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With nearly two-thirds of younger Millennials (age 18-24) registered to vote, college-age Americans are a significant voting bloc. As the second installment of a two-part study, Public Religion Rese……続きを見る

O livro analisa a circulação de ideias, a influência e as relações complexas entre as agências multilaterais e a agenda de pesquisas das Ciências Sociais, dando maior atenção para a Sociologia, nos ……続きを見る

A sentiment exists among our leaders today that citizens are children and need to be protected. The belief has spread with viral depth. It has persisted with religious tenacity, and the state is at ……続きを見る

Sinopsis If the Brahmaputra River could be stopped by long, low-altitude dikes that formed a water pond that contained the annual flow of the great river (approximately 300 cubic kilometres), this w……続きを見る

Compared to the Democratic Party, Hispanics are twice as likely to volunteer negative associations about the Republican Party, are more than three times less likely to say the Republican Party cares……続きを見る

This accessible work provides a ‘political sociology’ of welfare states in industrial societies, with both historical and contemporary perspectives. Ellison focuses on the social and political under……続きを見る

"La discapacidad se consolida de forma muy diversa en cada caso particular, influyendo en ella aspectos de índole personal, familiar, social y del entorno. Por ello, el Equipo Interdisciplinario de ……続きを見る

Arabia no puede desarrollar su industria porque carece de agua y no puede producir alimentos y crearse una base agropecuaria mínima. Un país industrial puede importar la mayor parte de los alimentos……続きを見る

A nation with citizen dreaming to see their nation, a super power is great. But these idea about super power is given by leaders. They predict that India will become a super power in the year 2*** .……続きを見る

Querem-se fundar a onipotência real do Executivo, escudada na aparente onipotência do congresso, principiem por abolir virtual mente a Constituição, fechando os tribunais. Mais vale acabá-los do que……続きを見る

Our present welfare state has little good reason to survive much longer, and we will have to find a new basis for its continued existence.’ So writes David Thomson as he offers an unflinching perspe……続きを見る

How can governments persuade their citizens to act in socially beneficial ways? This ground-breaking book builds on the idea of 'light touch interventions' or 'nudges' proposed in Richard Thaler and……続きを見る

Partant du constat d’échec socio-économique depuis plus de 30 ans, l’auteur propose trois nouveaux concepts réalistes et pragmatiques pour contribuer à la relance de la compétitivité, de la croissan……続きを見る

‘Eighty years ago, New Zealand’s welfare state was envied by many social reformers around the world. Today it stands in need of urgent repair and renewal.’ One of our leading public policy thinkers ……続きを見る

A provocative and timely case for how the science of genetics can help create a more just and equal society In recent years, scientists like Kathryn Paige Harden have shown that DNA makes us differe……続きを見る

Insurance Economics brings together the economic analysis of decision making under risk, risk management and demand for insurance among individuals and corporations, objectives pursued and managemen……続きを見る

This book introduces students and others to the discipline of social entrepreneurship, which encourages the creation of enterprises that are socially inclusive yet economically and ecologically sust……続きを見る

Philip Selznick's renowned book Leadership in Administration -- it practically invented the genre of executive leadership studies and is the lively response to the "rationalist" approach to organiza……続きを見る

A comprehensive introduction to public policy and the policy cycle, the fully revised second edition of this popular textbook offers a practical guide to the topic while remaining underpinned by cut……続きを見る

Health is political. It entails fierce battles over the allocation of resources, arguments over the imposition of regulations, and the mediation of dueling public sentimentsーall conflicts that are ……続きを見る

Raj Patel, the New York Times bestselling author of The Value of Nothing, teams up with physician, activist, and co-founder of the Do No Harm Coalition Rupa Marya to reveal the links between health ……続きを見る

Financial Times Book of the Year Telegraph Top 50 Books of the Year Guardian Book of the Year New Statesman Book of the Year ‘Roundly debunks racism’s core lie – that inequality is to do with geneti……続きを見る

The pandemic left disorder and crises in its wake everywhere it struck. Drawing on disciplines including public health, politics, and socioeconomics, this book tracks the spread of COVID-19 to weave……続きを見る

Focusing on children's citizenship, participation and rights, this edited collection draws on the work of a number of leading scholars in the sociology of childhood. The contributors explore a range……続きを見る

How much is a human life worth? Individuals, families, companies, and governments routinely place a price on human life. The calculations that underlie these price tags are often buried in technical……続きを見る

國家安全與經濟發展，台灣如何兩全？ 美國在台協會前理事主席卜睿哲在《艱難的抉擇》 探討了台灣面臨的廣泛問題與政策選擇， 並就台灣可以如何幫助自己， 以及美國應該如何協助台灣，提供實際的建議。 對台灣來說……続きを見る

An engaging and accessible examination of what ails insurance marketsーand what to do about itーby three leading economists Why is dental insurance so crummy? Why is pet insurance so expensive? Why ……続きを見る

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set global, big-picture targets that nations have committed to attaining. However, unless action is taken at the local level, these targets can never be reac……続きを見る

This book introduces readers to the world of ideal types within the readings of Max Weber by giving a theoretical understanding of ideal types, as well as applying the development of ideal types to ……続きを見る

This original and panoramic book proposes that the underlying forces of demography and globalisation will shortly reverse three multi-decade global trends – it will raise inflation and interest rate……続きを見る