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Equality is the endangered species of political ideals. Even left-of-centre politicians reject equality as an ideal. In this text, Ronald Dworkin insists, to the contrary, that equality is the indispensable virtue of democratic sovereignty.
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…
"Vito Tanzi offers a truly comprehensive treatment of the economic role of the state in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries from a historical and world perspective. The book addresses the fundamental question of what governments should do, or have attempted to do, in econom…
Examines the history of industrial homework in the United States. Focuses on representative examples and major turning points in the emergence of homework as a social and political problem. Covers the period from the 1870s to the 1980s.
"Does globalization mean a race to the bottom in social standards and the inevitable decay of the welfare state? Ramesh Mishra - a leading authority on social policy - examines the implications of globalization in respect of social policy and social standards in advanced industr…
Se ofrece un visión de las relaciones entre la migración, las políticas de migración, la protección y la inclusión social en la Unión Europea y sus Estados miembros.
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has stirred passions like no other trade negotiation in recent history. Its supporters maintain that TTIP will produce spectacular growth and job creation; claims that are wholeheartedly rejected by its critics, who regar…
Comprises nine essays grouped under three themes: Capitalism and welfare; Comparative social policies and welfare outcomes; and Social policy, the economy and alternative futures.
Centrándose en países de Europa del Este, Italia, Francia y España, se comparan las reformas llevadas a cabo en los servicios de larga duración (ayuda a domicilio o en residencias incluyendo cuidados de enfermería) para las personas mayores con las realizadas en Alemania, Reino …
Analyses who is poor, where they live, and why they are poor. Adopts microeconomic, sector and macroeconomic policies to address the changes during the last decade or so. Includes eleven country experiences, with conclusions about the future policy agenda and challenges.
Comprises papers presented at the ASEAN Roundtable of 18 June 2009. Covers issues of social, strategic and political implications, the economy and finance.