With female migrants dominating low paid and ever-expanding domestic work worldwide, this book brings together the voices of 120 migrating women from 28 different nations and 10 different religious affiliations. Together they tell how patriarchal and religious gender codes in the family and at...

This title offers an in-depth analysis of the psychological causes and consequences of, and proposed interventions for over-eating. The author examines the history of obesity and its distribution by social class and geography, the environmental effects of overconsumption and economic remedies...

This two-volume book addresses the economic transformation occurring in China at present. The author investigates China's domestic and international policies, the impact of these policies on economic growth, and their effect on the quality of life for the people of China. In the first volume,...

This book contributes to our understanding of the reasons for the uneven geographic emergence and distribution of innovative start-ups and human capital, analyzing the role of the regional knowledge base and specifically academic knowledge. Using extensive datasets from West German regions and...

This title offers an in-depth analysis of the causes, consequences and treatments of illicit drug abuse. The author examines the effects of existing drug policies and proposes drug use legalisation within a regulated market as a viable alternative. Joshua assesses the factors that make...

This book examines the links between employee-organisation relationships, work wellness and the impact thereof on the labour market from a South African perspective. By employing this focus, the book explains the role of the employment relationship and the psychological contract in improving...

Arup Mitra is a professor of Economics at the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi. His research interest include issues in the area of urban development, labour and welfare, industrial growth and productivity and gender inequality. He has published in a number of international and national...

Preface -- 1 Introduction -- Part I: The Quality of Life in Two Different Good Societies: Denmark and Switzerland -- 2 Two Wealthy Economies and Their Development -- 3 Are the Standards of Living Similar or Dissimilar?- 4 Happiness in Denmark and Switzerland.- Part II: Two Models of Good...

1. Einleitung -- 1.1 Problemstellung und Zielsetzung -- 1.2 Gliederung der Arbeit -- 2. Grundlagen der Untersuchung -- 2.1 Definition und Abgrenzung des Migrationsbegriffs -- 2.2 Internationale und intranationale Migration -- 2.3 Intraregionale Migration -- 2.4 Interregionale Migration -- 2.5...

Das Leisure-Sickness-Syndrom, auch „Freizeitkrankheit“ genannt, betrifft mittlerweile einen großen Anteil der berufstätigen Menschen. Wer viel und konzentriert arbeitet, benötigt dringend Erholung. Aber das scheint unmöglich, wenn man ausgerechnet am Wochenende oder im Urlaub erkrankt....