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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “olivier jacques”
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  • Taxation and Social Policy

    Financing the Welfare State

    by Michal Koreh, Olivier Jacques, Daniel Béland ...
    Series series Elements in Public Policy
    This Element maps the relationship between taxation and social policy from a comparative and historical perspective. It critically reviews studies in fiscal sociology, history, political science and political economy to highlight blind spots in the body of knowledge that future studies could explore. It shows that exploring the revenue side of social policy offers compelling answers to central ... Read more

    $18.89 USD

  • Territories of Inequality

    How Federalism and Redistribution Interact

    Edited by Olivier Jacques, Alain Noël ...
    Series Book 12 - Democracy, Diversity, and Citizen Engagement Series
    The rise of income and wealth inequality and the possibilities of redistribution animate contemporary social and political debates, but much of the scholarship on the issue is limited to the individual level. There is a spatial dimension to the redistribution of income, however, and in federations, this is especially important.In Territories of Inequality leading political scientists propose a ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

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    The Politics of Bureaucratic Appointments

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  • The Globalization of Inequality

    by François Bourguignon ...
    Why national and international equality matter and what we can do to ensure a fairer worldIn The Globalization of Inequality, distinguished economist and policymaker François Bourguignon examines the complex and paradoxical links between a vibrant world economy that has raised the living standard of over half a billion people in emerging nations such as China, India, and Brazil, and the ... Read more

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  • The Transformation of Welfare States?

    by Nick Ellison ...
    This accessible work provides a ‘political sociology’ of welfare states in industrial societies, with both historical and contemporary perspectives. Ellison focuses on the social and political underpinnings of a number of welfare regimes and looks at the transformations they have undergone and the challenges they face.This book assesses current debates about the role of ‘globalization’ in welfare ... Read more

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  • Public Finance In China: Reform And Growth For A Harmonious Society

    by Jiwei Lou; Shuilin Wang ...
    This book brings together analysis and insights from high-level Chinese policy-makers and prominent international scholars in addressing the key challenges China is facing in maintaining rapid growth and achieving the Government's stated goal of creating a harmonious society. It analyzes such key policy issues as: public finance and the changing role of the state; fiscal reform and revenue and ... Read more

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  • Progress for the Poor

    by Lane Kenworthy ...
    One of the principal goals of antipoverty efforts should be to improve the absolute living standards of the least well-off. This book aims to enhance our understanding of how to do that, drawing on the experiences of twenty affluent countries since the 1970s. The book addresses a set of questions at the heart of political economy and public policy: How much does economic growth help the poor? When ... Read more

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  • Equality For Women: Where Do We Stand?

    by Buvinic Mayra; Morrison Andrew R.; Sjoblom Mirja; Ofosu-Amaah A. Waafas ...
    Upon signing the Millennium Declaration in 2000, the international community committed itself to eight development goals with timebound targets and measurable indicators. The third of these eight goals was to "promote gender equality and empower women". The third Millennium Development Goal (MDG3) in the Millennium Declaration has spurred national and international efforts to improve women's ... Read more

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  • Sovereign Wealth Funds

    Legitimacy, Governance, and Global Power

    by Gordon L. Clark, Adam D. Dixon, Ashby H.B. Monk ...
    The worldwide rise of sovereign wealth funds is emblematic of the ongoing transformation of nation-state economic prospects. Sovereign Wealth Funds maps the global footprints of these financial institutions, examining their governance and investment management, and issues of domestic and international legitimacy. Through a variety of case studies--from the China Investment Corporation to the funds ... Read more

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  • Aid from International NGOs

    Blind Spots on the AID Allocation Map

    by Dirk-Jan Koch ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Development Economics
    International NGOs are increasingly important players within the new aid architecture but their geographic choices remain uncharted territory. This book focuses on patterns of development assistance, mapping, while analysing and assessing the country choices of the largest international NGOs. Koch's approach is interdisciplinary and uses qualitative, quantitative and experimental methods to ... Read more

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  • Governing the World Economy

    by Willem Molle ...
    The major problems the world faces have increased since the turn of the millennium. Recurrent storms on the financial markets have ravaged many countries, poverty is still widespread, notwithstanding decades of massive development aid, the environment remains in acute jeopardy and the major world institutions have often reached an impasse in attempting to combat these difficulties.The issues ask ... Read more

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  • Challenges of Globalization

    Immigration, Social Welfare, Global Governance

    Edited by Andrew Sobel ...
    This book offers a significant contribution to the globalization debate, and examines the complexities surrounding modern globalization. It will be of great interest to scholars of international political economy, international relations and globalization studies. ... Read more

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