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First published in 1998, this insightful volume aims to explore how 90 Indian and African single mothers in 1993 London resolve the dual challenges of single parenthood and their ethnic origins, alo……続きを見る

This book analyses social conflict among fishers in Indonesia by implementing class theory, thus adopting a new approach to analysing fishers’ conflicts in Indonesia. In using this approach, the boo……続きを見る

This collection of essays covers a diverse set of topics related to household behavior and welfare. Prices play a key role in several of the essays, particularly the distributional implications of p……続きを見る

This book provides a brief history of the notion of development and related policies. Readers will find an overview of the main development notions and debates from 1950 to the 2015 Sustainable Deve……続きを見る

This volume brings together multiple diverse perspectives from around the globe on quality of life and community well-being from a place-based perspective. It provides both conceptual and applied ex……続きを見る

This book focuses on the links between family, education, and employment systems in the Asian developed economies, proposing that these three systems and their interrelations are powerful factors ca……続きを見る

This book, the first comprehensive overview of housing policy in Australia in 25 years, investigates the many dimensions of housing affordability and government actions that affect affordability out……続きを見る

This book explores the politics behind “de-liberalization”, defined as policy reforms that constrain markets and their underlying mechanisms. By offering a comparative study on the governmental refo……続きを見る

This book presents an in-depth look at the state of transnational education and comparative perspectives on education systems between Germany and other nation states. It explores how a transnational……続きを見る

This book explores the lives of five Mexican immigrant-origin youths in the United States, documenting their language and literacy journeys over an eight-year period from adolescence to young adulth……続きを見る

This book presents new scientific knowledge on using developmental science to improving lives of children and youth across the globe. It highlights emerging pathways to sustainability as well as the……続きを見る

Geborgenheit, Autonomie und Erfolg, das wünschen sich junge Menschen. In diesem Rahmen entwickeln sie Lösungsversuche, um sich diese grundlegenden psychologischen Bedürfnisse zu erfüllen. Sind diese……続きを見る

Dieser Band beschreibt die Entwicklung der modernen Konsumgesellschaft von ihren Anfängen in den vorindustriellen Gesellschaften des 17./18. Jahrhunderts bis heute. Stephan Wallaschkowski zeigt auf,……続きを見る

This book provides the most comprehensive analysis available of the challenges created by Europe’s ageing population. Grounded in state-of-the-art scientific assessments by leading European research……続きを見る

This book explores public budgeting in India. As government finances play an important role in the social and economic development of a nation, it focuses on public budgeting in the context of India……続きを見る

This book offers a compelling critical analysis of American society by examining the role of psychotherapy within social policy and the culture that has fashioned it. It takes a deeply critical look……続きを見る

As a consultant for healthcare associations working on all the healthcare laws from Medicare, the Health Manpower Act, Budget Reconciliation, Clinton healthcare efforts and the Affordable Healthcare……続きを見る

This volume provides readers around the globe with a focused and comprehensive examination of how to prevent and respond to child maltreatment using evidence-informed public health approaches and pr……続きを見る

Drawn from a decade of refugee studies, this book offers a wealth of insights on arts-based methodologies. It explores exciting new prospects for participatory and culturally safe research, and will……続きを見る

This book brings to life the experiences of children affected by maternal imprisonment, and provides unique, in-depth analysis of judicial thinking on this issue. It explores the experiences of chil……続きを見る

This book provides an overview of the ongoing transition in China’s health system, especially focusing on the new healthcare reform initiated in 2009. First, it reviews the changes in China’s health……続きを見る

After a phase of slow growth post Independence, the Indian economy has experienced significant changes since the mid-1980s as a result of major reforms. India’s growth story has defied established e……続きを見る

Health crises plague most economies irrespective of their average per capita income levels, and this is largely due to chronic and repeated illnesses. Contextualizing this paradigm in India, India P……続きを見る

This book provides a detailed analysis of the economic and political implications of the introduction of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics into the service sector of economies that have so far re……続きを見る

In diesem essential ergründet der Autor, was man sich von der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft verspricht, warum die Soziale Marktwirtschaft nicht „sozial“ ist und Lohnsteigerungen nicht helfen, sie soziale……続きを見る

Don Luigi Ciotti, con il Gruppo Abele, aprì nel 1973 il primo servizio di accoglienza in Italia, in pieno centro a Torino. Non esistevano ancora le comunità terapeutiche, e ai consumatori di droga, ……続きを見る

Cuando los conflictos nos invaden, nos disturban o nos ahogan, aprender a manejarlos es una necesidad de pura supervivencia. En su momento adquirimos claves para resolverlos en un mundo que hoy ha c……続きを見る

This book explores the incentives and effects of modern welfare policy, contrasted with outcomes of global basic income pilots in the past seventy years. The author contends that paternalistic and c……続きを見る

This book provides a comparative account of the abolition of concubinage in East Asia, offering a new perspective and revised analysis of the factors leading to – and the debates surrounding – the i……続きを見る

Am Anfang und am Ende des Lebens sind wir darauf angewiesen, dass andere Menschen sich um uns kümmern, bedingungslos fürsorglich sind. Aber auch in den Jahren dazwischen: Wer kocht, räumt auf und pu……続きを見る