the making of an economic vision john paul iis on social

The Making of an Economic Vision: John Paul II's on Social

The Making of an Economic Vision: John Paul II's on Social

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Houck ong>Johnong> W / Williams, Oliver F., PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> America, How do we realize ong>economicong> justice in our global society? What is ong>economicong> justice? Are materialism, consumerism, ong>anong>d capitalism a threat or a promise to a peaceful earth? ong>Theong>re is one voice that continues to ong>ofong>fer a prophetic challenge both to Marxist collectivism ong>anong>d capitalism. Pope ong>Johnong> ong>Paulong> II has authored On Social Concern that has much to say to our times. Is ong>theong> religious social teaching in this document in such contrast to ong>theong> prevailing wisdom ong>ofong> political economy that it might properly be called countercultural? Does this teaching ong>ofong>fer a new ong>visionong>, a different way ong>ofong> interpreting ong>economicong> events? ong>Theong> Notre Dame Center for Ethics ong>anong>d Religious Values in Business convened a symposium to address ong>theong>se issues, assembling business executives, labor leaders ong>anong>d scholars.

Poverty and Economic Reforms: The Social Concerns

Poverty and Economic Reforms: The Social Concerns

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Aurora, G., PUBLISHER: Academic Foundation, Based on research carried out in a few villages in South India, this book's chief concern was to examine ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>economicong> reforms on ong>theong> poor with a focus on levels ong>anong>d intensity ong>ofong> poverty, social dimensions ong>ofong> deprivation, food security, ong>anong>d ong>theong> role ong>ofong> MNCs.

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The End of Empire and the Making of Malaya

The End of Empire and the Making of Malaya

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harper, T. N., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is ong>theong> first general social ong>anong>d political history ong>ofong> Malaya. Focusing on ong>theong> years to , ong>theong> last years ong>ofong> British rule ong>anong>d ong>theong> achievement ong>ofong> independence, it embraces a wealth ong>ofong> social, ong>economicong> ong>anong>d cultural, as well as political ong>theong>mes. It contains new research on ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> ong>theong> Second World War in Malaya, ong>theong> origins ong>anong>d course ong>ofong> ong>theong> Communist Emergency, ong>anong>d ong>theong> response ong>ofong> Malaya's various ethnic communities to nationalism ong>anong>d social chong>anong>ge. A concluding chapter takes ong>theong>se ong>theong>mes forward into ong>theong> s to shed new light on ong>theong> emergence ong>ofong> this importong>anong>t Souong>theong>ast Asiong>anong> nation.

The Social Market Economy: Theory and Ethics of the Economic

The Social Market Economy: Theory and Ethics of the Economic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Koslowski, P. / Koslowski, Peter, PUBLISHER: Springer, ong>Theong> social market economy forms a fundamental ong>theong>ory ong>ofong> ong>theong> market economy ong>anong>d ong>anong> integrated ong>economicong> ong>anong>d ethical ong>theong>ory ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>economicong> order in which ong>theong> political ong>anong>d societal conditions for ong>theong> working ong>ofong> ong>theong> market are included in ong>theong> ong>theong>ory ong>ofong> ong>theong> market economy. ong>Theong> social market economy is presented as a universal ong>theong>ory ong>ofong> ong>theong> decisions to be made about ong>theong> ong>economicong> order in all cultures ong>anong>d is ong>anong>alysed in its basic ong>theong>oretical foundations ong>anong>d in its application to ong>theong> trong>anong>sition process from ong>theong> plong>anong>ned to ong>theong> market economy, particulary in ong>theong> privatisation ong>ofong> socialised property in Russia ong>anong>d former East Germong>anong>y. Leading Germong>anong> ong>anong>d Russiong>anong> experts in ong>theong> field as well as four classical texts present a systematic ong>anong>alysis ong>ofong> ong>theong> social market economy from ong>theong> point ong>ofong> view ong>ofong> ong>economicong>s, law, ong>anong>d ethics.

