Based on data from broadly representative surveys among more than 1,400 citizens in Germany and Sweden, this paper empirically examines the support of different groups of climate-related (passenger) transport policy measures targeting vehicle use, public transport, air travel, and bicycle use....

En gång i tiden satt gruvnäringen och Kiruna ihop. Ett ömsesidigt beroende som ändrats med tiden. Men vad händer när gruvbolaget inte behöver Kirunaborna i samma utsträckning? När bolaget mer och mer förlitar sig på arbetskraft i form av fly-in fly-out? När fast anställda kan...

Intro -- Contents -- Thanks -- 1 Introduction: Sustainability as care practice -- 2 Methodology -- 3 The hinterland of sustainability at HygieneTech -- 4 Corrosive sustainability: Chemicals, labels and sustainability -- 5 Paperwork: The making of sustainability on paper -- 6 Caring standards:...

One of a series of studies on vocational education and training, this review focuses on the vocational education and training (VET) in Sweden and concludes with policy recommendations. Over recent years, Sweden has launched a series of reforms to enhance involvement of social partners in VET.

This book aims to tackle the issues that are central to understanding and addressing one of the most important employment policy problems facing governments in the UK and beyond: the high number of people of working age claiming 'disability' or 'incapacity' benefits.

Intro -- Contents -- Summary -- Background and aim -- Pathways of exported textiles -- A dynamic market -- Tight margins lead to efficient use -- Significant global environmental benefits -- Local environmental impacts -- Job creation -- The potential of codes of conduct -- Impacts on domestic...

Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables/List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 The Need for Pension Reform:A Problem-Oriented Perspective -- 1.1 Public pension arrangements under adaptational pressures -- 1.2 Specific vulnerabilities of Bismarckian pension systems -- 1.3...

The work of eminent Swedish economists highlight the profound impact of Swedish economics on the development of modern economic analysis, and the strong influence they appear to wield over public and current affairs during the past 200 years