global dynamics of social policy

Regulating Trade in Services in the Eu and the Wto: Trust Distrust and Economic Integration (Hardcover)

This volume assesses the viability of various theories of economic integration that take into account the legal economic political and social challenges of incorporating free trade with retaining the plurality of social welfare standards and... more

Global Perspectives on Social Issues: A Comparative Analysis of Capital Punishment : Statutes Policies Frequencies and Public Attitudes the World Over (Paperback)

A Comparative Analysis of Capital Punishment provides a concise and detailed history of the death penalty. Incorporating and synthesizing public opinion data and empirical studies Simon and Blaskovich s work compares across societies the types of... more

Mafia Principle of Global Hegemony: Middle East Empire and Activism (DVD) PM Press Special Interests

The world s most influential living intellectual Noam Chomsky holds forth on the root causes of the conflicts in the Middle East and talks about hopes for future social change. The renowned foreign policy critic and linguist brings the full force of... more

Handbook of Early Childhood Development Research and Its Impact on Global Policy (Paperback)

Early childhood development research offers solutions to several of the world s social and economic problems - solutions that can break the cycle of intergenerational poverty improve the health education and wellbeing of the global population and... more

NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 4: From Central State to Free Global Market Economy (Paperback)

Some rapid and complex changes have taken place during recent years in the former Soviet Union. These incredible changes occurred not only in political policy and behavior but also in social life and within framework of economic rules especially the... more

Life Course Research and Social Policies: Ageing and Migration in a Global Context: Challenges for Welfare States (Paperback)

Ageing and Migration in a Global Context: Challenges for Welfare States more

Research in Urban Policy: Community and Ecology: Dynamics of Place Sustainability and Politics (Hardcover)

Humans live in social communities that are embedded ecologically within overlapping biophysical environments. This book looks into a dialogue between community sociologists and environmental sociologists about how humans interact with each other in... more

Routledge Contemporary Japan Cultural and Social Division in Contemporary Japan: Rethinking Discourses of Inclusion and Exclusion (Hardcover)

The recent manifestation of exclusionism in Japan has emerged at a time of intensified neoliberal economic policies increased cross-border migration brought on by globalization the elevated threat of global terrorism heightened tensions between East... more

Crossing Borders in a Global World: Appl Resettling Displaced Communities: Applying the International Standard for Involuntary Resettlement (Paperback)

The goal of resettlement must be the sustainable social economic and human development of displaced communities. The provisions and directives entailed in resettlement policies and current performance standards constitute the I.S.I.R. Case examples... more

Advancing Inclusive and Special Education in the Asia-Pacifi: The Inclusion for Students with Special Educational Needs Across the Asia Pacific (Hardcover)

Part I Introduction.- Chapter 1 The Nature of Inclusion in the Asia-Pacific.- Chapter 2 Inclusion from a Global Social Policy Perspective.- Part II Inclusive Education in Asia-Pacific Contexts.- Chapter 3 The Journey of Inclusive Education - The... more

Energy Conundrum The: Climate Change Global Prosperity and the Tough Decisions We Have to Make (Paperback)

This book provides a comprehensive and balanced account of global energy policy; covering moral political social technical and economic aspects of the subject. While The Energy Conundrum does not offer easy solutions it provides the facts and... more

Capital Flows Credit Markets and Growth in South Africa: The Role of Global Economic Growth Policy Shifts and Uncertainties (Paperback)

This book examines the dynamics in capital flows credit markets and growth in South Africa. The authors explore the role of global economic growth policy shifts and various economic policy uncertainties. Central banks in advanced economies are... more

Pre-Owned Following Oil : Four Decades of Cycle-Testing Experiences and What They Foretell about U. S. Energy Independence 9780806144207

In Following Oil Petrie shares useful lessons he has learned about domestic and global trends in population and economic growth a maturing resource base variable national energy policies and dynamic changes in geopolitical forces--and how these... more

Islam and Nationalism: Democracy Identity and Foreign Policy in Turkey: Hegemony Through Transformation (Paperback)

Through critical analysis of Turkey s transformation under the AKP this book explores the relationship between domestic transformations and global/regional dynamics. It also discusses the relationship between the Turkish transformation and the Arab... more

Economic and Social Upgrading in Global Value Chains: Comparative Analyses Macroeconomic Effects the Role of Institutions and Strategies for the Global South (Hardcover)

This book investigates how global value chain governance public institutions and strategies in the area of industrial policy and industrial relations by stakeholders such as national or global trade unions governments companies or international NGOs... more

Contemporary Systems Thinking: Critical Systemic PRAXIS for Social and Environmental Justice: Participatory Policy Design and Governance for a Global Age (Paperback)

The book develops a practical approach to public policy issues that have continued to be intractable because of a lack of emphasis on transcultural understanding. Sustained examples help to increase the readability and the accessibility of theory... more

More Unequal : Aspects of Class in the United States 9781583671597 Used / Pre-owned

Presents an examination of the dynamics of class relations. This work covers topics which include the impact of social and economic policy on class; wealth and prospects for the working poor; undocumented workers and their exploitation in the US... more

Focus on Global Gender and Sexuality What Do We Know About the Effects of Pornography After Fifty Years of Academic Research? (Hardcover)

This book presents an innovative cross-disciplinary report on research across the humanities and social sciences about the relationship between pornography and its consumers. For policy makers and the wider public it can be difficult to obtain a... more

Changing Regions in a Global Context: Ne China s Geography: Globalization and the Dynamics of Political Economic and Social Change (Hardcover)

