Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Notes on contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Corona pandemic and the changing global economy -- PART I: Conflicts, trust and society -- 2 The Covid-19 pandemic and its...

This book, based on economics and game theory, analyzes the changes that Japan is now facing as a reflection of changes in Japanese families and society. The author presents a simple framework for the structural relationship among markets, communities including families, and the state; and uses...

Gegenwärtig beherrschen drei als besonders dringlich angesehene Themen die wissenschaftliche wie die politische Diskussion: - der dringende Reformbedarf in den sozialen Sicherungssystemen (Schlagwort: Umbau des Sozialstaats), - der internationale Standortwettbewerb im Zuge der Öffnung der...

OECD's comprehensive 2010 review of labour market and social policies in Estonia. It finds that since Estonia regained its independence in 1991, its labour and social policies have been marked by a strong commitment to fiscal prudence, flexible markets, and work incentives. Labour market...

A substantial number of American children experience poverty: about 17 percent of those under the age of eighteen meet the government’s definition, and the proportion is even greater within minority groups. Childhood poverty can have lifelong effects, resulting in poor educational, labor...

The contributions in this book highlight, contextualize and analyze different aspects of social inequality. What are the various cause and effects of inequality? How have these changed over recent decades? Which social policies might be best able to intervene? Written by authors from a variety...