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Taking the Crime Out of Sex Work
The Policy Press 2010; US$ 99.00This book examines the decriminalisation of all sectors of sex work in New Zealand. It provides first hand views and experience on this policy from the point of view of those involved in the sex industry, as well as people involved in developing, implementing, researching and reviewing the policies. more...
Preisbildung von Arzneimitteln im internationalen Vergleich (Kieler Studien - Kiel Studies) (German Edition)
Springer 2010; US$ 79.99Arzneimittelmärkte werden in fast allen Industrienationen durch den Gesetzgeber reguliert. Dies umfasst vor allem die Preisbildung, in der Regel über alle Distributionsstufen hinweg, vom Hersteller, über Großhändler, Apotheken, Krankenkassen bis zum Patienten. Das Buch gibt einen Überblick über die unterschiedlichen Preisbildungsstrategien der Vergleichsländer... more...
After the New Social Democracy
Manchester University Press 2003; US$ 74.95Social democracy has made a political comeback in recent years, especially under the influence of the Third Way. Not everyone is convinced, however, that Third Way social democracy is the best means of reviving the Left's project. This book considers more...
Common Purpose
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2011; US$ 19.95In her previous book, Within Our Reach, renowned Harvard social analyst Lisbeth Schorr examined pilot social programs that were successful in helping disadvantaged youth and families. But as those cutting-edge programs were expanded, the very qualities that had made them initially successful were jettisoned, and less than half of them ultimately... more...
Mapping Central Asia
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2011; US$ 99.95With renewed American involvement in Afghanistan, Pakistan's growing fragility, and China's rise in power in the post-Soviet space, Central Asia-South Asia relations have become central to understanding the future of the Eurasian continent. Mapping Central Asia identifies the trends, attitudes, and ideas that are key to structuring the Central... more...
A Nation of Moochers
St. Martin's Press 2012; US$ 15.99We have experienced a shift in American character: we?ve become a nation of moochers. Increasingly dependent on the efforts of others over our own, Americans are free to freeload. From the corporate bailouts on Wall Street to the alarming increases in personal default and dependency, from questionable tax exemptions to enormous pension, healthcare,... more...
Transforming Gendered Well-Being in Europe
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2011; US$ 114.95Social movements can improve the well-being of men and women but are frequently analysed through a gender-neutral lens. Taking an international and cross-disciplinary perspective, this book examines the impact of social movements on political and material well-being, self-definition and the capabilities to be gendered political actors in transnational... more...
The Gardens of Democracy
Sasquatch Books 2011; US$ 12.95American democracy is informed by the 18th century?s most cutting edge thinking on society, economics, and government. We?ve learned some things in the intervening 230 years about self interest, social behaviors, and how the world works. Now, authors Eric Liu and Nick Hanauer argue that some fundamental assumptions about citizenship, society, economics,... more...
The Times They Are Changing
Wiley 2012; US$ 34.95The Times They Are Changing? Crisis and the Welfare State presents a series of readings from international policy researchers that examine the effects of the recent financial crisis on welfare states around the world. Provides comprehensive and in depth coverage of changes in welfare states as a result of the financial crisis Reveals how... more...
Moored to the Continent
Andrews UK 2012; US$ 20.99Is there an alternative to EU membership? What if Britain left the EU? Would it be a disastrous or liberating experience? What trade relationships could the UK forge outside the EU? How would economic and social policy be different? What are the implications for sovereignty and democracy?This text seeks to answer these questions through exploring the... more...









