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  • The Future of Work in the Asia Pacific

    Addressing Critical Skills Shortages for Sustainable Development

    Edited by Subas P. Dhakal, Alan Nankervis, John Burgess ...
    Series series Routledge Frontiers of Business Management
    Bringing together informed analyses on the challenges of critical skill shortages (CSS) in the Asia-Pacific region, this book provides 14 country reports to discuss the critical jobs and skills to achieve long-term policies and approaches towards realising the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs).The contributors of the volume discuss the workforce projections and planning, existing ... Read more

    $91.99 CAD

  • The Transition from Graduation to Work

    Challenges and Strategies in the Twenty-First Century Asia Pacific and Beyond

    Edited by Subas Dhakal, Verma Prikshat, Alan Nankervis, John Burgess ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This book reports on the findings from a research study of vocational and higher education graduates’ employability challenges. The nature and extent of these challenges, their underlying causes, and effective strategies to address the problems in this area are all analysed from a multiple-stakeholder paradigm. The primary focus of the book is on governments; secondary, vocational, and higher ... Read more

    $128.99 CAD

  • Ageing Asia and the Pacific in Changing Times

    Implications for Sustainable Development

    Edited by Subas Dhakal, Alan Nankervis, John Burgess ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This book demonstrates that there are wide-ranging potential challenges in addressing issues associated with ageing populations in both developed and developing countries of the region. This book brings together local, national and regional perspectives on the ageing population and sustainable development nexus in selected countries in the Asia Pacific region.The countries selected in this book ... Read more

    $141.99 CAD

  • The Fourth Industrial Revolution

    What does it mean for Australian Industry?

    Edited by Alan Nankervis, Julia Connell, Alan Montague, John Burgess ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This book explores the core themes of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) highlighting the digital transformation that has been occurring in society and business.Representing an interface between technologies in the physical, digital and biological disciplines the book explores emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, the Internet of Things, autonomous vehicles, 3-D ... Read more

    $205.99 CAD

  • The Future of Work in Asia and Beyond

    A Technological Revolution or Evolution?

    Edited by Alan R. Nankervis, Julia Connell, John Burgess ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology
    The Future of Work in Asia and Beyond presents the findings and associated implications arising from a collaborative research study conducted on the potential impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR – or Industry 4.0) on the labour markets, occupations and associated future workforce competencies and skills across ten countries.The 4IR concerns the digital transformation in society and ... Read more

    $88.99 CAD

  • Forensic Management of Sexual Offenders

    by Robert Alan Prentky, Ann Wolbert Burgess ...
    Series series Perspectives in Sexuality
    Over the past several decades the seeming escalation of crimes involving sexually deviant, coercive, and aggressive behavior has become an increasingly serious problem, manifested in costs to both victims and society at large. The long-term psychological impact of sexual assault on adult and child victims has been documented numerous times. The costs incurred by society include a network of ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • Analyzing Qualitative Data

    Edited by Alan Bryman, Bob Burgess ...
    This major inter-disciplinary collection, edited by two of the best respected figures in the field, provides a superb general introduction to this subject. Chapters include discussions of fieldwork methodology, analyzing discourse, the advantages and pitfalls of team approaches, the uses of computers, and the applications of qualitative data analysis for social policy. Shrewd and insightful, the ... Read more

    $104.99 CAD

  • Constitutional Dynamics in Federal Systems

    Sub-national Perspectives

    by Michael Burgess, G. Alan Tarr ...
    Providing a comprehensive view of the constitutional architecture of federations, contributors address change and development in federal states from the standpoint of constitutional revision and reform. Oftentimes change comes from the constituent units that together form a federation. With this in mind, political scientists and legal scholars from across Europe and North America address three ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

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    Practical Lessons for Effective Policy

    by Roger Taylor, Tim Kelsey ...
    Greater transparency is increasingly seen as the answer to a wide range of social issues by governments, NGOs and businesses around the world. However, evidence of its impact is mixed. Using case studies from around the world including India, Tanzania, the UK and US, Transparency and the open society surveys the adoption of transparency globally, providing an essential framework for assessing its ... Read more

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  • Myth Or Magic - The Singapore Healthcare System

    by Jeremy Lim ...
    This book provides a comprehensive look at the political philosophy that has shaped Singapore's healthcare system over the last five decades, and the financing and delivery of healthcare in Singapore. It delves into different aspects of the Singapore healthcare landscape, including pharmaceutical cost management, medical tourism, doctors' remuneration, medical education, rules and regulations, ... Read more

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  • Understanding Media Economics

    by Gillian Doyle ...
    "Expertly synthesizes economic theory and contemporary cases to both explain the structure of the contemporary media industry and shed insight on the significant challenges and controversies confronting the sector."- Lucy Küng, Oxford University and Jonkoping University"A wide-ranging, accessible introduction to media economics and their application to a broad range of media topics from ... Read more

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  • The Future of Work

    Robots, AI, and Automation

    by Darrell M. West ...
    Robots, artificial intelligence, and driverless cars are no longer things of the distant future. They are with us today and will become increasingly common in coming years, along with virtual reality and digital personal assistants.As these tools advance deeper into everyday use, they raise the question?how will they transform society, the economy, and politics? If companies need fewer workers due ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD