Population and demography Books
Elsevier Science The Economics of Education
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Revised and expanded edition’s forty-two papers examine issues related to the funding and provision of resources in education, discussing returns to education, determinants of test scores, the behavioral economics of education, and recent policy developments." --Journal of Economic LiteratureTable of ContentsEducation Markets, Choice, and Incentives 1. The Economic Role of the State in Education 2. Educational Privatization 3. Tiebout Sorting and Competition 4. The Economics of Catholic Schools 5. Competition and Student Performance 6. The Economics of Charter Schools 7. The Economics of Parental Choice 8. The Efficacy of Educational Vouchers 9. The Economics of School Accountability 10. Student Incentives Overview 1. Theoretical Concepts in the Economics of Education 2. Empirical Research Methods in the Economics of Education 3. Data in the Economics of Education Private and Social Returns to Human Capital Investments 1. Human Capital 2. Signaling in the Labor Market 3. Returns to Education in Developed Countries 4. Returns to Education in Developing Countries 5. School Quality and Earnings 6. Education and Economic Growth 7. The External Benefits of Education 8. Education and Health 9. Education and Civic Engagement 10. Education and Crime 11. Education and Inequality 12. Race Earnings Differentials 13. The Economics of High School Dropouts Production, Costs, and Financing of Education 1. Education Production Functions Concepts 2. Education Production Functions Evidence from Developed Countries 3. Education Production Functions Evidence from Developing Countries 4. Family Environment in the Production of Schooling 5. Parental Socioeconomic Status, Child Health, and Human Capital 6. Neighborhoods and Peers in the Production of Schooling 7. Desegregation, Academic Achievement, and Earnings 8. Teacher Quality in Education Production 9. The Economics of Class Size 10. The Economics of Early Childhood Interventions 11. Cost-Benefit Analysis and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis 12. Economic Approaches to Adequacy 13. Economic Approaches to School Efficiency 14. School Finance: An Overview 15. School Finance Reform 16. The Economics of Tuition and Fees in American Higher Education Teachers and Teacher Labor Markets 1. Teacher Labor Markets: An Overview 2. Teachers in Developing Countries 3. Teacher Supply 4. Economic Approaches to Teacher Recruitment and Retention 5. Compensating Differentials in Teacher Labor Markets 6. Teacher Incentives 7. The Economics of Teachers Unions in the United States 8. Teacher Training and Preparation in the United States
£91.15
Penguin Books Ltd The Narrative of Sojourner Truth A Bondswoman of
Book SynopsisTruth's landmark slave narrative chronicles her experiences as a slave in upstate New York and her transformation into an extraordinary abolitionist, feminist, orator, and preacher. Based on the complete 1884 edition, this volume includes the Book of Life, a collection of letters and sketches about Truth's life written subsequent to the original 1850 publication of the Narrative, and A Memorial Chapter, a sentimental account of her death.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.Trade Review"The time is long overdue for a compelling look at the legendary Sojourner Truth. Margaret Washington deserves our gratitude for reclaiming Truth and shedding light on the most enigmatic black woman of the 19th century."-- Darlene Clark Hine, Professor of History, Michigan State UniversityTable of ContentsNarrative of Sojourner Truth Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Nell Irvin PainterIntroductionSuggestions for Further ReadingA Note on the TextNARRATIVE OF SOJOURNER TRUTHPreface by Frances W. TitusNarrative of Sojourner Truth"Book of Life"A Memorial ChapterExplanatory Notes
£8.99
Penguin Books Ltd Head Hand Heart
Book SynopsisA FINANCIAL TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020The acclaimed new book from the celebrated author of The Road to Somewhere''Brilliant, will become a classic'' Daily Telegraph''Utterly compelling ... one of the most important intellectuals in the country, if not Europe'' Sunday TimesThe coronavirus pandemic taught us something we ought already to have known: that care workers, supermarket shelf-stackers, delivery drivers and cleaners are doing essential work that keeps us all alive, fed and cared for. Until recently much of this work was regarded as menial by the the same society that now lauds them as ''key workers''. Why are they so undervalued?In this timely and original analysis, David Goodhart divides human aptitudes into three: Head (cognitive), Hand (manual and craft) and Heart (caring, emotional). It''s common sense that a good society needs to recognise the valuTrade ReviewUtterly compelling ... Goodhart is one of the most important intellectuals in the country, if not Europe. He has consistently been ahead of the curve, no doubt because of his willingness to point out flaws in our liberal consensus before it was fashionable to do so * Sunday Times *Brilliant ... a book every MP should read ... The Road to Somewhere has become a classic and I think Head Hand Heart will become a classic too. -- Kenneth Baker * The Telegraph *Voices the predicament of those whose dream - to live an ordinary, decent life - is often thwarted by a cognitive-obsessed society that disdains those who are not natural exam-passers -- James Bloodworth * Spectator *Goodhart makes a strong case for reviving the status of work outside the 'knowledge economy', as the age of automation approaches ... by highlighting dimensions of life and work that have been stripped of prestige in an age of individualism, he performs a valuable service. -- Julian Coman * Observer *Goodhart and his publishers may reflect on the freakishly good fortune of the book's timing ... joins the dots of Britain's current cultural and economic malaises. Goodhart is impassioned and hopeful, but the underlying ideological message is stark -- William Davies * Guardian *It's a topsy-turvy world where the work of the heart and hand is undervalued. It's time for a radical rethink in what we value - and Goodhart's book is a part of this urgent endeavour -- Nicci GerrardDavid Goodhart - the man who made the words "anywheres" and "somewheres" must-use terms of reference - turns his searching gaze and his genius for pithy formulation to another cause of division in the West: the fact that, as he puts it, "smart people have become too powerful. -- Tom HollandDavid Goodhart is among the most insightful analysts of Anglo-American society, and of why the elites in our two countries so badly misunderstand the values, needs, and worth of most citizens. If you dream of a society that is more just and humane, offering more people more routes to dignity, prosperity, and happiness, then you will love Head, Hand, Heart -- Jonathan HaidtGoodhart argues compellingly that an overvaluation of the role of cognitive elites in government and society has blinded us to the importance of the caring professions and vocations based on practical skills. Presenting an agenda that has become all the more urgent since the pandemic, Head, Hand and Heart is a powerful successor to Goodhart's hugely influential Road to Somewhere. For anyone concerned with the state of politics and society, this is a real must-read -- John GrayDavid Goodhart means to start a reformation. With great clarity and unfailing sympathy for the human condition, he charts a path toward a society in which a fuller range of aptitudes will receive the recognition they are due. * Matthew Crawford *An uplifting book, celebrating wisdom and virtue. And a hopeful book at just the time when we need it -- Paul CollierDavid Goodhart is one of Britain's most influential thinkers...Head, Hand, Heart is classic Goodhart - compelling, challenging, evidence-led. It throws light on how our social fabric is coming apart and why some groups have good reason to feel left behind and left out. When people ask me how we can fix our divided societies I give them two words: read Goodhart -- Matthew Goodwin, Sunday Times bestselling author of National PopulismIn a book that offers an entertaining and educative amalgam of political and sociocultural insight, statistical data, and crisp opinion, the author digs deeply into the different capacities of human intelligence and how, in global societies, the perception of intellect has mutated into a hierarchical plateau with differing levels of status and influence... A thoughtful, commanding analysis that applauds essential workers and cognitive diversity * Kirkus Reviews *A provocative and probing account... a deeply felt and persuasive call for rethinking the social order * Publishers Weekly *
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Real State of America Atlas
Book SynopsisA vivid and frequently surprising picture of America in the twenty- first century. Packed with fascinating facts and illustrated throughout with clear, easy-to-read, four-color graphics, The Real State of America Atlas draws back the curtain on our complex nation to reveal the myriad realities of the American experience-from our changing demographics to patterns of home ownership to the kinds of food we eat. Cowritten by two esteemed scholars, this comprehensive and enlightening work upends many long-held myths and shows us who we are today. It is the perfect read for anyone who wants to better understand our ever- changing nation.