This thoroughly revised and updated edition offers a comprehensive survey of contemporary China. The authors consider past and current successes and challenges while placing China in its international context as a massive developing diverse nation... more

Life Course Research and Social Policies: Family Dynamics Over the Life Course: Foundations Turning Points and Outcomes (Hardcover)

This open access book examines how families and other social institutions interact to shape outcomes over the life course. It considers how to use research evidence to reduce social disadvantage through translation of evidence to support public... more

Routledge Advances in International Rela World-Regional Social Policy and Global Governance: New Research and Policy Agendas in Africa Asia Europe and Latin Am (Paperback)

This volume explores the case for and the prospects of the development of world-regional social policies as integral elements of a pluralistic equitable and effective system of global governance. Focusing on transnational regionalism this book... more

Understanding Welfare: Social Issues Policy and Practice: Understanding Global Social Policy : Second Edition (Paperback)

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Progressive Policies for Economic Development: Economic Diversification and Social Inclusion after Climate Change (Paperback)

Despite the unprecedented gravity of the challenges posed by global warming most political systems have not given them the required priority. The oil industry has resisted and many countries have taken only token measures to reduce emissions and... more

Economic and Social Upgrading in Global Value Chains: Comparative Analyses Macroeconomic Effects the Role of Institutions and Strategies for the Global South (Paperback)

This book investigates how global value chain governance public institutions and strategies in the area of industrial policy and industrial relations by stakeholders such as national or global trade unions governments companies or international NGOs... more

Research Handbook on Leave Policy : Parenting and Social Inequalities in a Global Perspective

Research Handbook on Leave Policy : Parenting and Social Inequalities in a Global Perspective more

Routledge Advances in European Politics Poland and Germany in the European Union: The Multidimensional Dynamics of Bilateral Relations (Paperback)

This book explores the political and social dynamics of the bilateral relations between Germany and Poland at the national and subnational levels taking into account the supranational dynamics across such different policy areas as trade foreign and... more

Lecture Notes in Energy: Renewable Energy Based Solutions (Hardcover)

Part I: Policy Strategies and Social Dimensions.- Renewable Energy Education and the Role of Thermodynamics.- Global Renewable Outlook 2020 And Stimulus Packages For Energy Transition.- Water Energy Environment Nexus.- Societies with Smart Energy... more

Pre-Owned Reframing Global Social Policy: Social Investment for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth (Paperback 9781447332541) by Tim Jackson Jane Jenson James Midgley

9781447332541. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Paperback. Language: English. Contains: Illustrations black & white Tables black & white. Includes: tables black & white illustrations black & white. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.... more

Pre-Owned Understanding Global Social Policy (Hardcover 9781447310235) by Nicola Yeates

9781447310235. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Second Edition. Language: English. Understanding Welfare: Social Issues Policy and Practice. Building on the successes of Understanding Global Social Policy (Yeates ed. 2008) and its companion... more

Research in Comparative and Global Social Policy: Varieties of Precarity: Melting Labour and the Failure to Protect Workers in the Korean Welfare State (Hardcover)

Despite recent achievements in the South Korean economy and development within welfare institutions new forms of precarious work continue to prevail. This book introduces the concept of melting labour which refers to the blurring of boundaries... more

Routledge International Studies in Money Towards a Socioanalysis of Money Finance and Capitalism: Beneath the Surface of the Financial Industry (Paperback)

The current global financial crisis has raised awareness of the impact the world of finance has on the economy and the future of democracy. Following the crisis this book aims at a deep understanding of the human psycho-social dynamics beneath the... more

Csr Sustainability Ethics & Governance: Corporate Social Responsibility in a Dynamic Global Environment: Sustainable Management in Challenging Times (Hardcover)

This book highlights the latest research on responsible business and its practical implications for the economy society academia and politics. It presents selected contributions from respected scholars and experts who have conducted international... more

Routledge Studies in Global Land and Resource Grabbing: Capitalism and the Commons: Just Commons in the Era of Multiple Crises (Hardcover)

Capitalism and the Commons focuses on the political and social perspectives that commons offer how they are appropriated or suppressed by capital and state and how social initiatives and movements contest these dynamics or build their struggles on... more

Research in Comparative and Global Social Policy: Researching Global Education Policy: Diverse Approaches to Policy Movement (Hardcover)

The movement of policy is a core feature of contemporary education reform. Many different concepts including policy transfer borrowing and lending travelling diffusion and mobility have been deployed to study how and why policy moves across... more

Routledge International Studies in Money Inflation Dynamic: Global Positive Economic Analysis (Hardcover)

The book tests various theoretical models about the relationships between money and prices money growth and inflation money growth and real output expected inflation; the output gap fiscal policy and inflation using a number of parametric and... more

Police Peacekeeping: The Un Haiti and the Production of Global Social Order (Hardcover)

UN peace operations increasingly deploy police forces and engage in policing tasks. The turn to police peacekeeping has generally been met with enthusiasm in both academic and policy circles and is often understood to provide a more civilian... more

Routledge Studies in International Busin Corporate Social Responsibility and Global Labor Standards: Firms and Activists in the Making of Private Regulation (Hardcover)

How effective are multinational companies at improving working conditions in their supply chains? This book focuses on a crucial dynamic in private efforts at regulating labor standards in international production chains. It addresses questions... more

Studies in Social Welfare Policies and The USSR and the World Economy (Hardcover)

This volume provides research and analysis to understand the role of the former Soviet Union and its involvement in the global economy through the end of the Gorbachev period. It lays essential groundwork for understanding the issues and problems... more