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The Three-Edged Sword

The Three-Edged Sword

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Potts, Maureen A., PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> America, This book is a study ong>ofong> ong>theong> complex, interconnected physical, psychological, social, ong>anong>d ong>economicong> stresses that serious or chronic illness inflicts on patients in 20th-century America. ong>Theong> author explores ong>theong>se ong>theong>mes through ong>theong> retelling ong>ofong> her own experience ong>ofong> a sixteenth-month search in (interspersed with some scholarly commentary) for a diagnosis ong>ofong> lupus ong>anong>d ong>ofong> ong>theong> gradual evolution ong>ofong> coping strategies since. ong>Theong> author addresses ong>theong> physical suffering ong>anong>d psychological ramifications ong>ofong> illness, ong>theong> social stigma ong>anong>d ong>economicong> disasters that ong>ofong>ten accompong>anong>y such ong>anong> experience, ong>anong>d ong>theong> dehumong>anong>izing responses ong>ofong> ong>theong> medical world.

The Ends and Means of Welfare: Coping with Economic and

The Ends and Means of Welfare: Coping with Economic and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Saunders, Peter, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book explores ong>theong> relationship between ong>economicong> liberalism ong>anong>d social policy in Australia. How do social policies operate in a fiercely individualist market economy, ong>anong>d what role should ong>theong> government play to ensure effective market-based solutions? Why has quality ong>ofong> life diminished as ong>theong> economy has undergone sustained growth? ong>Theong> book covers key trends in ong>economicong> ong>anong>d social policy over ong>theong> past twenty-five years. It reveals how ong>economicong> liberalism, despite all positive ong>economicong> indicators, has contributed to ong>anong> increase in unemployment, inequality, social dysfunction ong>anong>d alienation.

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The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: West, Elliott, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, Elliott West's careful ong>anong>alysis ong>ofong> ong>theong> role ong>anong>d development ong>ofong> ong>theong> saloon as ong>anong> institution on ong>theong> mining frontier provides unique insights into ong>theong> social ong>anong>d ong>economicong> history ong>ofong> ong>theong> Americong>anong> West. Drawing on contemporong>anong>eous newspapers ong>anong>d mong>anong>y unpublished firsthong>anong>d accounts, West shows that ong>theong> physical evolution ong>ofong> ong>theong> saloon, from crude tents ong>anong>d shong>anong>ties into elegong>anong>t establishments for drinking ong>anong>d gaming, reflected ong>theong> growth ong>anong>d maturity ong>ofong> ong>theong> surrounding community.

Development Strategy and Management of the Market Economy:

Development Strategy and Management of the Market Economy:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Malinvaud, Edmond / Milleron, Jeong>anong>-Claude / Nabli, Mustapha, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, ong>Theong>se compong>anong>ion volumes examine ong>theong> highly topical issue ong>ofong> ong>theong> adequacy ong>ofong> markets as ong>anong> instrument ong>ofong> ong>economicong> ong>anong>d social development. In this era ong>ofong> trong>anong>sition ong>anong>d experimentation in ong>economicong> mong>anong>agement by governments, a group ong>ofong> prominent international economists was brought togeong>theong>r to distill ong>theong>ir thinking on ong>theong> chong>anong>ging role ong>ofong> government in ong>theong> development process. ong>Theong> first volume discusses ong>theong> broad questions; ong>theong> second volume breaks down ong>theong> ong>anong>alysis into more detailed topics.

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The Moral Dynamics of Economic Life: An Extension and

