Contributors to The Problem of Solidarity take a step back from the evident turmoil in the world to pose solidarity as a cognitive problem of basic science. What is solidarity? How is it produced and reproduced? How is it related to social processes? How can we formalize such pr…
Contributors to The Problem of Solidarity take a step back from the evident turmoil in the world to pose solidarity as a cognitive problem of basic science. What is solidarity? How is it produced and reproduced? How is it related to social processes? How can we formalize such pr…
"Sovereign wealth funds are state-controlled pools of capital that hold financial and real assets, including shares of state enterprises, and manage them to grow the nation's base of sovereign wealth. The dramatic rise of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) in both number and size--th…
From this collection of essays by anthropologists and sociologists emerges a picture of Japan far more diverse and complex than the standard image of a harmonious, orderly or unitary society.
"This book examines the central structures in medicine--medical knowledge, economics, technological innovation, and medical authority--from the perspective of an ethics of care. The author analyzes each of these structures in detail before considering the challenges they present…
"This book examines the central structures in medicine--medical knowledge, economics, technological innovation, and medical authority--from the perspective of an ethics of care. The author analyzes each of these structures in detail before considering the challenges they present…