£20.00
Oxford University Press Inc The Urban World
Book SynopsisThe Urban World, Eleventh Edition, provides a comprehensive, balanced, up-to-date, and cross-cultural look at cities and suburbs around the world. Offering a twenty-first-century view of the changing urban scene, the text covers evolving urban patterns and the changing nature of urban life. Combining expert scholarship with an accessible style, J. John Palen is one of America''s leading urban sociologists. He adds fresh data and insights to each edition of his text.Trade ReviewThe Urban World is better than other available texts. I use it because of its comprehensiveness, up-to-date topics and information, and overall clarity of style. It is well balanced in terms of subject matter and provides a perfect overview for a course in urban sociology. * Joyce A. Sween, DePaul University *This book's forte is making both the political economy approach and the social psychological approach compatible. It is up to date but not trendy. * Robert Ross, Clark University *The Urban World is noteworthy for the author's writing style. Palen writes in an engaging manner that is readable, accessible to students, and dynamic. * Judith Kelley, Curry College *
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Oxford University Press Inc The Oxford Handbook of Population Ethics
Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of Population Ethics presents up-to-date theoretical analyses of various problems associated with the moral standing of future people and animals in current decision-making. The essays in this handbook shed light on the value of population change and the nature of our obligations to future generations. It brings together world-leading philosophers to introduce readers to some of the paradoxes of population ethics, challenge somefundamental assumptions that may be taken for granted in debates concerning the value of population change, and apply these problems and assumptions to real-world decisions.Table of ContentsIntroduction Gustaf Arrhenius, Krister Bykvist, Tim Campbell, Elizabeth Finneron-Burns Part I: Ways Out of the Paradoxes 1. Ruth Chang - How Not to Avoid the Repugnant Conclusion 2. Nils Holtug - Prioritarianism and Population Ethics 3. Walter Bossert - Anonymous Welfarism, Critical-level Principles, and the Repugnant and Sadistic Conclusions 4. Geir Asheim & Stéphane Zuber - Rank-Discounting as a Resolution to a Dilemma of Population Ethics 5. Wlodek Rabinowicz - Getting Personal: The Intuition of Neutrality Re-Interpreted 6. John Broome - Loosening the Betterness Ordering of Lives: a Response to Rabinowicz Part II: Philosophical and Methodological Assumptions 7. Larry S. Temkin - Population Ethics: Lessons Learned, Some Implications, and Problems Remaining 8. Gustaf Arrhenius - Population Paradoxes Without Transitivity 9. Erik Carlson - On Some Impossibility Theorems in Population Ethics 10. Melinda A. Roberts - The Non-Identity Problem, the Better Chance Puzzle, and the Value of Existence 11. Ralf M. Bader - Person-Affecting Utilitarianism 12. Teru Thomas - Separability and Population Ethics 13. Krister Bykvist - Evaluative Uncertainty and Population Ethics 14. Matthew Adler - Claims Across Outcomes and Population Ethics 15. Dean Spears and Marc Budolfson - Does the Repugnant Conclusion Have Important Implications for Axiology or for Public Policy? 16. Johan Gustafsson - Our Intuitive Grasp of the Repugnant Conclusion Part III: Applications 17. John Broome - Climate Change and Population Ethics 18. Serena Olsaretti - Egalitarian Justice and Population Size 19. Sarah Conly - Overpopulation and Individual Responsibility 20. Hilary Greaves - Optimum Population Size 21. Martin Kolk - Demographic Theory and Population Ethics 22. Partha Dasgupta & Aisha Dasgupta - Population Overshoot 23. Jeff McMahan - Having Children and Saving Lives 24. Axel Gosseries & Tim Meijers - Animal Population Ethics 25. Elizabeth Harman - Gamete Donation as a Laudable Moral Mistake 26. Julia Mosquera - Disability and Population Ethics
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Oxford University Press Counting Bodies
Book SynopsisQuantifiable citizenship in the form of birth certificates, census forms, and immigration quotas is so ubiquitous that today it appears ahistorical. Yet before the modern colonial era, there was neither a word for population in the sense of numbers of people, nor agreement that monarchs should count their subjects. Much of the work of naturalizing the view that people can be represented as populations took place far outside government institutions and philosophical treatises. It occurred instead in the work of colonial writers who found in the act of counting a way to imagine fixed boundaries between intermingling groups. Counting Bodies explores the imaginative, personal, and narrative writings that performed the cultural work of normalizing the enumeration of bodies. By repositioning and unearthing a literary pre-history of population science, the book shows that representing individuals as numbers was a central element of colonial projects. Early colonial writings that describe routine and even intimate interactions offer a window into the way people wove the quantifiable forms of subjectivity made available by population counts into everyday life. Whether trying to make sense of plantation slavery, frontier warfare, rapid migration, or global commerce, writers framed questions about human relationships across different cultures and generations in terms of population.Trade ReviewFarrell's Counting Bodies examines ways of counting people in the British Colonial Atlantic using forms of literature such as poetry, captivity narratives and travel writing and mortality bills. Farrell makes the claim that such texts, disparate as they may be, nonetheless offer insight into what she terms 'human accounting' in the seventeenth and eighteenth century colonial context. * Philippa Chun, British Society for Literature and Science *I was continually excited by this book, and was especially struck by the way that Farrell's focus on the literary representation of population, and particularly on bodies that are difficult to count, might open up new possibilities for thinking about the complexity and variability of colonial American ideas of community. I'm persuaded, for example, that her book can help us think about colonial understandings of disability, another form of human categorization that was just beginning to emerge during this period. ... Just as important, however, is her careful attention to how writers in early America obstructed, disallowed, and resisted this kind of counting. Farrell's book is worth thinking with, and I'm eager to see how her methods and conclusions might further expand and enliven our understanding of what it meant to count and be counted in colonial communities. * Nicholas Junkerman, Common Place *Counting Bodies takes a very stimulating approach to its subject matter, and as an alternative route to understanding the emergence of population ideas it is to be welcomed. * Robert J. Mayhew, Journal of Historical Geography *If we take the counting of bodies today as an ordinary act of the state, Farrell invites us to consider a time when counting bodies was unusual and, further, takes us deep into the historical quandaries surrounding the counting of bodies. What is a countable body? Where does one body stop and another begin? In this book, Farrell brilliantly sounds the literary pre-history of the concept of population on colonial ground, illuminating the work that gender and race perform in the history of settler colonialism and European imperial expansion in early America. * Elizabeth Dillon, author of New World Drama: The Performative Commons in the Atlantic World, 1649-1849 *By providing the reader with insight into the history of biopolitics before 'biopolitics' became the chief method of government, Farrell accomplishes something quite remarkable. Still more to her credit, she adds to the growing archive of early American texts by exploring the aesthetic dimension of literature, which doubled the perspective of these same procedures to expose the blindnesses induced by numerical representations of human life. * Leonard Tennenhouse, author of Power on Display: The Politics of Shakespeare's Genres *This is a marvellously rich reading of the conceptual logics associated with counting peoples. Treating colonialism, mortality, race and constitutionalism, Counting Bodies offers a compelling poetics of the enumerative imagination. It powerfully highlights the political implications of counting people * dead, alive or unbornpopulating the margins of systems of race, gender and religion.Peter Thompson, co-editor of State and Citizen: British America and the Early United States *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Stories of Cataclysm and Population Chapter 1: Poetics of the Ark Ashore Chapter 2: Measuring Caribbean Aesthetics Chapter 3: Counting in King Philip's War Chapter 4: The Death and Life of Colonial Mortality Bills Epilogue: Mourning the Figure of Three-fifths Notes Index
£28.97
Oxford University Press New Models for Managing Longevity Risk
Book SynopsisLongevity at older ages is likely to continue to rise in the medium and longer term. This volume explores how the private and public sectors can collaborate via public-private partnerships (PPPs) to develop new mechanisms to reduce older people's risk of outliving their assets in later life.
