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Europe's disappearing middle class? : evidence from the world of work

Vaughan-Whitehead, Daniel (contributor) - 2016

long-term trends for the middle class in Europe? This volume also investigates the potential risks and effects of the … warning about the latest trends and prospects for the middle class in Europe. On this basis, it presents policy considerations … and options that will be useful to policy-makers for ensuring the future of the middle class in Europe. Scholars and …

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International handbook of urban policy : Volume 1, Contentious global issues

Geyer, Hermanus S. (contributor) - 2007

This first Handbook in a series of three original reference works looks at globally contentious urban policy issues from a wide variety of different angles and perspectives. Matters related to urban densification, population mobility, urban inequality and sustainability are analysed in a manner...

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Entrepreneurship as social change

Steyaert, Chris (contributor); Hjorth, Daniel (contributor) - 2006

This book-- the third in the Movements in Entrepreneurship series-- examines entrepreneurship as a societal phenomenon. It provides an in-depth study of the social aspects of entrepreneurship, illustrating how entrepreneurship affects society. The need to move beyond economy to disclose...

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Handbook on the economics of happiness

Bruni, Luigino (contributor); Porta, Pier Luigi (contributor) - 2007

This book is a welcome consolidation and extension of the recent expanding debates on happiness and economics. Happiness and economics, as a new field for research, is now of pivotal interest particularly to welfare economists and psychologists. This Handbook provides an unprecedented forum for...

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Globalization and precarious forms of production and employment : challenges for workers and unions

Thornley, Carole (ed.); Jefferys, Steve (ed.); … - 2010

Europe / Sylvie Contrepois and Steve Jeffreys -- Seasonal workers in Mediterranean agriculture: flexibility and insecurity in …

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Innovation systems for development : making research and innovation in developing countries matter

Göransson, Bo (contributor); Brundenius, Claes (contributor) - 2016

1. Science, technology and innovation for whom? / Bo Göransson -- 2. The socio-economic context and the millennium development goals / Claes Brundenius -- 3. Emerging innovation systems in developing countries: Bolivia, Vietnam, Tanzania and Mozambique / Claes Brundenius, Carlos Aguirre-Bastos,...

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Obesity, business, and public policy

Ács, Zoltán J. (contributor); Lyles, Alan (contributor); … - 2007

pt. 1. Culture, obesity and institutions -- pt. 2. Obesity and the individual -- pt. 3. Obesity and business -- pt. 4. Obesity and government -- pt. 5. Lessons from the past -- pt. 6. Policy conclusions.

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Social trust and economic development : the case of South Korea

Kwon, O-yul - 2019

Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: Socioeconomic developments and social trust in Korea -- 1. Social trust: its concepts, determinants, roles, and raising ways -- 2. Recent economic development and emerging social issues in Korea -- 3. Social evolution in conjunction with economic...

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Handbook of research on economic and social well-being

D'Ambrosio, Conchita - 2018

Contents: 1. Going beyond GDP: theoretical approaches / Enrico Giovannini and Tommaso Rondinella -- 2. Going beyond GDP: empirical findings / Carlotta Balestra, Romina Boarini and Nicolas Ruiz -- 3. Human development and poverty: theoretical approaches / Suman Seth and Antonio Villar -- 4. Human...

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Towards convergence in Europe : institutions, labour and industrial relations

Vaughan-Whitehead, Daniel (ed.) - 2019

Simonazzi -- 8. The Netherlands: from convergence to divergence in Europe?: social dialogue and industrial relations in the face … convergence with europe: a pre-Brexit appraisal / Damian Grimshaw -- Index. …

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