite, Toni Makkai, Valerie Braithwaite
This book is a major contribution to regulatory theory from three members of the world-class regulatory research group based in Australia. It marks a new development in responsive regulatory theory in which a strengths-based pyramid comp...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Gender Divisions and Working Time in the New Economy]()
Gender Divisions and Working Time in the New Economy
Edited by Diane Perrons, Colette Fagan, Linda McDowell, Kath Ray, Kevin Ward
Contemporary societies are characterised by new and more flexible working patterns, new family structures and widening social divisions. This book explores how these macro-level changes affect the micro organisation of daily life, with r...eBook:Find out more$59.96
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![The Political Economy of Welfare Reform in the United States]()
The Political Economy of Welfare Reform in the United States
Mary Reintsma
The welfare system in the United States underwent profound changes as a result of the groundbreaking welfare legislation passed in 1996 entitled The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act (PRWORA). The Politica...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Economics of Family Law
Edited by Margaret F. Brinig
The articles within this book explore a range of family law issues and include discussions on a variety of topics including cohabitation, births outside marriage, courtship, premarital contracting, marriage and parenting. The volume incl... -
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![Reform and Leadership in the Public Sector]()
Reform and Leadership in the Public Sector
Joe L. Wallis, Brian E. Dollery, Linda McLoughlin
The authors provide a fresh and accessible multi-disciplinary perspective on public management reform in this study. The work includes a broad survey of the paradigms and patterns that have shaped and differentiated the reform process in...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Evaluation of Active Labour Market Policies
Edited by Jaap de Koning
This book argues that active labour market policies are necessary to improve the position of the unemployed but have so far performed relatively poorly. The contributing authors seek ways to improve active labour market policy and consid...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Ageing and the Labor Market in Japan
Edited by Koichi Hamada, Hiromi Kato
This book is a concerted attempt by economists to investigate and offer remedies for some of the difficulties associated with an ageing labor market.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Work, Leisure and the Environment]()
Work, Leisure and the Environment
Tim Robinson
This significant book explains how work–life balance is being destroyed because individuals fail to link their work effort with its adverse environmental effects and the personal costs they impose.