£92.15
Oxford University Press LIVING WITHIN LIMITS Ecology Economics and
Book SynopsisPopulation is a prominent topic of debate following the world conference at the end of last year. This book tackles the problem of overpopulation with an honesty and fearlessness that is unrivalled, and makes a forceful case for dramatically changing the way we live in, and manage, our world. Hardin suggests radical approaches to overpopulation and points out that the choices are hard, but we must not be afraid to carry out forceful solutions in order to better our world in the future.Trade ReviewWonderfully rich in original ideas and insights... compelling... A rare intellectual feast that challenges, charms, and engages the reader... A book that will be widely read and is bound to be enduringly influential. * Population and Development Review *Table of ContentsPart 1 Entangling Alliances ; 1. The Challenge of Limits ; 2. Overpopulation: Escape to the Stars? ; 3. Uneasy Litter Mates: Population and Progress ; 4. Population Theory: Academia's Stepchild ; 5. Default Status: making Sense of the World ; 6. The Ambivalent Triumph of Optimism ; 7. Cowboy Economics versus Spaceship Ecology ; 8. Growth: Real and Spurious ; 9. Exponential Growth of Populations ; 10. What Malthus Missed ; 11. The Demostat ; 12. Generating the Future ; 13. Limits: A Constrained View ; 14. From Jevons's Coal to Hubbert's Pimple ; Part 2 Lookin for the Bluebird ; 15. Nuclear Power: A Nonsolution ; 16. Trying to Escape Malthus ; 17. The Benign Demographic Transition ; Part 3 Biting the Bullet ; 18. Making Room for Human Will ; 19. Major Default Positions of Human Biology ; 20. Carrying Capacity ; 21. The Global Pillage: Consequences of Unmanaged Commons ; 22. Discriminating Altruisms ; 23. The Double C-Double P Game ; 24. Birth Control versus Population Control ; 25. Population Control: Natural versus Human ; 26. The Necessity of Immigration Control ; 27. Recapitulation and a Look Ahead ; Notes and References ; Index
£17.09
Oxford University Press Inc War Work and Want
Book SynopsisAn expansive history of how an economic shock a half century ago created a world that is addicted to mass migration.The oil shock of 1973 changed everything. It brought the golden age of American and European economic growth to an end; it destabilized Middle Eastern politics; and it set in train processes that led to over one hundred million unexpected--and unwanted--immigrants. In War, Work, and Want, Randall Hansen asks why, against all expectations, global migration tripled after 1970. The answer, he argues, lies in how the OPEC Oil crisis transformed the global economy, Middle Eastern geopolitics and, as a consequence, international migration. The quadrupling of oil prices and attendant inflation destroyed economic growth in the West while flooding the Middle East with oil money. American and European consumers, their wealth drained, rebuilt their standard of living on the back of cheap labor--and cheap migrants. The Middle East enjoyed the benefits of a historic wealth transfer, bTrade ReviewRandall Hansen has written a panoramic and passionate book that casts global political and economic history after 1973 in a new light. Alongside a deft and richly informed argument about the destabilizing consequences of wars and shifts in government policies as well as recurrent hostility toward immigrant newcomers, he never loses sight of the impact on successive generations who labored for low wages in the globalized economy. His book has the hallmarks of a classic. * Peter Gatrell, University Of Manchester, And Author Of The Unsettling Of Europe: How Migration Reshaped A Continent *The depth of my disagreement with Hansen's conclusions about immigration is matched only by my admiration for his intellectual curiosity and the rigor of his historical scholarship. This book is a page turner. * David Goodhart, Author Of Head Hand Heart: The Struggle For Dignity And Status In The 21st Century *In this magnificent book, Randall Hansen shows how one event, the 1973 oil crisis, has changed the world. In the West, it sent capitalism into a low-wage spiral that made life cheaper for the middle classes, but on the backs of exploited migrant workers at home and abroad. In the Middle East, the sudden oil riches produced war, instability, and refugees far beyond the region, with no end in sight. That history is events explained by other events, has never been more powerfully demonstrated. * Christian Joppke, University Of Bern, And Author Of Neoliberal Nationalism: Immigration And The Rise Of The Populist Right *Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Prussians and Jews: The Six-Day War and Its Aftermath Chapter 3: The Great Revaluation: OPEC Chapter 4: Black Gold: Wealth and Immigration in the Middle East Chapter 5: Oil in Oil-Poor States: Egypt Chapter 6: Oil's Curses: Iran and Iraq Chapter 7: Drunk on Oil and Gas: The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan Chapter 8: No Blood for Oil: Iraq, 1990 Chapter 9: The Taliban, 9/11, and the Second Iraq War Chapter 10: The Arab Nightmare: Lebanon, Libya, Syria, and Global Displacement in the 2010s Chapter 11: ISIL and the European Refugee Crisis Chapter 12: Expensive Oil, Cheap Goods Chapter 13: The Assault on Working-Class Wages Chapter 14: Where We Shop Chapter 15: What We Eat I: The Rise and Fall of Meatpacking Unions Chapter 16: What We Eat II: Immigration and the Meatpacking Industry Chapter 17: What We Eat III: Fish, Fruit, and Vegetables Chapter 18: Where We Live I: Migrants in the US Construction Business Chapter 19: Where We Live II: Building Europe Chapter 20: Where We Live III: Asia Chapter 21: How We Live: Keeping our Houses, Raising our Children Chapter 22: What We Wear Conclusion: Back to the Future: Inflation, the Global Economy, and Migration in the 2020s Notes Index
£22.99
Oxford University Press Demography
Book SynopsisThe generation into which each person is born, the demographic composition of that cohort, and its relation to those born at the same time in other places influences not only a person''s life chances, but also the economic and political structures within which that life is lived; the person''s access to social and natural resources (food, water, education, jobs, sexual partners); and even the length of that person''s life. Demography, literally the study of people, addresses the size, distribution, composition, and density of populations, and considers the impact the drivers which mediate these will have on both individual lives and the changing structure of human populations.This Very Short Introduction considers the way in which the global population has evolved over time and space. Sarah Harper discusses the theorists, theories, and methods involved in studying population trends and movements, before looking at the emergence of new demographic sub-disciplines and addressing some of the future population challenges of the 21st century.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade Reviewincisive overview * Times Higher Education *Sarah Harper has given those studying demographics a useful book as an aid to revision. * Science Fact & Science Fiction Concatenation *Table of ContentsPreface 1: Demography is destiny...or not 2: From 55,000 to 7 billion 3: The founding fathers 4: A statistical science 5: Demographic drivers 6: The demographic transition 7: Demographer's tool box 8: Population pyramids and projections 9: Sub-disciplines arise 10: Population policies and future challenges Glossary References Further Reading Index
£9.49
Oxford University Press International Migration
Book SynopsisIn recent years, global migration has transformed in terms of its numbers and reach, its political significance, and its impact. The rising rates of international migration have been matched by growing public and media interest around the world. Today, the political and media attention on migration and greater public interest and concern feed into an international debate that is all too often poorly informed and one-sided. This Very Short Introduction looks at the phenomenon of international human migration - both legal and illegal - and offers an objective stance on the topic, and its benefits and challenges. Khalid Koser reveals the opportunities migration presents that must be taken advantage of in the current economic climate, and debunks common myths to demonstrate that society, as we now know it, cannot function without migrants. Using interviews with migrants from around the world, Koser presents the human side of issues such as asylum, human trafficking, migrant smuggling, and the international labour force, inviting readers to come to their own conclusions on the international migration situation today.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Table of Contents1: Why migration matters 2: Who is a migrant? 3: Migration and globalization 4: Migration and development 5: Irregular migration 6: Refugees and asylum seekers 7: Migrants in society 8: The future of international migration Further reading Index