The Moral Dynamics of Economic Life: An Extension and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Finn, Dong>anong>iel K., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Caritas in veritate (Charity in Truth) is ong>theong> ''social'' encyclical ong>ofong> Pope Benedict XVI, one ong>ofong> mong>anong>y papal encyclicals over ong>theong> last 120 years that address ong>economicong> life. This volume, based on discussions at a symposium co-sponsored by ong>theong> Institute for Advong>anong>ced Catholic Studies ong>anong>d ong>theong> Pontifical Council for Justice ong>anong>d Peace, ong>anong>alyzes ong>theong> situation ong>ofong> ong>theong> Church ong>anong>d ong>theong> ong>theong>ological basis for Benedict's thinking about ong>theong> person, community, ong>anong>d ong>theong> globalized economy. ong>Theong> Moral Dynamics ong>ofong> ong>Economicong> Life engages Benedict's ong>anong>alysis ong>ofong> ''relation, '' ong>theong> characteristics ong>ofong> contemporary social ong>anong>d ong>economicong> relationships ong>anong>d ong>theong> implications ong>ofong> a relational, Trinitariong>anong> God for daily humong>anong> life. Crucial here is ong>theong> Pope's notion ong>ofong> ''reciprocity, '' ong>anong> ong>economicong> relationship characterized by help freely given, but which forms ong>anong> expectation that ong>theong> recipient will ''reciprocate, '' eiong>theong>r to ong>theong> donor or, ong>ofong>ten, to someone else. This ''logic ong>ofong> gift, '' Benedict argues, should influence daily ong>economicong> life, especially within what he calls ''hybrid'' firms, which make a prong>ofong>it ong>anong>d invest a share ong>ofong> that prong>ofong>it in service to needs outside ong>theong> firm. Similarly, development - wheong>theong>r ong>ofong> ong>anong> individual or ong>ofong> a nation - must be integral, neiong>theong>r simply ong>economicong> nor personal nor psychological nor spiritual, but a comprehensive development that engages all dimensions ong>ofong> a flourishing humong>anong> life. ong>Theong> essays, written by social scientists, ong>theong>ologiong>anong>s, policy ong>anong>alysts ong>anong>d oong>theong>rs, engage, extend, ong>anong>d critique Benedict's views on ong>theong>se issues, as well as his call for deeper dialogue ong>anong>d a morally based trong>anong>sformation ong>ofong> social ong>anong>d ong>economicong> structures.

Eu Social Policy in the s: Towards a Corporatist Policy

Eu Social Policy in the s: Towards a Corporatist Policy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Falkner, Gerda, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This book gives ong>anong> ong>anong>alytical overview ong>ofong> schools ong>ofong> thought on Europeong>anong> integration which ong>ofong>fer useful insights into EU social politics. It finds that ong>theong> EU social policy-ong>makingong> environment has become increasingly corporatist in ong>theong> s. It closely examines actual developments since ong>theong> Maastricht Treaty came into force in .

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The Economy of Later Renaissance Europe

The Economy of Later Renaissance Europe

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miskimin, Harry A. / Miskimin, H. A., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is ong>anong> ong>economicong> history ong>ofong> sixteenth-century Europe that combines ong>theong> virtues ong>ofong> a scholarly monograph with those ong>ofong> a general history. Prong>ofong>essor Miskimin describes ong>theong> intellectual ong>anong>d philosophical context in which ong>economicong> decisions were made, ong>anong>d on which ong>theong> fundamental ong>economicong> categories ong>ofong> ong>theong> period were based.

Petroleum Economics and Engineering, Second Edition

Petroleum Economics and Engineering, Second Edition

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Abdel-Aal, Hussein K. / Abdel-Aal / Abdel-Aal, H. K., PUBLISHER: CRC Press, Revised ong>anong>d updated to reflect major chong>anong>ges in ong>theong> field, this second edition presents ong>anong> integrated ong>anong>d balong>anong>ced view ong>ofong> current attitudes ong>anong>d practices used in sound ong>economicong> decision-ong>makingong> for engineering problems encountered in ong>theong> oil industry. ong>Theong> volume contains mong>anong>y problem-solving examples demonstrating how ong>economicong> ong>anong>alyses are applied to different facets ong>ofong> ong>theong> oil industry.;Discussion progresses from ong>anong> introduction to ong>theong> industry, through principles ong>anong>d techniques ong>ofong> engineering ong>economicong>s, to ong>theong> application ong>ofong> ong>economicong> methods to ong>theong> oil industry. It provides information on ong>theong> types ong>ofong> crude oils, ong>theong>ir finished products ong>anong>d resources ong>ofong> natural gas, ong>anong>d also summarizes worldwide oil production ong>anong>d consumption data.

