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Japan after the Economic Miracle
In Search of New Directions
Av P. Bowles, L.T. Woods
Häftad, 2012
1692 kr
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As Japan comes to grips with a decade of economic malaise after its spectacular post-war growth record, how will Japanese society react? Contributors to this volume examine the challenges ahead for Japan in the fields of politics, economics, sociology, environment and business. This …
Quality of Life in South Africa
Inbunden, 1997
1643 kr
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South Africa's peaceful transition to democracy has gained it world recognition. This book gives a frank report on contemporary South African society and the challenges which the new nation faces. Sixteen social scientists, experts in fields as wide-ranging as economics, politics, and development …
Violence Through Environmental Discrimination
Causes, Rwanda Arena, and Conflict Model
Inbunden, 1998
1643 kr
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The degradation of renewables, both land and freshwater, worldwide leads to conflict over access and distribution of these resources. However, not all conflicts become violent. Environmentally-caused violence is hardly found in relations between states. Today, mainly in developing countries, there …
Japan after the Economic Miracle
In Search of New Directions
Av P. Bowles, L.T. Woods
Inbunden, 1999
1692 kr
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As Japan comes to grips with a decade of economic malaise after its spectacular post-war growth record, how will Japanese society react? Contributors to this volume examine the challenges ahead for Japan in the fields of politics, economics, sociology, environment and business. This …
Advances in Quality of Life Theory and Research
Inbunden, 2000
1098 kr
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The International Society for Quality of Life Studies held its first conference in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1997. Participants at the conference were allowed to submit their papers for the present volume. The submitted manuscripts went through a review and revision process, and the papers in …
Social Development in Asia
Inbunden, 2000
1098 kr
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Most Asian countries have shown a strong commitment to rapid economic development. Economists have argued that the fruits from economic development will be spread equitably throughout the population. In the absence of a strong tradition of social rights, social development in Asia has long been …
Work Teams: Past, Present and Future
Inbunden, 2000
2188 kr
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Michael Beyerlein University0/North Texas, Denton. Texas, UnitedStates Those of us in the process of advanced maturation are regularly called upon to the historical development ofcurrent practice and understanding ofwork teams is broad in scope emerging from a complex mix of historical sources. I …
Measuring and Monitoring Children’s Well-Being
Av Asher Ben-Arieh, Natalie Hevener Kaufman m. fl.
Inbunden, 2001
1098 kr
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Today, any regular newspaper reader is likely to be exposed to reports on manifold forms of (physical, emotional, sexual) child abuse on the one hand, and abnormal behavior, misconduct or offences of children and minors on the other hand. Occasionally reports on children as victims and children as …
Handbook of Quality-of-Life Research
An Ethical Marketing Perspective
Inbunden, 2001
2590 kr
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This handbook provides students of quality-of-life (QOL) research with an understanding of how QOL research can be conducted from an ethical marketing perspective - a perspective based on positive social change. The handbook covers theoretical, philosophical, and measurement issues in QOL research. …
Borderlines in a Globalized World
New Perspectives in a Sociology of the World-System
Av G. Preyer, Mathias Bös
Inbunden, 2002
1098 kr
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Scholars of different schools have extensively analysed world systems as networks of communication under the fashionable heading "globalization". This collected research pushes the argument one step further. Globalization is not a homogenization of all social life on Earth. It is a heterogeneous …
Social Change, Gender and Violence
Post-communist and war affected societies
Inbunden, 2002
1098 kr
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Based on large research material collected in Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia and Bulgaria, this work explores the impact of transition from communism and war on the everyday life of women and men, as well as the way in which everyday life and gender-related changes affect women's vulnerability to …
Assessing Quality of Life and Living Conditions to Guide National Policy
The State of the Art
Av Michael R. Hagerty, Joachim Vogel m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
1643 kr
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Our book is a useful "how to" book for researchers and government offices wanting to start or improve their own QOL survey, and contains "best practices" from all over the world. We discuss cutting-edge surveys that are being adopted by all countries in the European community as a standardized …
Global Instability
Uncertainty and new visions in political economy
Av S. McBride, L. Dobuzinskis m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
1098 kr
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Global Instability: Uncertainty and New Visions in Political Economy presents a series of papers that address the political consequences of globalization for states and their populations, while exploring the issue of alternatives to the model of globalization we are presently experiencing. The …
Quality of Life in Korea
Comparative and Dynamic Perspectives
Av Doh Chull Shin, Conrad P. Rutkowski m. fl.
Inbunden, 2003
2253 kr
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This volume examines the objective and subjective qualities of Korean life from both comparative and dynamic perspectives. It presents non-Western policy alternatives to enhancing the quality of citizens' lives, distinguishing Korea as an Asian model of economic prosperity and political democracy. …
Rich and Poor
Disparities, Perceptions, Concomitants
Inbunden, 2002
1098 kr
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This title is concerned with the question of inequality, both within countries and internationally. It covers the tension between the rich and poor in less developed countries as well as within richer countries in the process of globalisation. The main topics are the scope of disparities between …
Universality of Subjective Wellbeing Indicators
A Multi-disciplinary and Multi-national Perspective
Av Eleonora Gullone, E. Gullone m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
1098 kr
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This book is concerned with the universality of wellbeing indicators. It provides contributions from international scholars in the field of quality of life and subjective well-being. The book provides substantial conceptual coverage on issues relating to the universality of subjective wellbeing …
Advances in Quality of Life Research 2001
Inbunden, 2003
1692 kr
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The knowledge base in the domains of quality of life, well-being, and subjective well-being is continuing to grow at a rapid rate. In light of this growth, and the interest it reflects on the part of scholars, practitioners, and policy makers internationally, this book will play an important role …
European Welfare Production
Institutional Configuration and Distributional Outcome
Av Joachim Vogel, Töres Theorell m. fl.
