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  • Population and Development

    by W.T.S. Gould ...
    Series series Routledge Perspectives on Development
    The new edition of Population and Development offers an up-to-date perspective on one of the critical issues at the heart of the problems of development for all countries, and especially those that seek to implement major economic and social change: the reflexive relationships between a country’s population and its development. How does population size, distribution, age structure and skill base ... Read more

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  • People and Education in the Third World

    by W. T. S Gould ...
    Series series Longman Development Studies
    This text examines education and its role in Third World development. Amongst the areas covered are: the private and public demand for education; global patterns of education; the geography of educational provision; the school and the community; and education and population growth. ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

  • Planning for Population Change

    Edited by W. T. S. Gould, R. Lawton ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Demography
    Originally published in 1986, this book explores many important aspects of the relationship between population change and planning, exploring the impact of population change on service provision and its impact on the policy-making process. In all countries, whether their population is expanding. ageing or stagnating, population mobility is an important cause of economic and social development. ... Read more

    $70.99 CAD

  • A Geography of the Third World

    The label of "Third World" covers half the land surface and three quarters of the population of the planet. The problems and potential of this region and its peoples are attracting increasing concern and interest. Fully revised and updated this edition includes: * a wealth of photographic and line illustrations * boxed case studies * chapter summaries * guides to further reading Issues of ... Read more

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  • Targeting Development

    Critical Perspectives on the Millennium Development Goals

    Series series Routledge Studies in Development Economics
    The Millennium Development Goals accepted by the UN in 2000 are, along with the targets set by the OECD in 1996 the subject of this expertly written book. Is development achievable in the time frames given? How useful were the goals in the first place? How far have we come in solving the aching problems of the developing world? These questions and ... Read more

    $129.99 CAD

  • Advanced Introduction to Law and Development

    Series series Elgar Advanced Introductions series
    Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by some of the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This book offers a concise and accessible introduction to the main ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • The Welfare State

    A Very Short Introduction

    by David Garland ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Welfare states vary across nations and change over time. And the balance between markets and government; free enterprise and social protection is perennially in question. But all developed societies have welfare states of one kind or another - they are a fundamental dimension of modern government. And even after decades of free-market criticism and reform, their core institutions have proven ... Read more

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  • The Price of Rights

    Regulating International Labor Migration

    by Martin Ruhs ...
    Many low-income countries and development organizations are calling for greater liberalization of labor immigration policies in high-income countries. At the same time, human rights organizations and migrant rights advocates demand more equal rights for migrant workers. The Price of Rights shows why you cannot always have both.Examining labor immigration policies in over forty countries, as well ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD

  • Population and Society

    "An excellent introduction to the study of population and its significance for many of the key social, political, cultural and environmental issues facing the world today. It covers population growth, ageing, migration and mobility, parenting, health inequalities, and much more... The authors do not shy away from areas of continuing debate, providing both sides of an argument and encouraging ... Read more

    $86.99 CAD

  • Changing Politics of Canadian Social Policy

    No one is content with the state of health and social programs in Canada today. The Right thinks that there is too much government involvement, and the Left thinks there is not enough. In Changing Politics of Canadian Social Policy James Rice and Michael Prince track the history of the welfare state from its establishment in the 1940s, through its development in the mid 1970s, to the period of ... Read more

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  • Does Foreign Aid Really Work?

    Foreign aid is now a $100bn business and is expanding more rapidly today than it has for a generation. But does it work? Indeed, is it needed at all? Other attempts to answer these important questions have been dominated by a focus on the impact of official aid provided by governments. But today possibly as much as 30 percent of aid is provided by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and over 10 ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Health Insurance and Canadian Public Policy

    Medicare in Canada is not only this country's most treasured social program it has become a defining national characteristic. Even with recent concerns over flaws in the system - long wait times shortages of key service providers - leading to questions about the possible benefits of a two-tiered approach the consensus is that single-payer publicly funded health care has worked for forty years to ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD