"The changes of populations are determined by fertility, mortality and migration. On the national level, international migration is a factor of increasing demographic, economic, social and political importance. This book addresses the debate on the impact of international migrat…
"European monetary integration has posed tremendous challenges to governments since it removed the tool of currency depreciation previously used for dealing with economic imbalances. As a consequence, governments of member states of the Eurozone have turned to wage setting in or…
While the figure of 'the immigrant' has become a topic of moral and political concern in Europe, little is known about how young adult migrants or descendants experience the complex processes of inclusion and exclusion in different life arenas. This book is the result of a multi…
This volume examines the nature of the EU and its external role in relation to social issues raised by globalization. It explores how the EU influences, both directly and indirectly, the rest of the world in relation to the social component of globalization.
Published version of the author's doctoral thesis delivered in 2005 to the Law Faculty of the University of Norway, Oslo. Argues that traditional complaint-based antidiscrimination laws are inherently inadequate to respond to systemic employment discrimination. Evaluates legal r…
"Proceedings of an international conference held September 1-4, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia ... as part of the program of Liberty Fund inc., managed by the Fraser Institute and organized by Herbert B. Grubel who also chaired the -- conference." Includes bibliographical r…
Demonstrates that finance is the driveshaft that links inequality to economic instability.
EU studies increasingly recognize the salience of new regional insights. Hence, this collection of original essays provides a broad overview of regionalism, together with detailed analyses on the construction, activities, and implications of both established and emerging example…
"Privacy is the capacity to negotiate social relationships by controlling access to information about oneself. As laws, policies, and technological developments increasingly structure our relationships with social institutions, privacy faces new threats and new opportunities." "…
The moral consequences of economic growth
""Are we right," Benjamin M. Friedman asks, "to care so much about economic growth as we clearly do?" To answer, Friedman reaches beyond economics. He examines the political and social histories of the large Western democracies - particularly of the United States since the Civil…