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Oxford University Press Happiness Growth and the Life Cycle Iza Prize in Labor Economics
Book SynopsisPublished with the IZA, this volume presents Richard Easterlin''s outstanding research on the analysis of subjective well-being, and on the relationship between demographic developments and economic outcomes. In both fields, his work has laid the foundations for enlarging the scope of traditional economic analysis and has increased our understanding of behaviour in several important domains, such as fertility choices, labour market behaviour, and the determinants of individual well-being. In various seminal contributions, Easterlin has demonstrated the importance of material aspirations and relative economic status for human behaviour. This book is a collection of 11 of his key papers, revised and edited to make a cohesive book. New material includes an Introduction from the editors, two section Introductions from Easterlin, and an Epilogue from Easterlin.Table of ContentsI. INTRODUCTION BY THE EDITORS: SHAPING THE ECONOMICS OF HAPPINESS- THE FUNDAMENTAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF RICHARD EASTERLIN; II. GROWTH AND HAPPINESS; III. LIFE CYCLE HAPPINESS; IV. EPILOGUE
£36.49
Oxford University Press Is the Planet Full
Book SynopsisWhat are the impacts of population growth? Can our planet support the demands of the ten billion people anticipated to be the world''s population by the middle of this century?While it is common to hear about the problems of overpopulation, might there be unexplored benefits of increasing numbers of people in the world? How can we both consider and harness the potential benefits brought by a healthier, wealthier and larger population? May more people mean more scientists to discover how our world works, more inventors and thinkers to help solve the world''s problems, more skilled people to put these ideas into practice? In this book, leading academics with a wide range of expertise in demography, philosophy, biology, climate science, economics and environmental sustainability explore the contexts, costs and benefits of a burgeoning population on our economic, social and environmental systems.Trade ReviewIts [the book's] strengths lie in collecting together the diverse opinions of different thought leaders to provide a holistic interdisciplinary discourse around how we treat the planet and each other. A noteworthy overview of how we manage global issues, Is the Planet Full? is recommended for anyone interested in understanding what an increasing global population means to our present and future. * Rebecca Jarvis, LSE blog, 01/05/2014 *Table of Contents1: Ian Goldin: Introduction 2: Anthony B. Atkinson: Optimum Population, Welfare Economics, and Inequality 3: Toby Ord: Overpopulation or Underpopulation? 4: Sarah Harper: Demographic and Environmental Transitions 5: Ian Johnson: Towards a Contemporary Understanding of the Limits to Growth 6: H. Charles J. Godfray: How can 9-10 Billion People be Fed Sustainably and Equitably by 2050? 7: Mark New: Water Scarcity on a Blue Planet 8: Yadvinder Malhi: The Metabolism of a Human-Dominated Planet 9: Robyn Norton: Safe, Effective, and Affordable Health Care for a Bulging Population 10: Anthony Hartwell: Sourcing Mineral Resources: Problems and Solutions 11: Ian Goldin: Governance Matters Most
£32.41
Oxford University Press, USA Redefining Retirement How Will Boomers Fare Pensions Research Council
Book SynopsisAs the first of the 'Baby Boom' generation reaches the age of 60, this unusually large cohort born 1946-66 are poised to redefine retirement - just as they have restructured educational, housing, and labor markets before. This is the first book-length study of this generation, and offers an invaluable guide to the issues for the retirement system.Table of ContentsPART I: PROSPECTS FOR BABY BOOMER RETIREMENT ; Will Boomers Redefine Retirement? ; Cross-Cohort Differences in Retirement Expectations and Realizations ; The Sufficiency of Retirement Savings: Comparing Cohorts at the Time of Retirement ; Understanding Baby Boomers' Retirement Prospects ; PART II: CHANGING HEALTH STATUS AND HEALTH INSURANCE ; Are Boomers Living Well Longer? ; Baby Boomers vs Their Parents: Economic Well-Being and Health Status ; Cross-Cohort Differences in Heath on the Verge of Retirement ; Health Insurance Patterns Nearing Retirement ; PART III: NEW ROLES FOR RETIREMENT ASSETS ; The Impact of Pensions on Non-pension Investment Choices ; Measuring Pension Wealth ; Trends in Pension Values around Retirement ; Pension Portfolio Choice and Menu Exposure ; Saving Between Cohorts: The Role of Planning ; Retiring on the House? Cross-Cohort Differences in Housing Wealth
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Oxford University Press Malthus A Very Short Introduction Very Short
Book SynopsisThomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) was an English cleric whose ideas, as expounded in his most famous work the Essay on the Principle of Population, caused a storm of controversy. In this Very Short Introduction, Donald Winch explains and clarifies Malthus''s ideas, assessing the profound influence he has had on modern economic thought. Concentrating on his writings, Winch sheds light on the context in which he wrote and why his work has remained controversial. Looking at Malthus''s early life as well as the evolution of his theories from population to political economy, Winch considers why and how Malthus''s writings have been so influential in the thought of later figures such as Darwin and Keynes. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewWith population growth and food availability remaining major economic and social issues today, it is little wonder that Malthus ideas continue to resonate. This accessible and thorough clarification of his ideas is therefore as timely and relevant as ever. * Nicholas J. McMeniman, Australian Commonwealth Government, Political Studies Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ; 1. Reputation ; 2. Life ; 3. Population: the first Essay ; 4. Population: the second Essay ; 5. From population to political economy ; 6. The political economy of stable growth ; 7. Conclusion ; References ; Further reading
£9.49
Oxford University Press Is the Planet Full
Book SynopsisWhat are the impacts of population growth? Can our planet support the demands of the ten billion people anticipated to be the world''s population by the middle of this century?While it is common to hear about the problems of overpopulation, might there be unexplored benefits of increasing numbers of people in the world? How can we both consider and harness the potential benefits brought by a healthier, wealthier and larger population? May more people mean more scientists to discover how our world works, more inventors and thinkers to help solve the world''s problems, more skilled people to put these ideas into practice?In this book, leading academics with a wide range of expertise in demography, philosophy, biology, climate science, economics and environmental sustainability explore the contexts, costs and benefits of a burgeoning population on our economic, social and environmental systems.Trade ReviewIts [the book's] strengths lie in collecting together the diverse opinions of different thought leaders to provide a holistic interdisciplinary discourse around how we treat the planet and each other. A noteworthy overview of how we manage global issues, Is the Planet Full? is recommended for anyone interested in understanding what an increasing global population means to our present and future. * Rebecca Jarvis, London School of Economics and Political Science blog, *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Optimum Population, Welfare Economics, and Inequality ; 3. Overpopulation or Underpopulation? ; 4. Demographic and Environmental Transitions ; 5. Towards a Contemporary Understanding of the Limits to Growth ; 6. How can 9-10 Billion People be Fed Sustainably and Equitably by 2050? ; 7. Water Scarcity on a Blue Planet ; 8. The Metabolism of a Human-Dominated Planet ; 9. Safe, Effective, and Affordable Health Care for a Bulging Population ; 10. Sourcing Mineral Resources: Problems and Solutions ; 11. Governance Matters Most
£72.00
Oxford University Press Political Demography How Population Changes Are Reshaping International Security and National Politics
