A handbook of comparative social policy

The current context of social policy is one in which many of the old certainties of the past have been eroded. The predominantly inward-looking, domestic preoccupation of social policy has made way for a more integrated, international and outward approach to analysis which looks beyond ...

Structural economics

The interface of national accounting and economic analysis is something of a neglected area within economics. This important new book explains how national accounts can be used for economic modelling via input- output analysis - the main tool in the field. Structural Economics provides an accounting ...

The global competitiveness report 2004-2005

The World Economic Forum continues its tradition of excellence with the 25th edition of the annual Global Competitiveness Report featuring the latest national statistics and results of the Executive Opinion Survey, which captures the perception of over 8,700 business leaders. The report provides the ...

Balance económico regional

(autonomías y provincias), años 1995 a 2003

Contenido: PRESENTACIÓN I. COMENTARIO PREVIO II. METODOLOGÍA III. ANÁLISIS DE LOS RESULTADOS NACIONALES IV. ANÁLISIS REGIONAL Y PROVINCIAL V. CONVERGENCIA REGIONAL Y PROVINCIAL CON LA UNIÓN EUROPEA (EUR-15) ÍNDICE DE ESTADÍSTICOS ÍNDICE DE MAPAS TABLAS ESTADÍSTICAS GENERALES. POBLACIÓN Y EMPLEO TABLAS DE LA 1 A ...

Alternativas a la globalización económica

un mundo mejor es posible

Alternativas a la globalización económica, resultado de tres años de trabajo del Foro Internacional sobre la Globalización (FIG), enumera diez principios para un nuevo modelo social que nos conduzca hacia sociedades realmente democráticas y sostenibles que beneficien a la mayoría. Después de años de protesta ...

Limits to globalization

welfare states and the world economy

This text argues for the need to understand developments in welfare and social provision alongside the processes of globalization. In the two decades following World War II, the massive expansion of the welfare state system arguably allowed Western governments to expose their societies to uncontrollable ...

Porto Alegre

la esperanza de otra democracia

Doing business with Poland

Descripción An appraisal of the economic and investment climate of Poland. This fourth edition offers an update on market potential in the key sectors and best practice advice on all aspects of investing in or trading with Poland. Data from the book and the web ...

An economic analysis of the family

What do economists have to say about behavior within the context of the family? This book improves our understanding of how families and markets interact, why important aspects of families have been changing in recent decades, and how families respond to, and are affected by ...

Globalization in question

the international economy and the possibilities of governance

Globalización y perspectivas de desarrollo en los antiguos países comunistas

OECD Economies and the world today 2003

trends, prospects and OECD statistics

La voz de los pobres

clamando por el cambio

Globalization and national economic welfare

Globalization and the poor

La globalización que nos quieren vender

una visión cultural

Casino mundial

claves de la globalización económica

La tierra explota, superpoblación y desarrollo

Feeding the market

South American farmers, trade and globalization

The Politics of Globalization

gaining perspective, assessing consequences