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  • Poverty in the United States

    Developing Social Welfare Policy for the Twenty-First Century

    by A. Dobelstein ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book attributes American poverty to consequences 19th Century social welfare policies within an economy stretching to meet its 21st Century economic potential, arguing that American poverty persists as economic and political structures have moved into the world of fiscal planning but social welfare remains in its Depression-era structure. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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    A Global Manifesto

    by Colin Hines ...
    Localization is a manifesto to unite all those who recognize the importance of cultural, social and ecological diversity for our future - and who do not aspire to a monolithic global consumer culture. It is a passionate and persuasive polemic, challenging the claims that we have to be 'internationally competitive' to survive and describing the destructive consequences of globalization. This book ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • The European Union and Global Development

    An 'Enlightened Superpower' in the Making?

    Edited by S. Gänzle, S. Grimm, D. Makhan ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    An assessment of the capacity of the EU to coordinate actors and policies with regards to global development. The authors argue that the EU and its member states have the potential to act for global development when they are able to improve policy and actor coherence, such as through better linking of bilateral and community programmes. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Social Protection for the Poor and Poorest

    Concepts, Policies and Politics

    Edited by A. Barrientos, D. Hulme ...
    Series series Palgrave Studies in Development
    Social protection is fast becoming an important theme in development policy. This book examines the political processes shaping social protection policies; compares the key conceptual frameworks available for analyzing social protection; and provides a comparative discussion on social protection policies focused on the poor and the poorest. ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

  • The Future of Entrepreneurship in Latin America

    Edited by E. Brenes, J. Haar ...
    Series series International Political Economy Series
    This book examines the outlook for Latin American entrepreneurs in the new global environment. Using case studies from across the region, the book highlights liberalization measures nations are adopting to facilitate small and medium size enterprise (SME) creation and growth, and existing barriers that are threatening SME sector gains. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Culture and Immigration in Context

    An Ethnography of Romanian Migrant Workers in London

    by D. Briggs, D. Dobre ...
    Based on ethnographic data, this revealing study presents a humane and realistic account of Romanian economic migrants and their life in the UK, providing a more balanced picture of the way new immigrant groups are depicted and popularly perceived. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Class Inequality in Austerity Britain

    Power, Difference and Suffering

    Edited by W. Atkinson, S. Roberts, M. Savage ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    When the Coalition Government came to power in 2010 in claimed it would deliver not just austerity, as necessary as that apparently was, but also fairness. This volume subjects this pledge to critical interrogation by exposing the interests behind the policy programme pursued and their damaging effects on class inequalities. Situated within a recognition of the longer-term rise of neoliberal ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Invention of a European Development Aid Bureaucracy

    Recycling Empire

    by V. Dimier ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    A comprehensive analysis of how European development policy was shaped, this book explores the role of former colonial officials in shaping the policy agenda and explores this example of 'recycled empire.' Dimier argues that this post-colonial agenda only changed as a result of pressure from the OECD and World Bank in the 1980s and 1990s. ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Women’s Homelessness in Europe

    Edited by Paula Mayock, Joanne Bretherton ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book marks a critical contribution in assessing and extending the evidence base on the causes and consequences of women’s homelessness. Drawing together work from Europe’s leading homelessness scholars, it presents a multidisciplinary and comparative analysis of this acute social problem, including its relationship with domestic violence, lone parenthood, motherhood, health and well-being and ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Blue Labour

    Forging a New Politics

    Edited by Ian Geary, Adrian Pabst ...
    Following Labour's defeat at the polls in 2015, and at time when the Party is attempting to redefine its meaning, values and even identity, there is an urgent need for fresh thinking. Most people agree that a new start is needed. But in which direction should Labour turn? A crucial conversation is beginning, and it is in this fluid and volatile context that Blue Labour ideas could make a crucial ... Read more

    $28.19 USD

  • EU Emergency Response Policies and NGOs

    Trends and Innovations

    by Daniela Irrera ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book analyses trends and changes in the European Union’s (EU) humanitarian aid policy, by focusing on the performance of Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs). NGOs have developed strong relationships with international institutions but have also maintained direct interaction with EU member states. The result is a multi-layered process in which national interests, common values, universal ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Global, Regional and Local Dimensions of Western Sahara’s Protracted Decolonization

    When a Conflict Gets Old

    Edited by Raquel Ojeda-Garcia, Irene Fernández-Molina, Victoria Veguilla ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book explores the traces of the passage of time on the protracted and intractable conflict of Western Sahara. The authors offer a multilevel analysis of recent developments from the global to the local scenes, including the collapse of the architecture of the UN-led conflict resolution process, the advent of the War on Terror to the the Sahara-Sahel area and the impact of the ‘Arab Spring’ ... Read more

    $98.09 USD