Book SynopsisThe field of political demography - the politics of population change - is dramatically underrepresented in political science. At a time when demographic changes - aging in the rich world, youth bulges in the developing world, ethnic and religious shifts, migration, and urbanization - are waxing as never before, this neglect is especially glaring and starkly contrasts with the enormous interest coming from policymakers and the media. Ten years ago, [demography] was hardly on the radar screen, remarks Richard Jackson and Neil Howe of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, two contributors to this volume. Today, they continue, it dominates almost any discussion of America''s long-term fiscal, economic, or foreign-policy direction. Demography is the most predictable of the social sciences: children born in the last five years will be the new workers, voters, soldiers, and potential insurgents of 2025 and the political elites of the 2050s. Whether in the West or the developing world, political scientists urgently need to understand the tectonics of demography in order to grasp the full context of today''s political developments. This book begins to fill the gap from a global and historical perspective and with the hope that scholars and policymakers will take its insights on board to develop enlightened policies for our collective future.Trade ReviewPolitical Demography is a collection of essays that shows some of the results of the new research in more detail. A chapter by Mark Haas of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh argues that demographic change will consolidate America's strategic position because all other leading nations have such dire demographic trends. China's one-child policy means there is a shortage of women of child-bearing age. As a result, between now and 2050 the number of men in China aged 20 to 25 (ie, of prime military recruiting age) will halve. Similarly, points out Eric Kaufmann, in many countries, fundamentalist religious groups have fertility rates two or three times higher than the societies in which they live. Israel is a good example. Over time, this will alter the balance of power in those countries. * The Economist *Table of ContentsPART I Political Demography and Political Science ; 1. Introduction ; 2. A Theory of Political Demography: Human and Institutional Reproduction ; PART II Population and International Security ; 3. Demography and Geopolitics: Understanding Today's Debate in Its Historical Context ; 4. America's Golden Years? Security in an Aging World ; 5. A New Framework for Aging and Security: Lessons from Power Transition Theory ; PART III Demography, Development, and Conflict ; 6. Age Structure and Development through a Policy Lens ; 7. The Age-Structural Maturity Thesis: The Impact of the Youth Bulge on the Advent and Stability of Liberal Democracy ; 8. Youth Bulges and Violence ; 9. Democracy, Climate Change, and Conflict ; Part IV Demography and National Politics ; 10. Racial Demographics and the 2008 Presidential Election in the United States ; 11. Demography and Immigration Restriction in American History ; 12. The Changing Face of Europe ; 13. <"Go Forth and Multiply>": The Politics of Religious Demography ; Part V Demography in Ethnic and Religious Conflicts ; 14. Wombfare: The Religious and Political Dimensions of Fertility and Demographic Change ; 15. Deter or Engage?: The Demographic Structure of EthnoNationalist Mobilization ; 16. Demographic Change and Conflict in Contemporary Africa ; 17. The Devil in the Demography? Religion, Identity and War in Cote d'Ivoire ; Conclusion ; 18. Politics and Demography: A Summary of Critical Relationships ; References ; Index ; About the Contributors
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Oxford University Press Aging Our Way
Book SynopsisAmerica is quickly going grey. There are more Americans alive today over the age of 80 than ever before in our history; by 2030, that number is expected to almost triple. But when we discuss how long people live, we must also consider how well they live. Aging Our Way follows the everyday lives of 30 elders (ages 85-102) living at home and mostly alone to understand how they create and maintain meaningful lives for themselves. Through extensive interviews, Meika Loe explores how elders navigate the practical challenges of living as independently as possible while staying healthy, connected, and comfortable. Aging Our Way celebrates these men and women as they really are: lively, complicated, engaging people finding creative ways to make their aging as meaningful and manageable as possible. Written with remarkable warmth and depth of understanding, Aging Our Way offers a vivid look at a group of people who too often remain invisible--those who have lived the longest - and all they have Trade ReviewAmericans are living longer lives today than ever before. But are these quality years? How are we experiencing 'these additional years' in our 80s, 90s, and even 100s? In Meika Loe's Aging Our Way, men and women tell how they are making the best of their time, even with personal limitations. These 'ways of aging' are summed up as lessons for reflection and action. I urge you to read and share this inspiring book with others for it enriches understanding of life paths that many will follow. * Glen H. Elder, Jr., Howard W. Odum Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill *Loe's writing is clear, jargon-free, and warm-she clearly likes and often admires her subjects. She has done an excellent job in organizing her book topically and lets her subjects speak for themselves, then distills their most important points. While there are few startling revelations, there is a great deal of wisdom. * Publisher's Weekly *Useful for its thoroughness, examples of resiliency, and attention to this growing phenomenon. * CHOICE *A lively, engaging, and moving read. Loe shows how the personal resources needed to cope with aging are closely tied to structural factors like race, class, gender, birth cohort, and socioeconomic status. Nearly any reader will find Aging Our Way relevant to their own life or the lives of their aging parents or relatives. * Deborah Carr, Professor of Sociology, Rutgers University *In this delightfully written book, Meika Loe illustrates how we continue to develop and become more diverse as we age. Aging Our Way is an engagingly written introduction to this new understanding of aging and will serve its readers well. * Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, co-author of The 36-Hour Day *Table of ContentsPrologue: 30-60-90: A Short Meditation on Age and Perspective ; Introduction: Living at Home and Making it Work ; Lesson 1: Continue to Do What You Did ; Lesson 2: (Re) Design Your Living Space ; Lesson 3: Live in Moderation ; Lesson 4: Take Time for Self ; Lesson 5: Ask for Help; Mobilize Resources ; Lesson 6: Connect with Peers ; Lesson 7: Resort to Tomfoolery ; Lesson 8: Care for Others ; Lesson 9: Reach out to Family ; Lesson 10: Get Intergenerational; Redefine Family ; Lesson 11: Insist on Hugs ; Lesson 12: Be Adaptable ; Lesson 13: Accept and Prepare for Death ; Conclusion: New Perspectives on the Oldest Old ; Postscript: On Doing Ninety (by Ann, research participant) ; Epilogue: Updates on Study Participants ; Appendix: Best Practices in Supporting Aging in Place ; References ; Index
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University of Chicago Press Fate and Honor Family and Village
Book SynopsisThe Italian peasantry has often been described as tragic, backward, hopeless, downtrodden, static, and passive. In Fate and Honor, Family and Village, Rudolph Bell argues against the characterizationmore by reconstructing the complete demographic history of four country villages since 1800. He analyzes births, marriages, and deaths in terms of four concepts that capture mroe accurately and sympathetically the essence of the Italian peasant life: fortuna (fate), onore (honor, dignity), famiglia (family), and campanilismo (village). Fortuna is the cultural wellspring of Italian peasant society, the world view from which all social life flows. The concept of fortuna does not refer to philosophical questions, predestination, or value judgments. Rather, fortuna is the sum total of all explanations of outcomes perceived to be beyond human control. Thus, in Bell's view, high mortality does not lead peasants to a resigned acceptance of their fate; instead, they rely on honor, reciprocal exchanges of favors, and marriage to forge new links in their familial and social networks. With thorough documentation in graphs and tables, the author evaluates peasant reactions to time, work, family, space, migration, and protest to portray rural Italians as active, flexible, and shrewd, participating fully in shaping their destinies. Bell asserts that the real problem of the Mezzogiorno is not one of resistance to technology, of high birth rates, or even of illiteracy. It is one of solving technical questions in ways that foster dependency. The historical and sociological practice of treating peasant culture as backward, secondary, and circumscribed only encourages disruption and ultimately blocks the road to economic and political justice in a postmodern world.