Inbunden, 2003
1098 kr
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The aim of this text is to identify the variation in welfare regimes (distribution of responsibilities for welfare delivery between the labour market, the family and the welfare state) and the corresponding welfare outcome at the micro level. The research agenda of this report sets out from the …
Essays on the Quality of Life
Inbunden, 2003
2188 kr
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Since initiating the journal "Social Indicators Research" in 1974, Alex C. Michalos has been a pioneer in social indicators and quality-of-life research. This collection of 19 articles provides an overview of nearly 30 years of work, including papers drawn from diverse sources and papers never …
Advances in Quality-of-Life Theory and Research
Av M. Joseph Sirgy, Don Rahtz m. fl.
Inbunden, 2003
1692 kr
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Advances in Quality-of-Life Theory and Research is relevant to quality-of-life researchers working in the areas of Social Medicine, Sustainable Development, Social Indicators Research and Health Psychology/Behavioral Medicine. This volume contains 14 chapters that represent a culmination of …
Fathers and Mothers: Dilemmas of the Work-Life Balance
A Comparative Study in Four European Countries
Av Margret Fine-Davis, Jeanne Fagnani m. fl.
Inbunden, 2004
1098 kr
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At the risk of sounding frivolous, there is a good case to be made for the argument that women constitute the revolutionary force behind contemporary social and economic transformation. It is in large part the changing role of women that explains the new household structure, our altered demographic …
Fathers and Mothers: Dilemmas of the Work-Life Balance
A Comparative Study in Four European Countries
Av Margret Fine-Davis, Jeanne Fagnani m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
1098 kr
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At the risk of sounding frivolous, there is a good case to be made for the argument that women constitute the revolutionary force behind contemporary social and economic transformation. It is in large part the changing role of women that explains the new household structure, our altered demographic …
Community Quality-of-Life Indicators
Best Cases
Av M. Joseph Sirgy, Don Rahtz m. fl.
Inbunden, 2004
1643 kr
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This book is a compilation of cases of best work in community indicators research. The cases describe communities that have launched their own community indicators programs. Elements that are included in the descriptions are the history of the community indicators work within the target region, the …
Quality-of-Life Research on Children and Adolescents
Av Anne Dannerbeck, Ferran Casas m. fl.
Inbunden, 2004
1098 kr
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This title is a must-read for anyone interested in deepening their understanding of the behaviours of children and adolescents. It focuses on measurement issues related to the subjective well-being of children and adolescents as opposed to current objective measurements. The volume contains eight …
Challenges for Quality of Life in the Contemporary World
Advances in quality-of-life studies, theory and research
Av W. Gatzer, Wolfgang Glatzer m. fl.
Inbunden, 2004
1643 kr
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Wolfgang Glatzer Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitiit Franlifurt am Main, Germany ABSTRACT Challenges for the quality of life in the contemporary world were the focus of the Fifth International Quality of Life-Conference in Frankfurt am Main in the year 2003, hosted and organized by the Interna …
Quality-of-Life Research in Chinese, Western and Global Contexts
Av Daniel T.L. Shek, Ying Keung Chan m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
2188 kr
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The majority of studies on the quality of life have been conducted in Western contexts and are based on Western participants. Comparatively speaking, there are only a few studies that have been conducted in different Chinese contexts. Also, there are fewer QOL studies based on children and …
Citation Classics from Social Indicators Research
The Most Cited Articles Edited and Introduced by Alex C. Michalos
Häftad, 2005
552 kr
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Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement was founded by Alex C. Michalos and published its first issue in March 1974. It has been the leading journal for scholarly research in its field for over thirty years. This volume is published …
Indicators of Children's Well-Being
Understanding Their Role, Usage and Policy Influence
Av Asher Ben-Arieh, Robert M. Goerge
Inbunden, 2005
1098 kr
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ROBERT C. GRANGER William T. Grant Foundation During the past 10 years or so, a number of researchers, policymakers, and prac- tioners have made important progress on the identi?cation and use of indicators of children’s well-being. The United States federal government, via the Department of Health …
Community Quality-of-Life Indicators
Best Cases II
Av M. Joseph Sirgy, Don Rahtz m. fl.
Inbunden, 2006
1643 kr
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This book is the second in a series covering best practices in community quality-of-life (QOL) indicators. The first was published in 2004. The editors are M. Joseph Sirgy, Don Rahtz and Dong-Jin Lee. Volume 1 is a compilation of cases of best work in community indicators research. The cases …
Advancing Quality of Life in a Turbulent World
Inbunden, 2006
1098 kr
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Environmentalissuescontinuedtoloomlargeinthelastdecadeofthetwentiethc- tury,especiallyenvironmentalproblemsrelatedtorisinglevelsofCO emissionsand 2 other greenhouse gases on the planet’s average temperatures and, subsequently, storm patterns. Floods and droughts, in combination with unseasonably …
