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Télécharger le livre :  Eldercare Work in Contemporary China
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Eldercare Work in Contemporary China


Zhe Yan


This book gives voice to an indispensable yet often overlooked group of care workers in China’s eldercare industry. Drawing on rich, first-hand accounts from frontline care workers and interwoven with a wealth of sociological insights, the author offers a critical...

Parution : 2025-08-29
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Éditeur : Palgrave Macmillan
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Télécharger le livre :  Assistance to Ukrainian War Refugees in Central Europe (2022-2024)
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Assistance to Ukrainian War Refugees in Central Europe (2022-2024)


Malgorzata Dziekonska , Kamil Luczaj


This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the unprecedented situation following the later stages of the war in Ukraine in 2022. It explores the experiences of millions of Ukrainians who sought refuge in neighboring countries and examines the wide-ranging support they...

Parution : 2025-08-18
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Éditeur : Palgrave Macmillan
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Télécharger le livre :  75 Years of Growth, Development and Productivity in India
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75 Years of Growth, Development and Productivity in India


Bishwanath Goldar , K.L. Krishna , Dibyendu Maiti


This edited volume documents through its 75 years post-independence, the developmental complexities, economic achievements and challenges unique to India, given its vast population and regional, cultural, and climatic diversities, with simple illustrations, making them...

Parution : 2025-07-23
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Éditeur : Springer
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Télécharger le livre :  The Politics of European Food Aid Policy from Delors to von der Leyen
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The Politics of European Food Aid Policy from Delors to von der Leyen


Ilaria Madama


This book provides a theoretically informed, empirically grounded account of the origin, expansion, and institutionalization of the EU's action against food poverty and severe material deprivation. In doing so, the analysis spans more than three decades, from the...

Parution : 2025-06-19
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Éditeur : Palgrave Macmillan
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Télécharger le livre :  Community Radio in South Asia
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Community Radio in South Asia


Taijrani Rampersaud-Skorka


This monograph, based on the author's successful PhD dissertation, examines the community radio (CR) landscape in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. It introduces an inclusionary South Asia-specific framework for analyzing CR, grounded in global alternative media...

Parution : 2025-04-29
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Éditeur : Springer
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Télécharger le livre :  Cohousing in Italy
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Cohousing in Italy


Manuela Maggio


This book investigates cohousing in Italy, a housing model that is both underused and often overlooked. By engaging cohousers’ stories and applying a sociological lens, it brings to light their lived experiences while tracing the history and evolution of this...

Parution : 2025-02-24
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Éditeur : Palgrave Macmillan
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Télécharger le livre :  Societal Value of Welfare Politics, Policies and Services
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Societal Value of Welfare Politics, Policies and Services


Tanja Klenk , Mirko Noordegraaf , Elisabetta Notarnicola , Karsten Vrangbæk


Welfare state governance is about tackling social issues, empowering citizens, and adding societal value. It is also about improving public health and quality of life, alleviating inequality, and reducing social polarization. Bringing together researchers from around...

Parution : 2024-12-26
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Éditeur : Palgrave Macmillan
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Télécharger le livre :  Caring for the Socially Marginalised in Interwar Europe, 1919–1939
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Caring for the Socially Marginalised in Interwar Europe, 1919–1939


Michele Mioni , Stefano Petrungaro


This book investigates the mixed economy of welfare that assisted socially marginalised people in interwar Europe, namely the state, local authorities, and a combination of voluntary and informal actors. While literature has traditionally emphasised the key role of the...

Parution : 2024-11-07
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Éditeur : Palgrave Macmillan
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Télécharger le livre :  Working with Vulnerable Populations
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Working with Vulnerable Populations


Susana Castaños-Cervantes , Angélica Ojeda García , Cristina L. Reitz-Krueger


This book explores vulnerability in many forms and among diverse understudied vulnerable populations worldwide from different perspectives, particularly from non-western contexts. It examines characteristics and profiles of vulnerable populations, intervention...

Parution : 2024-10-18
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Éditeur : Springer
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Télécharger le livre :  Navigating Family Policies in Precarious Times
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Navigating Family Policies in Precarious Times


Shirley Gatenio Gabel , Piotr Michon


This book critically analyzes how European countries manage family-related challenges as they grapple with social and political transformations. It contributes to our understanding of contemporary family issues and serves as a bridge between academic analysis and...