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The University of Chicago Press Contingent Lives Fertility Time and Aging in West
Book SynopsisMost women in the West use contraception in order to avoid having children. But in rural sub-saharan Africa many women use it for the opposite reason, to have more children. This study of aging and reproduction makes use of ethnographic and demographic data.Trade Review"Making brilliant use of the puzzle of women in The Gambia using modern contraception as a means to increase their fertility, Bledsoe shows - in a way no one previously has done so well - just why anthropological insights are needed in demographic research. Contingent Lives offers a rich contribution both to social theory and to social methodology." - David Kertzer, Brown University
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The University of Chicago Press Birth and Fortune The Impact of Numbers on
Book SynopsisIn this influential work, Richard A. Easterlinshows how the size of a generationthe number of persons born in a particular yeardirectly and indirectly affects the personal welfare of its members, the make-up and breakdown of the family, and the general well being of the economy. [Easterlin] has made clear, I think unambiguously, that the baby-boom generation is economically underprivileged merely because of its size. And in showing this, he demonstrates that population size can be as restrictive as a factor as sex, race, or class on equality of opportunity in the U.S.Jeffrey Madrick, Business Week
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The University of Chicago Press Fertility Change in Contemporary Japan Population
Book SynopsisThe authors examine the striking decline in Japan's birthrate in light of the rapid urbanization, industrialization, and socioeconomic development experienced by the nation since World War II.
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The University of Chicago Press The Economic Consequences of Demographic Change
Book SynopsisStudies show that almost all industrial countries have experienced dramatic decreases in both fertility and mortality rates. East Asia exemplifies these trends. This title offers a look at how long-term demographic transitions have taken shape there and how they have affected the economy in the region.
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The University of Chicago Press Anthropological Demography Toward a New
Book SynopsisIn the past anthropology often used demographic research, but the two disciplines have recently grown to distrust each other's assumptions and methods. In order to show that they have much to offer each other, this book seeks to bridge the demography/anthropology divide, and examines major issues.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1: Toward an Anthropological Demography David I. Kertzer, Tom Fricke. 2: Kinship Systems and Demographic Regimes Monica Das Gupta 3: Family Systems and Demographic Processes G. William Skinner 4: Reproduction in Anthropology and Demography Nicholas Townsend 5: Similarities and Differences: Anthropological and Demographic Perspectives on Gender Nancy E. Riley 6: Population and Identity Philip Kreager 7: Anthropology and Demography: Marriage, Liaison, or Encounter? E. A. Hammel, Diana S. Friou. 8: Demography without Numbers Nancy Scheper-Hughes 9: "Truth Lies in the Eye of the Beholder": The Nature of Evidence in Demography and Anthropology Allan G. Hill 10: Culture Theory and Demographic Process: Toward a Thicker Demography Tom Fricke Contributors Index
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The University of Chicago Press Anthropological Demography
Book SynopsisIn the past anthropology often used demographic research, but the two disciplines have recently grown to distrust each other's assumptions and methods. In order to show that they have much to offer each other, this book seeks to bridge the demography/anthropology divide, and examines major issues.
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The University of Chicago Press Birth Quake The Baby Boom Its Aftershocks The
Book SynopsisBetween 1965 and 1985 the Western world - and the US in particular - experienced a staggering amount of social and economic change. In "Birth quake" Macunovich argues that the common thread underlying these changes was the post-war baby boom, and their passage into adulthood.Trade Review"A brilliant, lucid analysis of the multiple effects of the post-World War II baby boom....Indeed, in Macunovich's capable hands, it is clear that the baby boom was among the most powerful and complex forces shaping the economic history of the United States in the late 20th century." - Michael Edelstein, Queens College and the Graduate Center, Cuny
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The University of Chicago Press Women Adrift
Book SynopsisStarting with Dreiser's Sister Carrie, Meyerowitz uses turn-of-the-century Chicago as a case study to explore both the image and the reality of single women's experiences as they lived apart from their families. In an era when family all but defined American womanhood, these womenneither victimized nor liberatedcreated new social ties and subcultures to cope with the conditions of urban life. Brilliant. . . . Gracefully written, and mercifully free from the jargon that often plagues social history, this book is a welcome addition to literature in women's, urban, and black history.Ann Schofield, American Historical ReviewMeyerowitz provides a splendid portrait of her subjects. . . . She deserves praise for her demographic spadework, sensitive analysis, and engaging style. This is a valuable and rewarding book.Nancy Woloch, Journal of American History A state-of-the-art product of the new women's history. . . . Meyerowitz's work is an extremely useful contribution, a corrective to over-c
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The University of Chicago Press The Institutional Context Patterns of Fertility
Book SynopsisIn this work, Fred C. Pampel looks at fertility, suicide, and homicide rates in 18 high-income nations to show how they are affected by institutional structures.
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The University of Chicago Press Demography and the Economy
Book SynopsisDemographic studies help make sense of key aspects of the economy, offering insight into trends in fertility, mortality, immigration, and labor force participation, as well as age, gender, and race-specific trends in health and disability. This book explores the connections between demography and economics.
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The University of Chicago Press Explorations in the Economics of Aging NBER
Book SynopsisYields findings on how economic decisions by households and policy choices by governments will influence the effects of demographic shift. This title explores topics such as the implications of differential mortality rates by income on Social Security, the link between cognition and economic outcomes.
