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Social issues & processes
Hardcover. Disability is often described in a way that suggests it is a permanent, relatively stable state. This volume argues that the relationship between impairment (physical state) and disability is neither fixed nor permanent but is fluid and not easily predicted. Editor(s): Barnartt, Sharon N. Series Editor(s): Altman, Barbara Mandell; Barnartt, Sharon N. Series: Research in Social Science and Disability. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 612.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857243775
- ISBN
- 9780857243775
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Condition: New
€ 135.12
€ 135.12
Paperback. This text examines the benefits and risks of international economic integration, and criticizes mainstream economists for not emphasizing its dangers. It argues that the "winners" have as much at stake from the possible consequences of social instability exposed by globalization, as the "losers". Num Pages: 128 pages, tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFS; JH; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 8. Weight in Grams: 192.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881322415
- ISBN
- 9780881322415
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.24
€ 26.99
€ 20.24
Paperback. This study draws on data and surveys to examine the measurable and the perceived effects of globalization on American workers. It explores whether large relative losses will continue to limit US international economic initiatives and then looks at perceptions of globalization's effects. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFS; KCF; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Peterson Institute
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881322958
- ISBN
- 9780881322958
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.24
€ 26.99
€ 20.24
Paperback. For firms both large and small, global integration usually has a very positive impact. This work explores new gains from deep international integration. The authors supplement their research with real-life profiles of representative American exporters, importers, investors abroad and others. Num Pages: 50 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 189 x 7. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881322989
- ISBN
- 9780881322989
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.24
€ 17.99
€ 14.24
Paperback. In this study, the authors move beyond the debate on the relative merits and risks of a social clause in trade agreements and focus on practical approaches for improving labour standards in a more intergrated global economy. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCF; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Edition
- y First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881323320
- ISBN
- 9780881323320
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. An examination of the evolution of poverty and inequality in the era of globalization. It critically examines conventional wisdom, finding that productivity, wages and incomes in poor countries are catching up with those obtained by comparable individuals in the West. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881323481
- ISBN
- 9780881323481
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.95
€ 29.99
€ 21.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; JFFN; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881323580
- ISBN
- 9780881323580
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.24
€ 26.99
€ 20.24
Paperback. This study shows how changes in trade policies in the United States and other industrial countries could help reduce poverty in developing countries. Num Pages: 100 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFA; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881323658
- ISBN
- 9780881323658
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.41
€ 33.99
€ 24.41
Paperback. Information technology (IT) was the key to the superior overall macro-economic performance of the United States in the 1990s. This book traces the globalization of the IT industry, its diffusion into the US economy, and the prospects and implications of more extensive technology-enabled globalization of products and services. Num Pages: 237 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFS; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881323900
- ISBN
- 9780881323900
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.95
€ 29.99
€ 21.95
Paperback. Examines how public finance shapes individual preferences towards immigration policy in the United States. Immigration is an issue capable of dividing otherwise like-minded people. Identify a group whose members tend to agree on political issues and one finds that within the group there is no strong majority opinion about US immigration policy. Num Pages: 73 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 7. Weight in Grams: 154.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881324006
- ISBN
- 9780881324006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.54
€ 21.99
€ 17.54
Paperback. Explores the dysfunctional state of US high-skilled immigration laws. This title recommends a coherent set of immediate reforms, which should aim to facilitate continuously high and increasingly economically necessary levels of high-skilled immigration to the United States. Series: Policy Analyses in International Economics. Num Pages: 132 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 9. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881324136
- ISBN
- 9780881324136
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.81
€ 20.99
€ 16.81
Paperback. With high growth rates in Asia, most notably in China, India, and Southeast and Central Asia, Eurasia's economic center of gravity is rapidly shifting to the East. The volume examines the causes and consequences of this major shift in economic power and considers the options available to policymakers in various parts of Europe and Asia. Editor(s): Aslund, Anders; Dabrowski, Marek. Num Pages: 416 pages, graphs, charts, index. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881324181
- ISBN
- 9780881324181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.33
€ 33.99
€ 24.33
Paperback. Analyzes the economic dimensions of global climate change and called for immediate collective action to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This book describes the economic aspects of GHG emissions and seeks a policy method to reduce them without adversely affecting global trade. Num Pages: 112 pages, graphs, charts, index. BIC Classification: JFFS; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Edition
- 1 New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881324280
- ISBN
- 9780881324280
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.24
€ 26.99
€ 20.24
Paperback. The connections among vagabondage and human labor, mobility, status, and behavior have placed vagrancy at the crossroads of a multitude of political, social, and economic processes. This book considers the shared global heritage of vagrancy laws, homelessness, and the historical processes they accompanied. Editor(s): Beier, A. L.; Ocobock, Paul. Series: Ohio RIS Global Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 30. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896802629
- ISBN
- 9780896802629
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.48
€ 46.99
€ 46.48
Paperback. In this volume, prominent Buddhist scholar Donald Swearer posits that the future requires a radical shift toward living in recognition of the interdependence of all life forms and the consequent ethic of communality and a life style of moderation or "enoughness" that flows from that recognition, which he calls "an ecology of human flourishing." Editor(s): Swearer, Donald K.; McGarry, Susan Lloyd. Series: Religions of the World and Ecology. Num Pages: 230 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: JFF; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780945454458
- ISBN
- 9780945454458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.22
€ 26.99
€ 23.22
Hardcover. This book teaches methods for improving a company's safety culture and allows readers to effectively assess, transform, sustain, and integrate behavioral safety precepts as part of their company's continuous improvement efforts. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFU; KNXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118098486
- ISBN
- 9781118098486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.13
€ 66.13
Paperback. Local Planning for Terror and Disaster gives voice to experts in key fields involved with local preparedness, assessing the quality of preparedness in each field, and offering directions for improvement. Num Pages: 274 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 177 x 14. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118112861
- ISBN
- 9781118112861
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Condition: New
€ 121.49
€ 121.49
Paperback. As new technology makes it possible to screen for an increasing number of medical conditions, this strategy of preventive medicine raises fundamental issues for sociological inquiry. The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions presents an overview of these fundamental issues. Editor(s): Armstrong, Natalie; Eborall, Helen. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118231784
- ISBN
- 9781118231784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.84
€ 28.84
Paperback. Editor(s): Chiu, Chi-Yue; Gries, Peter; Torelli, Carols J.; Cheng, Shirley Y. Y.; Levy, Sheri R. Series: Journal of Social Issues (JOSI). Num Pages: 500 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFS; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118306932
- ISBN
- 9781118306932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.61
€ 52.61
Paperback. Family Problems: Stress, Risk, and Resilience presents an interdisciplinary collection of original essays that push the boundaries of family science to reflect the increasingly diverse complexity of family concerns in the modern world. Editor(s): Arditti, Joyce A. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 247 x 17. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118348284
- ISBN
- 9781118348284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.04
€ 76.04