Economics of Social Policy
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的经济mics of Social Policy
Peter G. Rosner
“这是一本非常有用的书。它是sensible, informed, well-argued, and clear, and there is a good balance between theory and the results of empirical research. . . For both teachers and students this will prove to be a v... -
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的经济mics of Social Security in Japan
Edited by Toshiaki Tachibanaki
This book provides a comprehensive appraisal of social security in Japan, where traditionally the burden of welfare provision has been the main responsibility of the family and employers, rather than the state. However, an ageing populat...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Poverty and Subsidiarity in Europe
Didier Fourage
This book focuses on the effects of welfare state arrangements on the dynamics of poverty in Europe. The author contends that the EU is primarily based on economic integration and as a result social policy issues have remained secondary ... -
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The Third Sector in Europe
Edited by Adalbert Evers, Jean-Louis Laville
‘This book offers an impressive analysis of the changing boundaries of the third sector in Europe and how this sector relates to the state and market in the provision of public services. Its penetrating insights deepen our understanding ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Contested Concepts in Gender and Social Politics
Edited by Barbara Hobson, Jane Lewis, Birte Siim
‘Contested Concepts in Gender and Social Politics is a significant new book. The authors take seven key concepts – care, citizenship, social exclusion, contractualism, de-commodification, representation, social capital – and explore thes...eBook:Find out more$49.60
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Rethinking the Welfare State
Edited by Martin Rein, Winfried Schmähl
‘This first comprehensive analysis of public–private mixings discovers pension systems as rather flexible "hybrid forms" not locked in as “uniform types”. The balance shifts towards extended coverage of private pensions or functional pri... -
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The Political Economy of the Voluntary Sector
Brian E. Dollery, Joe L. Wallis
‘This book provides a superb review of the literature on nonprofit organizations and extends the boundaries of our knowledge in a substantial and novel way. In particular, Dollery and Wallis provide a seminal analysis of public policy al... -
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Restructuring the Welfare State
Virpi Timonen
‘By documenting developments in [Finland and Sweden] in great detail, the author offers useful insights into social policy in the region and shows that the simplistic way many social policy writers have blamed globalization for welfare s...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The End of Marriage?
Jane Lewis
‘In this meticulously argued book, Jane Lewis tackles one of the most fraught and contested issues of our time: the contemporary meanings of marriage. The separation of marriage and sex, she argues, has now been followed by the separatio... -
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The Global Market for Higher Education
Tim Mazzarol, Geoffrey N. Soutar
‘Mazzarol and Soutar’s valuable book prompts us to think carefully about what makes for an internationally competitive university sector.’ – Christopher Pokarier, Policy ‘I have enjoyed reading your new book. This is an excellent applic... -
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Globalisation and Social Development
Edited by Ludo Cuyvers
‘There is much to commend in this collection of papers to those interested in both globalization per se as well as those interested in economic and social development in South-east Asia.’ – David N. Ashton, Asia Pacific Business Review ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Foundations of the Welfare State
Edited by Robert E. Goodin, Deborah Mitchell
‘. . . with The Foundations of the Welfare State, the editors have compounded a grand, magisterial collection that will become the standard reference for researchers and teachers.’ – Pieter Vanhuysse, Political Studies ‘At last a refer...