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Handbook of Social Intervention

Handbook of Social Intervention

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Seidmong>anong>, Edward, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), A definitive resource for ong>anong>yone involved in ong>theong> study or practice ong>ofong> social plong>anong>ning ong>anong>d intervention. Invited contributors review ong>theong> literature on psychological, social, educational, ong>economicong>, ong>anong>d environmental policies ong>anong>d programmes. Issues ong>ofong> design, method, assessment, ong>anong>d tactics ong>ofong> social intervention are explored. ong>Theong> volume ong>theong>n deals with intervention in criminal justice, education, health, housing, ong>anong>d thirteen oong>theong>r specific areas ong>ofong> policy.

Cultural Theory and Cultural Change

Cultural Theory and Cultural Change

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Feaong>theong>rstone, Mike, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Recent years have seen a significong>anong>t reappraisal ong>ofong> ong>theong> idea ong>ofong> culture within ong>theong> social sciences, ong>anong>d a growing integration ong>ofong> ong>theong>oretical concerns between ong>theong> social sciences ong>anong>d ong>theong> humong>anong>ities. Debates over concepts such as postmodernism ong>anong>d cultural globalization have been symptomatic ong>ofong> a broader interdisciplinary interest in ong>theong> social context ong>ofong> cultural practice. In this book ong>anong> international cast ong>ofong> eminent ong>theong>orists examines a series ong>ofong> key questions on ong>theong> borders ong>ofong> ong>theong> cultural ong>anong>d ong>theong> social. Rong>anong>ging across a broad cong>anong>vas, ong>theong> contributors focus on different elements ong>ofong> cultural ong>theong>ory ong>anong>d cultural process: discourse, lifestyle, ong>theong> emotions, ong>theong> intelligentsia, social movements, postmodernism. Linking ong>theong> chapters is a concern with ong>theong> central role ong>ofong> Europeong>anong> social ong>theong>ory in ong>theong> current reappraisal ong>ofong> culture, ong>anong>d ong>anong> assessment ong>ofong> its relation to oong>theong>r international traditions. This book, for ong>anong> interdisciplinary readership, will serve as ong>anong> outline ong>ofong> key concerns in cultural ong>theong>ory ong>anong>d ong>anong> insight into ong>theong> central insights ong>ofong> ong>Theong>ory, Culture ong>anong>d Society. ong>Theong> book is also published as issue 9.1 ong>ofong> ong>Theong>ory, Culture ong>anong>d Society.

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European Economic Integration: Limits and Prospects

European Economic Integration: Limits and Prospects

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jovong>anong>ovic, Miroslav N. / Jovong>anong>ovic, M., PUBLISHER: Routledge, In this major new text, Miroslav N.Jovong>anong>ovic presents ong>anong> ong>anong>alysis ong>ofong> all ong>theong> major aspects ong>ofong> ong>economicong> integration in ong>theong> Europeong>anong> Union. Beginning with ong>anong> overview ong>ofong> ong>theong> origins ong>ofong> Europeong>anong> integration, he moves on to discuss in detail all ong>theong> main policy areas. ong>Theong>se include: *monetary policy *competition policy *industrial policy *fiscal policy *trade policy *ong>theong> Common Agricultural Policy *foreign direct investment *regional policy. ong>Theong> volume also includes a discussion ong>ofong> less well-known policy areas, such as social policy, environmental policy ong>anong>d trong>anong>sport policy. Containing ong>anong> excellent blend ong>ofong> ong>theong>ory ong>anong>d practice ong>anong>d presenting a highly complex issue in ong>anong> accessible ong>anong>d non-technical way, this text will be ong>anong> invaluable resource for students ong>ofong> international ong>economicong>s, international business ong>anong>d Europeong>anong> studies.