Parution : 2024-09-11
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Éditeur : Springer
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Télécharger le livre :  Neoliberal Crises and the Academisation of the English School System
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Neoliberal Crises and the Academisation of the English School System


Ian Dewes


This book examines the impact of neoliberalism on the academisation of the English school system. The growth of multi-academy trusts (MATs) has been a significant change in the English educational landscape. While some schools have been forced to join MATs, many of them...

Parution : 2024-06-17
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Éditeur : Palgrave Macmillan
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Télécharger le livre :  Aging, Aging Populations and Welfare
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Aging, Aging Populations and Welfare


Jason L. Powell


As the world experiences a rapid increase in the aging population, it is essential to address the challenges and opportunities that arise as a result. This book explores the significant impact of aging on individual well-being, societal welfare systems, and the global...

Parution : 2024-03-26
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Éditeur : Springer
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Télécharger le livre :  Home Care for Sale
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Home Care for Sale


Brigitte Aulenbacher , Helma Lutz , Ewa Palenga-Möllenbeck , Karin Schwiter


The world of senior care provision and care work is changing rapidly. Across Europe, brokering agencies for live-in care workers have become powerful players in reshaping welfare systems, transnational care chains and working conditions. This volume draws together the...

Parution : 2024-02-01
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Télécharger le livre :  Mapping Sustainable Development Goals for Children in India
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Mapping Sustainable Development Goals for Children in India


Khanindra Ch. Das , Swati Dutta


This book offers a comprehensive exploration of child well-being within the context of Indian states, focusing on the progress made in eight Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets. What sets this book apart is its unique perspective, as it delves into the...

Parution : 2024-01-17
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Éditeur : Springer
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Télécharger le livre :  The Evolution of Global Child Rights
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The Evolution of Global Child Rights


Luca Brunelli , Allison Judkins , Kaitlyn Sacotte , Brandon Tomlin


This compact book celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child, a critical document that has shaped the relationship of adults with children worldwide. The document declares that all children must be fed, healed, protected, and...

Parution : 2023-11-09
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Éditeur : Springer
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Télécharger le livre :  COVID-19 Pandemic and Global Inequality
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COVID-19 Pandemic and Global Inequality


Rajib Bhattacharyya , Ramesh Chandra Das , Achintya Ray


The book intends to capture the most critical issue that has cropped up as an aftermath of the Corona pandemic- the phenomenon of widening of global inequalities across nations depending upon their economic position, support policies of the government and international...

Parution : 2023-10-05
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Éditeur : Springer
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Télécharger le livre :  Action on Poverty in the UK
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Action on Poverty in the UK


Collectif


This book tackles poverty and policy issues in the UK by discussing successful projects and practices, across lots of short chapters. The first section provides a brief history overview of poverty in the UK over the past two hundred years and discusses the question of...

Parution : 2023-09-16
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Éditeur : Palgrave Macmillan
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Télécharger le livre :  Privatization of Early Childhood Education and Care in Nordic Countries
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Privatization of Early Childhood Education and Care in Nordic Countries


Steinunn Hrafnsdóttir , Maiju Paananen , Karl Henrik Sivesind , Håkon Solbu Trætteberg


This book explores the increasing role of private providers in early childhood education and care (ECEC) as they become a core part of the Nordic welfare model—one that once rejected for-profit involvement in public welfare. Within this context, ECEC has become the key...

Parution : 2023-09-08
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Éditeur : Palgrave Macmillan
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Télécharger le livre :  Zukunft denken und verantworten
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Zukunft denken und verantworten


Horst Gräf , Wolfgang Roters , Hellmut Wollmann


Dieses Buch untersucht in einem Querschnitt durch aktuelle und künftig zu erwartende Herausforderungen für Politik, Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft (Finanzen, Digitales, Kultur, Stadtentwicklung, Wohnen, Verkehr, Bildung, usw.), ob und unter welchen Bedingungen Staat und...

Parution : 2023-06-28
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Éditeur : Springer VS
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Télécharger le livre :  The Battle Against Poverty
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The Battle Against Poverty


Juan Manuel Santos


In the second decade of the 21st century, Colombia showed surprising results in the fight against poverty. Monetary poverty dropped, extreme monetary poverty was cut in half, and multidimensional poverty fell. More than five million Colombians overcame poverty....

Parution : 2023-05-12
Format(s) : PDF
Éditeur : OUP Oxford
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