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The University of Chicago Press Evolution and the Genetics of Populations Volume
Book Synopsis"Wright's views about population genetics and evolution are so fundamental and so comprehensive that every serious student must examine these books firsthand. . . . Publication of this treatise is a major event in evolutionary biology."-Daniel L. Hartl, "BioScience"
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McGill-Queen's University Press Life and Death in Revolutionary Ukraine
Book SynopsisBetween 1917 and 1923, invasion, revolution, war, and grim living conditions claimed unimaginable numbers of Ukrainian lives. Velychenko examines the social background to the political history of revolutionary Ukraine, documenting the country's demographic losses during the Ukrainian and Russian revolutions.Trade Review"Life and Death in Revolutionary Ukraine is the first scholarly attempt, in any language, to systematically tackle the issues of social conditions and violence against civilians in revolutionary Ukraine. This book is a welcome addition to the study of Europe's continuum of upheaval and crisis, which in Eastern Europe continued until 1922–23. It also places the Ukrainian experience in the context of anti-colonial wars for national liberation and, hence, global history." Borislav Chernev, author of Twilight of Empire: The Brest-Litovsk Conference and the Remaking of East-Central Europe, 1917–1918“Anyone who studies violence should read this book.” University of Toronto Quarterly
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Palgrave MacMillan UK Comparative Reactions to European Integration Overlooking Europe
Book SynopsisPre-financial crisis, EU citizens were 'overlooking' Europe ignoring it in favour of globalisation, economic flows, and crises of political corruption. Innovative focus group methods allow an analysis of citizens' reactions, and demonstrate how euroscepticism is a red herring, instead articulating an indifference to and ambivalence about Europe.Trade ReviewThe last decade has witnessed the publication of major qualitative comparative studies of citizens' views and experiences of European integration. None can match, however, Overlooking Europe's theoretical and methodological rigor, nor its intellectual honesty. In a rare instance of genuine and successful collective work, the authors demonstrate and provide a highly sophisticated and original account of the ordinary citizens' cognitive and affective distancing with respect to the European integration process on the eve of Europe's 2008 debt and fiscal crisis. This account largely contradicts previous conclusions drawn from the analysis of public opinion survey data and forever changes our interpretation of political developments in the European Union since the late 1980s. Definitely a 'must' for those interested in European integration and in learning qualitative research methods." Juan Díez Medrano is Rafael del Pino Professor in the Department of Economic History and Institutions at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid 'This book takes us backstage in a refreshing way to help us understand the thinking process and the ambivalences that people in different countries feel about the idea of Europe.' William Gamson is Professor of sociology at Boston college and co-director of the Media Research and Action Porject. 'For their focus group data, the authors take a very useful interpretive approach. I especially appreciated the way they investigated a political topic by encouraging debate that helped in understanding different political positions. This method for carefully studying similarities and differences is exactly the kind of innovation that we need in focus group research. David Morgan is Professor of Sociology at Portland State University 'The political normalisation of European integration is in the heart of this very beautiful book. It will interest the specialists of the European studies as well as the readers attentive to the methodological innovations. It is an excellent catalogue of some the richest, most innovative and empirically solid research in comparative political science' Yves Déloye, is Professor of political science at Sciences Po Bordeaux and the editor of the Revue française de science politique. 'In a field replete with studies of citizen's views of the EU, Overlooking Europe stands alone for the originality of its focus group approach, providing new insights into how Europeans from different member-states look at and, indeed, 'overlook' Europe differently. The book explodes many of the received assumptions about European citizens whether as increasingly pro-European or Eurosceptic to show that mostly they simply don't know, and very often don't care. Overlooking Europe, in brief, is a book that should not be overlooked.' Vivien A. Schmidt is Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Director of the Center for the Study of Europe, Boston University.Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors Preface and Acknowledgements; S.Duchesne, E.Frazer, F.Haegel & V.Van Ingelgom Introduction: Outline of the Book; S.Duchesne, E.Frazer, F.Haegel & V.Van Ingelgom Concepts and Theory: Political Sociology and European Study; S.Duchesne, E.Frazer, F.Haegel & V.Van Ingelgom National Frames: Reactions to a Multi-level World; F.Haegel Social Gap: the Double Meaning of 'Overlooking'; S.Duchesne When Ambivalence meets Indifference; V.Van Ingelgom Representation and Legitimation; E.Frazer & V.Van Ingelgom Reflections on Design and Implementation; S.Duchesne, E.Frazer, A.P.Frognier, G.Garcia, F.Haegel & V.Van Ingelgom Conclusion: Citizens Talking about Europe; S.Duchesne, E.Frazer, F.Haegel & V.Van Ingelgom Post Script: Searching for the Grail; A.P.Frognier References Appendices Notes
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Columbia University Press Regulating Reproduction Paper
Book SynopsisThis study examines the social context and current state of reproductive mediating technologies, such as artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, surrogate motherhood, DNA probes and sterilization. It also explores the impact of this technology on the concepts of family and parenthood.
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Columbia University Press Time and the Generations
Book SynopsisTime and the Generations blends economics, philosophy, and ecology to offer an original lens on the difficult topic of global population. Partha Dasgupta provides tentative answers to two fundamental questions: What level of economic activity can our planet support over the long run, and what does the answer say about optimum population numbers?Trade ReviewWith this wonderfully wide-ranging, brilliant, and generous book, Partha Dasgupta joins his admired mentor, Kenneth Arrow, in the elite band of economists who have appreciated and contributed to the philosophical underpinnings of their subject. The relationship goes both ways, for by bringing in an economist’s sense of ecological and biological realities, he is able to modify and transcend the contributions of philosophers such as Mill, Sidgwick, Ramsey, Rawls, and Parfit. The result is an astonishing monument to a lifetime of hard thought about population, sustainability, savings, and human welfare. -- Simon Blackburn, Bertrand Russell Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and fellow of Trinity College, CambridgeIn recent decades, we’ve seen human impacts on the biosphere surge far beyond sustainable levels, raising deeply vexing questions about the path ahead. With intellectual elegance and insight, Dasgupta delves into the moral, economic, and environmental dimensions of global population and living standards. This rigorous book opens a normative approach to the fraught choices confronting all of us. -- Gretchen Daily, Bing Professor of Environmental Science, Stanford UniversityWhat a book! Written with pellucid refinement and compelling responsibility, it incisively appraises humankind’s numbers in tandem with assessments of ecology, time, personal decisions, and varied social and economic circumstances. Composed at the frontiers of norms and methods, philosophy and economics, demography and social analysis, Time and the Generations offers a systematic and bracing homage to heterodox reason in the spirit of Kenneth Arrow. -- Ira Katznelson, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History, Columbia UniversityA brilliant and original analysis of the population-consumption-environment nexus that will determine the quality of human futures on this troubled planet. This book will set the standard with which future discussions on this vital subject are conducted. -- Peter H. Raven, president emeritus, Missouri Botanical GardenTime and the Generations is a fascinating and enlightening work. Partha Dasgupta and his interlocutors have created a captivating and challenging book. -- Menahem Yaari, S.A. Schonbrunn Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Economics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem[Dasgupta] uses unique and original analysis of the link between environment, population and material consumption. * Choice *An excellent work. * Quarterly Review of Biology *Table of ContentsIn Memoriam: Kenneth Joseph Arrow (1921–2017)Foreword, by Robert M. SolowPrefaceRandom Thoughts on “Birth and Death,” by Kenneth J. ArrowBirth and Death: Arrow Lecture1. Economic Demography2. Utilitarian Ethics3. Ends and Means4. SynopsisPart I: Foundations5. Genesis Under Total Utilitarianism6. Death7. A Problem Like Sleeping Beauty8. Generation-Centered Prerogatives in the Timeless World9. Generations Across the Indefinite FuturePart II: Applications10. The Biosphere as a Renewable Natural Resource11. Estimates of Globally Optimum Population12. Technology and Institutions13. Existential Risks and Informed EndsAppendix 1: Socially-Embedded Well-Being FunctionsAppendix 2: Common Property Resources and Reproductive ChoicesAppendix 3: Notes on Rawls’ Principle of Just SavingAppendix 4: Modeling the BiosphereAppendix 5: Inclusive Wealth and Social Well-BeingAppendix 6: Valuing Freedom of ChoiceReferencesCommentary on Birth and Death, by Scott BarrettCommentary on Birth and Death, by Eric MaskinCommentary on Birth and Death, by Joseph StiglitzResponse to CommentariesEpilogueSocially Embedded Preferences, Environmental Externalities, and Reproductive Rights, with Aisha Dasgupta—Reprinted from Population and Development Review (September 2017)ContributorsAuthor IndexSubject Index
