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This book addresses key questions about whether inequality in incomes, wealth, and education have been widening in a consistent fashion across 30 rich nations, and whether this is exacerbating social problems and undermining the healthy functioning of democratic processes.
The first decade of the 21st century saw a remarkable number of large-scale disasters. Earthquakes in Haiti and Sumatra underscored the serious economic consequences that catastrophic events can have on developing countries, while 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina showed that first wor…
"The first decade of the 21st century saw a remarkable number of large-scale disasters. Earthquakes in Haiti and Sumatra underscored the serious economic consequences that catastrophic events can have on developing countries, while 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina showed that first wo…
The goal of this volume is to explore the social & political dynamics of rumour & the related concept of urban or contemporary legend. These forms of communication often appear in tandem with social problems, including riots, racial or political violence, & social and economic u…
"The greatest technical discontinuity in history took place between 1867 and 1914. This era was distinguished by the most extraordinary concatenation of a large number of scientific and technical advances the synergy of which produced bold and imaginative innovations as well as …
Uiteenzetting van de zgn. structuratietheorie, een nieuwe ontwikkeling binnen de sociologie
Explores the theory, issues, impacts and management considerations surrounding the industry of cruise tourism. This book gives an overview of the cruise industry, and presents case-studies of specific countries, including Antarctica, the Caribbean and Alaska. It also reviews the…
"This book explores and promotes a deep conceptual and empirical understanding of the roles of electronic games and computer-mediated simulations across multiple disciplines, building a significant bridge between research and practice on electronic gaming and simulations"--Provi…
The rapidly changing nature of animal production systems, especially increasing intensification and globalization, is playing out in complex ways around the world. Over the last century, livestock keeping evolved from a means of harnessing marginal resources to produce items fo…
The purpose of this case study is to analyse to what extent and how the Agreement has led to increased EU FDI in the tourism sector (hotels, travel companies, restaurants) in the three Andean partner countries. The analysis starts with a situational review of tourism sector perf…
This book is concerned with the various dimensions of overtourism, including the social and economic impacts of excessive tourism and the management and policy measures to address it. The 10 chapters present case studies contributing to the overtourism discussion from diverse pe…
This dissertation advances theoretical and empirical knowledge at an especially challenging research frontier: that of the social and ecological impacts of international aid within and around national parks and other protected areas in low-income tropical countries. Systematic k…