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Technological Change and Women's Work Experience: Alternative Methodological Perspectives

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Report copyright infringementby Barbara S. Burnell (Author)This book integrates and critically evaluates the diverse literature on the impact of technological change on women's work. It also develops a new conceptual paradigm and presents evidence of the impact of technological change on occupational sex segregation. The analysis is based on the premise that the choice of a particular methodological and epistemological paradigm has important implications for the study of women and technology....

Youthjobs: Toward a Private/Public Partnership

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Report copyright infringementby David Bresnick (Author) Number of Pages: 151 Dimensions: 0.44 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: November 07, 1984

The Impact of Intergovernmental Grants on the Aggregate Public Sector

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Report copyright infringementby Daniel P. Schwallie (Author)The effects of the intergovernmental grant system have long been a topic of debate among politicians, economists, and political scientists. Until now, however, the question of the impact of grants on the aggregate public sector has been largely neglected. In this volume, Schwallie offers the first detailed study of the extent to which grants-in-aid have affected the size of government. In the process, he provides a good introduction ...

Applied Anthropology: An Introduction-- Third Edition

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Report copyright infringementby John Van Willigen (Author)Applied Anthropology: An Introduction (3rd edition) is a text focused on the use of the methods and theories of anthropology to solve the practical problems of human communities. It addresses a wide range of problem-solving practices in two large categories: development and research. The development-focused chapters include action research/participatory action research, cultural action, collaborative research, cultural brokerage, and s...

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Report copyright infringementby Deborah Eade (Author), Ernst Ligteringen (Author)Students of humanitarian action - academics and practitioners alike - will find this volume a rich repository of data and insights. Larry Minear, Former Director, Humanitarianism and War Project. Number of Pages: 424 Dimensions: 0.86 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: July 13, 2006

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Report copyright infringementby Daniel Quinn Mills (Author), John D. Owen (Author), Eli Ginzberg (Author)What kinds of work will be available in the 1980s? For whom? When should a person retire? Should a retiree find a part-time job? The authors answer such questions by examining a multitude of factors that will affect work decisions in the coming decade. Their findings will alert decision-makers in both private organizations and the government to the employment issues that dominate the 1980s...

Unions in Crisis and Beyond: Perspectives from Six Countries

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Report copyright infringementby Unknown (Author), Ricahrd Edwards (Editor), Paolo Garonna (Editor)The first cross-national study of unions during the troubled past decade in labor relations. The editors have selected six nations as representative of the different ways unions in western industrialized countries participate in politics and the economy. They examine and compare how each system has been affected by and has responded to similar political, social, and economic changes and trends.Au...

Environments and Livelihoods: Strategies for Sustainability

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Report copyright infringementby Koos Neefjes (Author)This book is intended to be used to support the campaigning and lobbying work of local and international development organizations, to improve the formulation and implementation of development strategies and to strengthen participatory project planning, monitoring and impact assessment in poverty and environmental change. Number of Pages: 292 Dimensions: 0.78 x 8.48 x 5.46 IN Publication Date: Septembe...

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Report copyright infringementby Clement Bezold (Author), Rick J. Carlson (Author), Jonathan C. Peck (Author)Author Biographyzold /f Clement lson /f Rick /i J. k /f Jonathan /i C. Number of Pages: 218 Dimensions: 0.56 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: October 30, 1985

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Report copyright infringementby Charles B. Hennon (Editor), Suzanne Loker (Editor), Rosemary Walker (Editor)Gender often influences the type of occupation that individuals choose, as well as the way they work and the outcomes of that work. Home-based employment is no different. The proximity of these workers to their families' living activities provides an unique opportunity to study the effects of work-at-home on family interaction and the role that gender plays in this traditionally female-...

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Report copyright infringementby Dorienne Rowan-Campbell (Author)These papers taken from the journal Development in Practice cover topics as diverse as mainstreaming versus specialization, methodologies for introducing gender analysis into planning and evaluation, limitations of gender training and how institutional policies to promote gender enquiry can be tacitly undermined by patriarchal interests. Number of Pages: 212 Dimensions: 0.54 x 8.51 x 5.47 IN ...

Economic Policy and Development: New Perspectives

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Report copyright infringementby Ryuzo Sato (Author), Toshio Shishido (Editor), Ryuzo Sato (Editor)Distinguished economists from seven countries provide authoritative perspectives within four topical areas: general trade issues; issues in economic development; the Japanese economy; and trial policy and technological change.Author Biographyishido /f Toshio /r ed. o /f Ryuzo /r ed. Number of Pages: 338 Dimensions: 0.81 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Illustrated: Yes ...

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Report copyright infringementby Dorothy Schneider (Author), Carl Schneider (Author)Back JacketThe history of paid employment for women, whether they are assembly line workers, astronauts, cowgirls, prostitutes, members of the President's Cabinet, or Supreme Court justices...this is the territory mapped out by The ABC-CLIO Companion to Women in the Workplace. Addressing the sweep of time from the colonial era to the present, the entries cover the events, organizations, and court cases that hav...

China and the Third World: Champion or Challenger?

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Report copyright infringementby Lillian Craig Harris (Editor), Robert L. Worden (Editor), Lillian Craig Harris (Other)With its vast population and resources, China has far more potential to become a major world power than any other Third World nation. How, then, can it be grouped with the underdeveloped countries of the world? In this original study by outstanding Asian scholars, China's Third World identification is explored in relations to its domestic policies, ideology, strategic and econ...

