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Handbook of employment and society : working space
Herod, Andrew (contributor); Rainnie, Al (contributor);  … - 2010
with the world of work …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851009
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Globalisation and social development : European and Southeast Asian evidence
Cuyvers, Ludo (ed.) - 2001
The impact of globalisation on social development is a critical issue for both developed and developing countries. In Globalisation and Social Development, leading experts investigate this from the perspective of European, and more specifically, Southeast Asian economies including Thailand, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474096
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Work after globalization : building occupational citizenship
Standing, Guy - 2009
1. Work and labour in great transformations -- 2. Fictitious decommodification : the failure of industrial citizenship -- 3. Labour recommodification in the global transformation -- 4. Inequality, class and the 'precariat' -- 5. Crumbling barriers to decommodification -- 6. Occupational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851023
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Social innovations, institutional change and economic performance : making sense of structural adjustment processes in industrial sectors, regions and societies
Hämäläinen, Timo J. (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420026
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Distributional impacts of climate change and disasters : concepts and cases
Ruth, Matthias (ed.); Ibarrarán, María Eugenia (ed.) - 2009
Climate change tends to increase the frequency and intensity of weather-related disasters, which puts many people at risk. Economic, social and environmental impacts further increase vulnerability to disasters and tend to set back development, destroy livelihoods, and increase disparity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851340
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Encyclopedia of social innovation
Howaldt, Jürgen (ed.); Kaletka, Christoph (ed.);  … - 2023
"This invaluable Encyclopedia presents an interdisciplinary and comprehensive overview of the field of social innovation, providing an insightful view into potential future developments both practically and theoretically. With entries authored by prominent international scholars, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014437081
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Framing the economy of the future : six socio-economic trends for sustainability, circularity and inclusivity
Faber, Niels R. (ed.); Witjes, Sjors (ed.) - 2024
between people and the world around them. Focusing on the principles of sustainability, circularity and inclusivity, it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015072973
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Cases on transformational entrepreneurship
Mass, Gideon (ed.); Johnston, Andrew (ed.) - 2024
"This book brings together a wealth of international case studies to examine transformational entrepreneurship and its multifaceted applications across different sectors, including the arts, business, engineering, government, healthcare, university and nonprofit sectors. Contributors illustrate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014635749
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Governance in a disenchanted world : the end of moral society
Willke, Helmut - 2010
This book expounds the idea of a disenchanted world composed of nation states and global functional systems. The nation … alternative forms of legitimacy, accountability and participation in a secular world seem mandatory. Helmut Willke examines the …1. Exposition -- 2. Globalization : the context for contemporary governance -- 3. The moral ambiguity of modern …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850751
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Social entrepreneurship in the age of atrocities : changing our world
2012
Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities provides crucial insight into social entrepreneurship from visionaries in the field as well as other experienced practitioners and renowned theorists. While this book focuses on social entrepreneurship as it relates to genocide and other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851825