India: Sustaining Reform, Reducing Poverty

India: Sustaining Reform, Reducing Poverty

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: World Bong>anong>k Group / ong>Theong> World Bong>anong>k, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This World Bong>anong>k report is ong>anong> assessment ong>ofong> ong>theong> policy reforms undertaken in India at various levels. It looks, in particular, at ong>theong> impact ong>theong> ong>economicong> reforms, ong>theong> country embarked upon in , have had on ong>theong> levels ong>ofong> poverty in India. Beginning with ong>anong> overview ong>ofong> macroong>economicong>s scenario in India, ong>theong> report approaches ong>theong> poverty outcome ong>anong>d ong>theong> ong>economicong> performong>anong>ce ong>ofong> ong>theong> country in ong>theong> aftermath ong>ofong> ong>theong> reform process.

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Oatley: Cities, Economic (P) Competition and Urban Policy

Oatley: Cities, Economic (P) Competition and Urban Policy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Oatley, Nick, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), This book is a comprehensive ong>anong>d authoritative account ong>ofong> ong>theong> major realignment that has taken place in English regeneration policy ong>anong>d practice since . It ong>anong>alyzes ong>theong> chong>anong>ges which have led to ong>anong> emphasis in policy on competitiveness, integrated approaches to ong>economicong> decline ong>anong>d social exclusion, ong>anong>d ong>theong> shift away from formula-driven funding mechong>anong>isms towards controversial competitive bidding. It also examines chong>anong>ges in governong>anong>ce practices, ong>theong> spread ong>ofong> multisector partnerships, ong>theong> new localism' ong>anong>d ong>theong> emergence ong>ofong> a contract culture. ong>Theong> book concludes with a summary ong>ofong> contemporary policy ong>theong>mes ong>anong>d ong>anong> assessment ong>ofong> ong>theong> Labour Government's policy proposals.

The Cost of Empire: The Finances of the Kingdom of Naples in

The Cost of Empire: The Finances of the Kingdom of Naples in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Calabria, ong>Anong>tonio, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is a study ong>ofong> early modern government finong>anong>ce in ong>theong> kingdom ong>ofong> Naples, one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most importong>anong>t Europeong>anong> dominions ong>ofong> ong>theong> Spong>anong>ish Empire. Prong>ofong>essor Calabria focuses on ong>theong> period from ong>theong> mid-sixteenth century to ong>theong> time ong>ofong> ong>theong> Thirty Years' War. He connects fiscal developments to larger issues, such as ong>theong> seventeenth-century crisis, ong>theong> decline ong>ofong> Italy ong>anong>d Spain, ong>anong>d ong>theong> ong>economicong> ong>anong>d social significong>anong>ce ong>ofong> investments in government securities markets in early modern Europe. ong>Theong> Cost ong>ofong> Empire blends quong>anong>titative data on ong>economicong>, fiscal, ong>anong>d finong>anong>cial affairs with non-quong>anong>titative material detailing attitudes, ong>economicong> behaviour, ong>anong>d administrative practices. ong>Theong> quong>anong>titative material includes ong>anong>alyses ong>ofong> government budgets from to ong>anong>d a computer study ong>ofong> about investors ong>anong>d ong>theong>ir investments in state securities in ong>theong> later sixteenth century. ong>Theong> work is unrivalled in ong>theong> breadth, comprehensiveness, ong>anong>d sophistication ong>ofong> its ong>anong>alysis ong>ofong> ong>anong> early modern fiscal system.

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Keynes

Keynes

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Skidelsky, Robert Jacob, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, ong>Johnong> Maynard Keynes () is a central thinker ong>ofong> ong>theong> twentieth century, not just as ong>anong> ong>economicong> ong>theong>orist ong>anong>d statesmong>anong>, but in ong>theong> borderlong>anong>d ong>ofong> ong>economicong>s, philosophy, politics ong>anong>d culture. Keynes's doctrines continue to inspire strong feelings in admirers ong>anong>d detractors alike. This short, engaging study ong>ofong> his life ong>anong>d thought explores ong>theong> mong>anong>y positive ong>anong>d negative stereotypes ong>anong>d also examines ong>theong> quality ong>ofong> Keynes's mind, his cultural ong>anong>d social milieu, his ethical ong>anong>d practical philosophy, ong>anong>d his monetary thought. Recent scholarship has significong>anong>tly altered ong>theong> treatment ong>anong>d assessment ong>ofong> Keynes's contribution to twentieth-century ong>economicong> thinking, ong>anong>d ong>theong> current state ong>ofong> ong>theong> debate initiated by ong>theong> Keynesiong>anong> revolution is discussed in a final chapter on its legacy. No oong>theong>r work on Keynes provides such a readable introduction to his life ong>anong>d work.

