This volume reviews the evidence regarding the effects of social insurance and social assistance programmes on labour market outcomes and discusses options to improve their design and implementation. The book focuses particularly on middle income countries in Latin America and A…
Most countries implement social protection programs to help individuals manage risks such as unemployment, disability, illness, longevity or death. In many middle income countries, these are often based on a 'Bismarckian model' (named after Otto von Bismarck), where benefits are…
Bleakonomics is a short and darkly humorous guide to the three great crises plaguing today's world : environmental degradation, social conflict in the age of austerity and financial instability.
Bleakonomics is a short and darkly humorous guide to the three great crises plaguing todays world: environmental degradation, social conflict in the age of austerity and financial instability. Written for anyone who is wondering how weve come tothis point, Rob Larson holds mains…
"Bleakonomics is a short and darkly humorous guide to the three great crises plaguing today's world: environmental degradation, social conflict in the age of austerity and financial instability. Written for anyone who is wondering how we've come to this point, Rob Larson holds m…
A humorous guide to the three great crises plaguing today's world: environmental degradation, social conflict in the age of austerity, and financial instability. It looks at scientists' conclusions about climate change, the business world's opinions about its own power, and reve…
Bleakonomics is a short and darkly humorous guide to the three great crises plaguing today's world: environmental degradation, social conflict in the age of austerity and financial instability.
Bleakonomics is a short and darkly humorous guide to the three great crises plaguing todays world: environmental degradation, social conflict in the age of austerity and financial instability. Written for anyone who is wondering how weve come tothis point, Rob Larson holds mains…
Throughout the "New South," relationships based on race, class, social status, gender, and citizenship are being upended by the recent influx of Latina/o residents. Doing Good examines these issues as they play out in the microcosm of a community health center in North Carolina …
Throughout the "New South," relationships based on race, class, social status, gender, and citizenship are being upended by the recent influx of Latina/o residents. Doing Good examines these issues as they play out in the microcosm of a community health center in North Carolina …