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Paperback. A guide to the issues surrounding pension policy, not just in the UK but worldwide. It offers a critique of some of the dominant ideas and assumptions. It also explores a wider view of the continuing issues about pension policy. Series: Policy and Politics in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPQB; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861348517
ISBN
9781861348517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.92

Hardcover. One of the nation s foremost retirement security experts explains the origins and dangers of underfunding in our pension system and outlines the options for solving the problem and preventing the next taxpayer-financed bailout." Num Pages: 84 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCP; KFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817912147
ISBN
9780817912147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.56

Paperback. Population ageing raises a number of issues regarding the optimality of public debt policy and the systems of public pension provisions that are in use in developed countries. This volume contains studies which address these questions using computable general equilibrium models. Editor(s): Broer, Dirk; Lassila, Jukka. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCH; KFFD; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 315.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9783790809701
ISBN
9783790809701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.01

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, colour tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer vs United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658109813
ISBN
9783658109813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHB; JHBK; JKSN; JN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349518029
ISBN
9781349518029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

England is unusual in relying so heavily on central government to finance its social services. Citizens expect to be able to access services of similar standards wherever they live. This raises difficult theoretical and practical issues which are analyzed in this text. Num Pages: 252 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JKSB; JNL; JPQB; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199240784
ISBN
9780199240784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 354.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Wallace, C.; Stola, Dariusz. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; JFSL; JPA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349421213
ISBN
9781349421213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

hardcover. In the last ten years of the 20th century, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia have changed from being countries of emigration to countries of immigration. As the next candidates for membership to the European Union, migration has become an important topic for them. Editor(s): Wallace, Claire; Stola, Dariusz. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; JFFN; JFSL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
2001st Edition
SKU
V9780333801529
ISBN
9780333801529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.27

Paperback. Patriotism, Democracy, and Common Sense is a new strategic analysis of common-sense alternatives to the public policies America has pursued since September 11, 2001. This important book features more than three dozen internationally known experts in economics, foreign and domestic policy, media, and political action. Editor(s): Curtis, Alan. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 176 x 27. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742542174
ISBN
9780742542174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.55

Hardback. This volume examines the power that can be imposed, and the misery that is caused, especially for the poor, by the simple act of waiting. Although set in Buenos Aires, Auyero describes a variety of different situations, including waiting for national identity cards, for welfare agencies, and the endless waiting for relocation from the slums. Num Pages: 216 pages, 17 photographs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFC; JFFH; JPQB; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5487 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822352594
ISBN
9780822352594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.24

Paperback. The Politics of Waiting in Argentina. 192 pages, 17 photographs, 1 figure. Describes the power that can be imposed, and the misery that is caused, especially for the poor, by the simple act of waiting. This title also describes a variety of different situations, including waiting for national identity cards, for welfare agencies, and the endless waiting for relocation from the slums. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFFA; JKS; JPQB. Dimension: 216 x 154 x 13. Weight: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822352334
ISBN
9780822352334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.52

Paperback. Bridging the gap between textbook models of how public policy should work, and how the process actually works in contemporary Washington, this book provides a framework that integrates the roles of political interests and policy ideals in the contemporary policy process. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 figure, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JPP; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626160392
ISBN
9781626160392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.92

Paperback. A new edition of a book that takes a comprehensive look at the ways economic processes affect global environmental outcomes. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNC; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262515825
ISBN
9780262515825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 38.90

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCP; KJC; KJMV5; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer Gabler United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658101084
ISBN
9783658101084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.87

Hardback. Examines how the lives of pastoralists in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia are deeply affected by the creation of mutually exclusive ethnic territories and proposes ways to reverse this trend. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 191 pages, 12, 9 black and white, 3 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 1HFGK; JFSL1; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416. Series: Eastern Africa Series. 191 pages, 12, 9 black and white, 3 line drawing. Examines how the lives of pastoralists in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia are deeply affected by the creation of mutually exclusive ethnic territories and proposes ways to reverse this trend. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 1HFGK; JFSL1; JPQB; KCP. Dimension: 222 x 164 x 18. Weight: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
James Currey
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010360
ISBN
9781847010360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.86

Hardback. The first in-depth study of the impact of federalism on Canadian environmental policy, this book takes a detailed look at the ongoing debate on the subject and traces the evolution of the role of the federal government in environmental policy and federal-provincial relations concerning the environment from the late 1960s to the early 1990s. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JPH; JPQB; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774805575
ISBN
9780774805575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.55

Paperback. The authors in this edited volume examine the political economy of the history of Congress by showing how changes in Congressional practices and institutions are related to key economic and political events. Editor(s): Brady, David W.; McCubbins, Mathew D. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 536 pages, 7 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804755917
ISBN
9780804755917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

Paperback. This book argues that, despite the scholarly emphasis on 20th-century congressional history, it is necessary to study the nation's first 150 years in order to understand more fully the evolution and functioning of the modern Congress. Editor(s): Brady, David; McCubbins, Mathew D. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JPA; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804745710
ISBN
9780804745710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 53.33

Hardback. Offers information on the composition of governments between 1945 and 1998 in 48 countries across the democratic world. This book lists parties, ministries, competences, ministers and parliamentary support as well as duration, type of government and reasons for termination. It is intended for researchers in the field of comparative politics. Num Pages: 592 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1006.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792367277
ISBN
9780792367277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 260.98

Paperback. Editor(s): Williams, O. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPQB; JPS; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349315864
ISBN
9781349315864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Alemann, Ulrich Von. Series: Studienbucher Zur Sozialwissenschaft. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Edition
2
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531212654
ISBN
9783531212654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.76

Paperback. Series: Princeton Lectures in Politics and Public Affairs. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 line illus. 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691157986
ISBN
9780691157986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. This book is about both the symbolic and the real struggles for the control of the EU's agenda on participatory democracy in the last fifteen years. The book analyzes how civil society organizations contributed to an agenda which has implications for the regulation of interest groups to the institutions and for the democratic legitimacy of the EU. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JPA; JPHV; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349493647
ISBN
9781349493647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.62

Paperback. This book critically analyzes and theorizes trust dynamics in children's lives and how they impact upon children's participation, citizenship and well-being, drawing on a wealth of empirical evidence that examines trust in various institutional and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Warming, Hanne. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSP; JHBK; JPA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349337668
ISBN
9781349337668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.70

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