The Discretionary Economy: A Normative Theory of Political

The Discretionary Economy: A Normative Theory of Political

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tool, Marc R., PUBLISHER: Westview Press, ong>Theong> Discretionary Economy argues that we do in fact control our own political ong>anong>d ong>economicong> destinies. As a community, we have discretion over policies that determine wheong>theong>r ong>anong> ong>economicong> process adequately provides for ong>theong> necessities ong>ofong> life. We also determine who participates in normative public judgments ong>anong>d wheong>theong>r decisions distinguish between what is ong>anong>d what ought to be. Tool argues that we must continuously orgong>anong>ize ong>theong> institutional structures through which ong>economicong> ong>anong>d political functions in ong>theong> social process are carried on. We must exercise discretion by creating ong>anong>d modifying institutions that coordinate our behavior. To exercise discretion effectively requires that we employ distinctively Americong>anong> ong>economicong>, political, ong>anong>d philosophical ong>theong>ory. In this volume, ong>theong> pivotal twentieth-century contributors to this encompassing ong>theong>ory ong>ofong> political economy are Thorstein Veblen, ong>Johnong> Dewey, Clarence Ayres, ong>anong>d R. Fagg Foster. This volume presents, in detail, ong>theong>ir ong>anong>alytical ong>anong>d philosophical perspective on social chong>anong>ge. A major purpose ong>ofong> this volume is to compare ong>anong>d contrast ong>theong> Americong>anong> tradition with ong>theong> traditions ong>ofong> capitalism, Marxism, ong>anong>d fascism, demonstrating that ong>theong> former cong>anong> resolve compelling ong>economicong> ong>anong>d political problems ong>anong>d ong>theong> latter two cong>anong>not. This book explains how to identify ong>anong>d ong>anong>alyze social, ong>economicong>, ong>anong>d political problems confronted in all communities, ong>anong>d how to go about framing ong>anong>d implementing structural adjustments in ong>theong> political economy. It will be ong>ofong> interest to students in non-traditional courses in political economy including institutional ong>economicong>s, contemporary social problems, ong>economicong>s ong>anong>d social policy, methodology, ong>anong>dcontemporary ong>economicong> thought.

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The Mark of the Social: Discovery or Invention?

The Mark of the Social: Discovery or Invention?

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Greenwood, ong>Johnong> D. / Gergen, Kenneth J., PUBLISHER: Rowmong>anong> & Littlefield Publishers, Behavior, long>anong>guage, development, identity, ong>anong>d science all ong>ofong> ong>theong>se phenomena are commonly characterized as 'social' in nature. But what does it meong>anong> to be 'social'? Is ong>theong>re ong>anong>y intrinsic 'mark' ong>ofong> ong>theong> social shared by ong>theong>se phenomena? In ong>theong> first book to shed light on this foundational question, twelve distinguished philosophers ong>anong>d social scientists from several disciplines debate ong>theong> mark ong>ofong> ong>theong> social. ong>Theong>ir varied ong>anong>swers will be ong>ofong> interest to sociologists, ong>anong>thropologists, philosophers, psychologists, ong>anong>d ong>anong>yone interested in ong>theong> ong>theong>oretical foundations ong>ofong> ong>theong> social sciences.

Atlas of Industrializing Britain,

Atlas of Industrializing Britain,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morris, R. J. / Long>anong>gton, ong>Johnong>, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This atlas draws togeong>theong>r crucial social ong>anong>d ong>economicong> data on Englong>anong>d, Scotlong>anong>d ong>anong>d Wales between ong>anong>d , ong>anong>d gives a clear guide to ong>theong> industrial development ong>ofong> Great Britain during ong>theong> modern period.

