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Incentives to Improve Education
Robert McMeekin
Incentives to Improve Education identifies three categories of incentives: rewards, (financial rewards for teachers), competition (educational choice, often in the form of payment for education by voucher) and threats (introduction of ex... -
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Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe
Matt Barnes, Christopher Heady, Sue Middleton, Jane Millar, Fotis Papadopoulos, Graham Room, Panos Tsakloglou
There are estimated to be almost 60 million people living in poverty throughout the European Union. This bleak statistic underlines the value of this important book which explores the nature and extent of poverty and social exclusion in ... -
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Negotiating Environmental Change
Edited by Frans Berkhout, Melissa Leach, Ian Scoones
这本书主要研究人员提出了一个评论家al review of debates in environmental social science over the past decade. Three broad areas are covered in ten chapters: the problems of scientific uncertainty and its role in shaping en...eBook:Find out more$57.56
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Forecasting Labour Markets in OECD Countries
Edited by Michael Neugart, Klaus Schömann
This book offers a wide-ranging overview of the state of labour market forecasting in selected OECD countries. Besides presenting forecasting models, the contributions provide an introduction to past experiences of forecasting, highlight... -
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The Social Dimensions of Employment
Edited by Antonio Argandoña, Jordi Gual
The contributions to this timely volume explore the social implications of labour market reforms, and assess the complex relationship between the economic and non-economic aspects of labour institutions. The authors ascertain that labour... -
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The Economics of Sin
Samuel Cameron
The Economics of Sin examines the definition and evolution of sin from the perspective of rational choice economics, yet is conscious of the limitations of such an approach. The author argues that because engaging in activities deemed to...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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International Handbook of Urban Systems
Edited by H. S. Geyer
This authoritative Handbook provides a comprehensive account of migration and economic development throughout the world, in both developed and developing countries. Some of the world’s most experienced researchers in this field look ... -
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Making Ends Meet in Contemporary Russia
Simon Clarke
This book reviews the available data to analyse the forms, scale and incidence of these phenomena. The author finds that so-called ‘survival strategies’ merely represent a continuation of traditional soviet practices. He demonstrates tha... -
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The End of Marriage?
Jane Lewis
The modern day sees fewer marriages than before, and cohabitation is a major driver of family change. Jane Lewis questions whether this is – as many commentators argue and fear – a sign of ever-increasing individualism. Just as the or... -
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Social Exclusion in European Welfare States
Edited by Ruud Muffels, Panos Tsakloglou, David G. Mayes
Social Exclusion in European Welfare States focuses on the complex relationship between economic welfare, labour market performance and social inclusion/exclusion. The contributors in the volume examine in detail the alleged trade-off be...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Global Skill Shortages
Malcolm S. Cohen, Mahmood A. Zaidi
As the world entered the twenty-first century, global skill shortages in many occupations were evident throughout the world. While these were mitigated by a global recession, there is no generally agreed upon method for measuring these s...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Competing Capitalisms: Institutions and Economies
Edited by Richard Whitley
This authoritative collection brings together the leading contributions to the comparative study of forms of capitalism. An introductory essay presents the context in which these contributions developed, discusses the major issues raised...
