The Russian Federation faces important economic and social challenges. By 1998 national income was little more than half its level in 1990. Life expectancy for men is now about 61 years, compared to 65 years a decade ago. The rate of suicide and self-inflicted injuries is more than three times...

The study investigates disparities in social development in 144 countries worldwide. In the paper we aim to investigate cross-country differences in social development level in year 2011, as well as to estimate inequalities on the field. Secondly, we assess relative social development level...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and tables -- List of abbreviations -- Contributors -- Series Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Paths through socio-economic change, livelihoods and development in West African worlds -- 2 Regional...

Each volume in the widely-successful Working Americans series focuses on a particular type of American and illustrates what life was like for that group from the 1800s to the present time. The volumes are arranged into decade-long chapters, each introducing to the reader three individuals or...

Each volume in the widely-successful Working Americans series focuses on a particular type of American and illustrates what life was like for that group from the 1800s to the present time. The volumes are arranged into decade-long chapters, each introducing to the reader three individuals or...

Working Americans, 1898-2016 Volume XIV: African Americans -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1898-1919 -- 1898: African American Wood Turner -- 1913: Young Singer of Spirtuals -- 1916: African American U.S. Army Major -- 1917: Civil Rights Advocate -- 1919: Female African American...