Comparative Social Policy
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Social Capital in Europe
Emanuele Ferragina
‘The quantitative survey of social capital at the regional level is an original contribution that opens a fresh geographic perspective on the literature in this field. Moving beyond the statistical representation of regional patterns the...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Housing Markets and the Global Financial Crisis
Edited by Ray Forrest, Ngai-Ming Yip
‘Housing Markets and the Global Financial Crisis is worth reading for policymakers (in central banks, governments or municipalities) who are in charge of the introduction of regulatory or fiscal measures in the housing sector. I enjoyed ...eBook:Find out more$40.80
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Women, Gender and Rural Development in China
Edited by Tamara Jacka, Sally Sargeson
‘Women, Gender and Rural Development in China is a superbly rich volume of thickly textured, reflective, and critical accounts of gendered processes of rural development. There is no doubt that it will make a significant contribution to ...eBook:Find out more$40.80
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Community Co-Production
Edited by Jane Farmer, Carol Hill, Sarah-Anne Muñoz
Governments around the globe are promoting co-production and community social enterprise as policy strategies to address the need for local, 21st century service provision – but can small communities engage spontaneously in social enterp...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Big Society Debate
Edited by Armine Ishkanian, Simon Szreter
‘There is nothing new about the notion of a Big Society. This book combines historical scholarship, international research and grassroots experience to shine a critical spotlight on the rhetoric behind the coalition government’s big idea...eBook:Find out more$33.60
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Migration in Britain
Tony Fielding
‘Fielding provides us with a fascinating, authoritative and up-to-date picture of internal migration in the UK, together with a masterful synthesis of the explanations that underpin the spatial patterns of migration at regional and sub-r...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Social Economics of Thorstein Veblen
David Reisman
“考虑到传统永川市无能cs to comprehend the socio-economic convulsions over the past few years in so many countries, it is surely time to try something else. David Reisman’s The Social Economics of Thorstein Ve...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Economy and Society in Europe
Edited by Luigi Burroni, Maarten Keune, Guglielmo Meardi
‘Improving our understanding of how economy and society interrelate in Europe is of paramount importance. The rigorous and thought-provoking analyses about the interaction between markets and the institutions of society contained in this...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Future of the Welfare State
Edited by Heikki Ervasti, Jørgen Goul Andersen, Torben Fridberg, Kristen Ringdal
‘This volume represents an important addition to existing research on welfare attitudes. A particular highlight is the extensive and original application of new cross-national survey data from the European Social Survey. The volume provi...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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New Directions in Social Impact Assessment
Edited by Frank Vanclay, Ana Maria Esteves
‘This book should be read by anyone commissioning impact assessments who wants to build their understanding of the more progressive and innovative end of the topic. A job well done in the eyes of stakeholders and regulators requires prop...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Complexity, Institutions and Public Policy
Graham Room
‘I was excited by the book and the light it threw on many current policy issues. I was immensely impressed by the sheer scope and bravado of what I read. It attempts to integrate complexity science with evolutionary theory and institutio...eBook:Find out more$49.60
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Families, Care-giving and Paid Work
Edited by Nicole Busby, Grace James
‘Balancing paid work and family life remains a significant challenge; indeed, the challenges are intensifying as economic austerity threatens the pursuit of gender equality. This excellent book provides extensive justifications for laws ...eBook:Find out more$40.00