Understanding Novelty: Information, Technological Change, and the Patent System

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Report copyright infringementby T. D. Mandeville (Author), Thomas Mandeville (Author), Unknown (Author)Author Biographyndeville /f Thomas /i A. Number of Pages: 132 Dimensions: 0.38 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: December 01, 1996

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Report copyright infringementby Jeffrey R. Brown (Editor)As America debates the merits of government-provided health insurance, it is important to note that the U.S. government is already the largest insurance provider in the world. For decades, it has used taxpayer funds to support the world's largest health care insurance programs (Medicare and Medicaid) as well as the biggest pension and disability insurance system (Social Security). The recent economic crisis has prompted the government t...

Making Economic Policy in Congress (AEI studies)

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Report copyright infringementby Allen Schick (Author)This book explores the many ways that Congress makes economic decisions. Number of Pages: 304 Dimensions: 0.64 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: January 01, 1984

Twenty Years of Public Housing: Economic Aspects of the Federal Program

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Moore Fisher (Author), Nancy Fisher (Author), Unknown (Author) Number of Pages: 303 Dimensions: 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: November 10, 1975

Regulating Financial Markets:: A Critique and Some Proposals

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Report copyright infringementby George J. Benston (Author)This study explains why financial services have for centuries been regulated to a greater extent than are most products that do not directly affect people's health or safety. Number of Pages: 137 Dimensions: 0.33 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: January 01, 1999

Immigrants and Immigrants: Perspectives on Mexican Labor Migration to the United States

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Report copyright infringementby Arthur F. Corwin (Editor)Author Biographyrwin /f Arthur /i F. Number of Pages: 406 Dimensions: 0.94 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: October 27, 1978

Tiger by the Tail: China and the World Trade Organization

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Report copyright infringementby Mark A. Groombridge (Author)In this work, the authors examine the problems that are likely to delay China's accession to the World Trade Organization. They propose guidelines for how the WTO should address the accession of not only China, but of other non-market economies as well. Number of Pages: 111 Dimensions: 0.49 x 9.03 x 6.03 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: August 01, 1999

Unemployment Benefits: Should There Be a Compulsory Federal Standard?

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Report copyright infringementby Joseph M. Becker (Author)The substance of the federal form of government is largely determined by the degree of independence accorded the individual states. This study examines one proposal to increase federal standard on state unemployment insurance benefits. Number of Pages: 63 Dimensions: 0.15 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: January 01, 1980

White Wealth and Black Poverty: American Investments in Southern Africa

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Report copyright infringementby Barbara Rogers (Author), Center (Author), Unknown (Author)Author Biographygers /f Barbara ter /i on International Race Relations Number of Pages: 331 Dimensions: 0.81 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: July 30, 1976

Minimum Wages: Measures & Industry Effects

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Report copyright infringementby John M. Peterson (Author)Minimum Wages: Measures and Industry Effects by John M. Peterson deals with the adverse effects of minimum wages on employment by industry. Number of Pages: 128 Dimensions: 0.28 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: January 01, 1981

Automatic Government: The Politics of Indexation

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Report copyright infringementby R. Kent Weaver (Author)One of the most dramatic and least studied policy changes of the past twenty years is the increased use of indexing--automatic adjustments for inflation--in federal programs. Currently, programs comprising more than one-third of the federal budget have indexing provisions. The growth of indexing is all the more remarkable since it appears to conflict with the electoral interests of most politicians. Without indexing, legislators can vote ...

The Impact of Strikes: Their Social and Economic Costs

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Report copyright infringementby Neil W. Chamberlain (Author), Jane Metzger Schilling (Author), Unknown (Author)Author Biographyamberlain /f Neil /i W. illing /f Jane /i Metzger Number of Pages: 268 Dimensions: 0.63 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Publication Date: December 04, 1973

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Report copyright infringementby Walter Joyce (Author), Unknown (Author), Tim Schaffner (Author)Compares the policies of Russia, China, and the U.S. and finds that American reluctance to openly use propaganda is advancing the cause of communism. Number of Pages: 144 Dimensions: 0.44 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: January 24, 1975

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Report copyright infringementby International Labour Office (Author), International Labor Office (Author), Unknown (Author) Number of Pages: 286 Dimensions: 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: December 24, 1974

Silicon and the State: French Innovation Policy in the Internet Age

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Report copyright infringementby Gunnar Trumbull (Author)"In the early 1990s, French officials viewed with some concern the emerging and innovative high-technology sectors of the U.S. and British marketplace. Fearful of falling too far behind, the French government implemented a vast array of policies--from tax incentives for investing in risky high-tech start-ups to new standards for electronic signatures--designed to promote the commercialization of new economy technologies in France. The ef...

The Left's Dirty Job: The Politics of Industrial Restructuring in France and Spain

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Report copyright infringementby W. Rand Smith (Author)The Left's Dirty Job compares the experiences of recent socialist governments in France and Spain, examining how the governments of Francois Mitterrand (1981-1995) and Felipe Gonzalez (1982-1996) provide a key test of whether a leftist approach to industrial restructuring is possible. This study argues that, in fact, both governments's policies generally resembled those of other European governments in their emphasis on market-adapting mea...

Paternalism in the Japanese Economy: Anthropological Studies of Oyabun-Kobun Patterns

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Report copyright infringementby John William Bennett (Author), Iwao Ishino (Author), Unknown (Author)Author Biographynnett /f John /i William ino /f Iwao Number of Pages: 318 Dimensions: 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: December 15, 1972

Techno-Nationalism and Techno-Globalism: Conflict and Cooperation

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Report copyright infringementby Sylvia Ostry (Author), Richard R. Nelson (Author)"""We should be grateful to Ostry and Nelson for giving clarity and balance to interrelated subjects too often dominated by passion and muddle."" Keith Pavitt, University of Sussex Sylvia Ostry is chair of the Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto. Richard R. Nelson is professor of international and public affairs, business, and law at Columbia University.This work is part of the Integrating Nat...