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Silver in London: The Parker and Wakelin Partnership,

Silver in London: The Parker and Wakelin Partnership,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Clifford, Helen, PUBLISHER: Bard Center, ong>Theong> firm ong>ofong> Parker ong>anong>d Wakelin was ong>theong> foremost silversmith in London for much ong>ofong> ong>theong> eighteenth century, supplying royalty, aristocracy, ong>anong>d gentry with both domestic ong>anong>d ceremonial plate. This fascinating book draws on ong>theong> firm's records for this period to provide a remarkable account ong>ofong> patrons ong>anong>d ong>theong>ir purchases ong>anong>d to investigate ong>theong> social ong>anong>d ong>economicong> structures on which ong>theong> firm depended, revealing new information about ong>theong> complex web ong>ofong> out-workers with specialist skills ong>anong>d raising questions ong>ofong> authorship. Beautifully illustrated, ong>theong> book is both a social history ong>ofong> consumption in Georgiong>anong> London ong>anong>d ong>anong> investigation into ong>theong> world ong>ofong> working men ong>anong>d women at that time. Acquista Ora

Islam and War: A Study in Comparative Ethics

Islam and War: A Study in Comparative Ethics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kelsay, ong>Johnong>, PUBLISHER: Westminster ong>Johnong> Knox Press, This book explores questions regarding ong>theong> justice ong>ofong> war ong>anong>d addresses ong>theong> lack ong>ofong> comparative perspectives on ong>theong> ethics ong>ofong> war, particularly with respect to Islam. ong>Johnong> Kelsay begins with ong>theong> war in ong>theong> Persiong>anong> Gulf, focusing on ong>theong> role ong>ofong> Islamic symbols in ong>theong> rhetoric ong>ofong> Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. He provides ong>anong> overview ong>ofong> ong>theong> Islamic tradition in regards to war ong>anong>d peace, ong>anong>d ong>theong>n focuses on ong>theong> notion ong>ofong> religion as a just cause for war.

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The Changing Role of Social Care

The Changing Role of Social Care

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hudson, Bob, PUBLISHER: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Focusing on ong>theong> enormous orgong>anong>izational ong>anong>d cultural chong>anong>ges that local authority social services have undergone since ong>theong> NHS ong>anong>d Community Care Act, this volume provides ong>anong> overview ong>ofong> ong>theong> structure ong>anong>d function ong>ofong> social care at practice, mong>anong>agement ong>anong>d policy levels. It contains contributions from leading academics, researchers ong>anong>d practitioners in ong>theong> UK, ong>anong>d also includes chapters on ong>theong> experiences ong>ofong> ong>theong> rest ong>ofong> Europe ong>anong>d ong>theong> US. ong>Theong> contributors examine ong>theong> impact ong>anong>d effectiveness ong>ofong> key shifts in ong>theong> weighting ong>ofong> responsibility ong>ofong> central ong>anong>d local government; who ong>theong> purchasers ong>anong>d providers ong>ofong> social care are; ong>theong> interaction between social services ong>anong>d oong>theong>r agencies; ong>theong> relationship between voluntary ong>anong>d statutory sectors; ong>anong>d ong>theong> involvement ong>ofong> users ong>anong>d carers in service design ong>anong>d proong>visionong>. ong>Theong>y assess ong>theong> significong>anong>ce ong>ofong> ong>theong> breakdown ong>ofong> ong>theong> traditional distinctions ong>anong>d roles underlying social care, ong>anong>d lay ong>theong> foundations for effective ong>anong>d coordinated future policy, practice ong>anong>d research. With ong>theong> publication ong>ofong> ong>theong> Labor Government's White Paper Modernizing Social Services, ong>theong> future ong>ofong> social care is set for yet more upheaval. This volume will provide ong>anong> indispensable overview ong>ofong> ong>theong> evolution ong>anong>d destiny ong>ofong> local authority social services for students, practitioners ong>anong>d mong>anong>agers.

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