In a provocative assessment of American poverty and policy from 1950 to the present, Frank Stricker examines an era that has seen serious discussion about the causes of poverty and unemployment.
The second edition of Environment and Society: Concepts for a Just Transformation delivers a major, timely update to one of the field’s most respected concept driven environmental social science texts.
How is American government being reconfigured when public authority is exercised through code, platforms, and data systems as much as through statutes, agencies, and courts?
In a provocative assessment of American poverty and policy from 1950 to the present, Frank Stricker examines an era that has seen serious discussion about the causes of poverty and unemployment.
This book offers the most comprehensive and multidimensional examination to date of child marriage in India, situating the country's experience within global debates on gender, health, and development.
Israel's Public Administration: Structure, Functions and Needed Reforms provides a comprehensive and critical examination of Israel's civil service, its institutional evolution, and the challenges it faces in maintaining effective and democratic governance.
This book is premised on the great expectation about small-scale fisheries globally as a means of providing food security and alleviating poverty among the millions of people in coastal and inland communities.
A clear-eyed look at how political pressures and military influences led President Obama to significantly increase US involvement in the War in Afghanistan, even as the prospects for success seemed increasingly dim.
Studies in Employment and Social PolicySeveral recent international legal documents explicitly recognise respect for human dignity as an overarching goal of labour law, thus bringing human rights law to bear on employment and working conditions.
In the United States, it is quite common to lay claim to the benefits of society by appealing to taxpayer citizenship the idea that, as taxpayers, we deserve access to certain social services like a public education.
In the United States, it is quite common to lay claim to the benefits of society by appealing to taxpayer citizenship the idea that, as taxpayers, we deserve access to certain social services like a public education.
Capitalism, Not Globalism shows that, while much has been made of recent changes in the international economy, the mechanisms by which politicians control the economy have not changed throughout the postwar period.
Capitalism, Not Globalism shows that, while much has been made of recent changes in the international economy, the mechanisms by which politicians control the economy have not changed throughout the postwar period.
This book offers a uniquely comprehensive and comparative analysis of the War on Terror through the lens of Arab media—a perspective that remains significantly underrepresented in current scholarship.
This book offers a uniquely comprehensive and comparative analysis of the War on Terror through the lens of Arab media—a perspective that remains significantly underrepresented in current scholarship.
Studies in Employment and Social PolicySeveral recent international legal documents explicitly recognise respect for human dignity as an overarching goal of labour law, thus bringing human rights law to bear on employment and working conditions.
A clear-eyed look at how political pressures and military influences led President Obama to significantly increase US involvement in the War in Afghanistan, even as the prospects for success seemed increasingly dim.
After two decades of marketizing, an array of national and international actors have become concerned with growing global inequality, the failure to reduce the numbers of very poor people in the world, and a perceived global backlash against international economic institutions.
Written by a lawyer and an economist, Governing Fortune summarizes the legal framework supporting the gaming industry and reviews the costs and benefits of casinos by showing how tax base and job growth vary widely with site-specific factors.
After two decades of marketizing, an array of national and international actors have become concerned with growing global inequality, the failure to reduce the numbers of very poor people in the world, and a perceived global backlash against international economic institutions.
Written by a lawyer and an economist, Governing Fortune summarizes the legal framework supporting the gaming industry and reviews the costs and benefits of casinos by showing how tax base and job growth vary widely with site-specific factors.
Navigate your health care future with confidence and learn the ins and outs of the Medicare system with Medicare 101, an essential guide that transforms complex health care jargon into easily digestible knowledge.
Winner: Abel Wolman AwardNew York State Archives Annual Award for Excellence in ResearchMost historians have credited New Deal initiatives in economic regulation and social welfare policy with bringing about the modern American state.