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Columbia University Press Jews and the American Religious Landscape
Book SynopsisJews and the American Religious Landscape explores major complementary facets of American Judaism and Jewish life through a comprehensive analysis of contemporary demographic and sociological data. The volume adds empirical value to questions concerning the strengths of Jews as a religious and cultural group in America.Trade ReviewRebhun has produced a pioneering study that provides an in-depth comparative analysis of the sociopolitical and religious patterns of America's Jews and is a major contribution to our understanding of the place of Jews in America's religious landscape. -- Chaim I. Waxman, Rutgers University and the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, author of American Aliya: Portrait of an Innovative Migration Movement Jews and the American Religious Landscape is an ambitious study of American Judaism in relation to the other religious traditions currently developing within the United States. It identifies American Judaism in terms of social class composition, demographic dynamics, educational attainment, religious versus ethnic adherence, native-born versus immigrant composition, religious practices, and voter choice in U.S. presidential elections. Rebhun's effort is masterful, and readers will both enjoy the work and be enlightened by its unique ability to combine structural analysis with cultural analysis. This book will be regarded as a landmark study of religion and politics in the United States. -- Thomas A. Hirschl, Cornell University, coauthor or Chasing the American Dream: Understanding What Shapes Our Fortunes Uzi Rebhun's elegant comparative study of Jews and the American Religious Landscape deftly situates American Jews in multiple, overlapping contexts that yield fascinating results. Whether he is examining demography, religiosity, politics, or education, Rebhun's multivariate analysis disrupts accepted wisdom and points to the enormous value of comparison when trying to understand American Jews. -- Deborah Dash Moore, author of Urban Origins of American Jews Highly recommended. ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface Introduction: Religion in America 1. Population Size and Dynamics 2. Spatial and Socioeconomic Stratification 3. Interfaith Marriage 4. Religious Identification 5. Political Orientation Epilogue: Jews and the American Religious Landscape Appendix A1. Religious Identificational Variables Used in Analysis Appendix A2. Loading of Questions on Religious Identification Factors: Principle Component Varimax Rotation Notes References Index
£44.00
Columbia University Press The Future of Mainline Protestantism in America
Book SynopsisExperts in American religious history and the sociology of religion examine the decline of mainline Protestantism over the past half century and assess its future. The book argues that the mainline Protestant movement will continue to be a vital remnant in a culture torn between the contending forces of secularism and evangelicalism.Trade ReviewMainline Protestantism never outgrew its ethnic families of origin and it suffered a breathtaking fall from fifty percent to ten percent of the population. Yet it remains a constructive and influential force in American life. This splendid book lucidly, cogently, and judiciously captures both sides of this story and picture, making a valuable contribution. -- Gary Dorrien, Columbia UniversityFor at least two decades, scholars have been addressing the presumed decline of mainline Protestantism in the United States. But mainline Protestantism refuses to disappear. Thus, what The Future of Mainline Protestantism in America proffers, namely a look at the future of mainline Protestantism, is timely indeed. -- Charles Lippy, University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaA timely collection, The Future of Mainline Protestantism in America synthesizes a great deal of recent scholarship in a way that will speak to a wide audience of students and scholars alike. It will make a positive contribution to the wider field of American religion, in particular, to the fields of sociology of religion, history of American Christianity, and religion in American culture. -- Christopher Evans, Boston UniversityWith precision, clarity, and balance, these authors explore many facets of the well-known but less well understood mainline tradition. The Future of Mainline Protestantism in America offers facts, a guide to pertinent literature, a survey of history, and predictions about coming challenges and opportunities—all highly relevant to conversations about religion in American culture. -- Elesha J. Coffman, author of The Christian Century and the Rise of the Protestant MainlineA welcome contribution to American religious scholarship. * Reading Religion *Table of ContentsSeries Editors’ Introduction: The Future of Religion in America, by Mark Silk and Andrew H. WalshIntroduction, by James Hudnut-Beumler1. The State of Contemporary Mainline Protestantism, by Graham Reside2. The Beliefs and Practices of Mainline Protestants, by David Bains3. Futures for Mainline Protestant Institutions, by Maria Erling4. A Divided House, by Daniel Sack5. The Mainline and the Soul of International Relations, by Andrew H. WalshConclusion: The Quakerization of Mainline Protestantism, by James Hudnut-BeumlerAppendix A: American Religious Identification Survey: Research DesignAppendix B: American Religious Identification Survey: Future of Religion in America SurveyAppendix C: American Religious Identification Survey: Typology of Religious GroupsList of ContributorsIndex
£70.40
Columbia University Press The Future of Mainline Protestantism in America
Book SynopsisExperts in American religious history and the sociology of religion examine the decline of mainline Protestantism over the past half century and assess its future. The book argues that the mainline Protestant movement will continue to be a vital remnant in a culture torn between the contending forces of secularism and evangelicalism.Trade ReviewMainline Protestantism never outgrew its ethnic families of origin and it suffered a breathtaking fall from fifty percent to ten percent of the population. Yet it remains a constructive and influential force in American life. This splendid book lucidly, cogently, and judiciously captures both sides of this story and picture, making a valuable contribution. -- Gary Dorrien, Columbia UniversityFor at least two decades, scholars have been addressing the presumed decline of mainline Protestantism in the United States. But mainline Protestantism refuses to disappear. Thus, what The Future of Mainline Protestantism in America proffers, namely a look at the future of mainline Protestantism, is timely indeed. -- Charles Lippy, University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaA timely collection, The Future of Mainline Protestantism in America synthesizes a great deal of recent scholarship in a way that will speak to a wide audience of students and scholars alike. It will make a positive contribution to the wider field of American religion, in particular, to the fields of sociology of religion, history of American Christianity, and religion in American culture. -- Christopher Evans, Boston UniversityWith precision, clarity, and balance, these authors explore many facets of the well-known but less well understood mainline tradition. The Future of Mainline Protestantism in America offers facts, a guide to pertinent literature, a survey of history, and predictions about coming challenges and opportunities—all highly relevant to conversations about religion in American culture. -- Elesha J. Coffman, author of The Christian Century and the Rise of the Protestant MainlineA welcome contribution to American religious scholarship. * Reading Religion *Table of ContentsSeries Editors’ Introduction: The Future of Religion in America, by Mark Silk and Andrew H. WalshIntroduction, by James Hudnut-Beumler1. The State of Contemporary Mainline Protestantism, by Graham Reside2. The Beliefs and Practices of Mainline Protestants, by David Bains3. Futures for Mainline Protestant Institutions, by Maria Erling4. A Divided House, by Daniel Sack5. The Mainline and the Soul of International Relations, by Andrew H. WalshConclusion: The Quakerization of Mainline Protestantism, by James Hudnut-BeumlerAppendix A: American Religious Identification Survey: Research DesignAppendix B: American Religious Identification Survey: Future of Religion in America SurveyAppendix C: American Religious Identification Survey: Typology of Religious GroupsList of ContributorsIndex
£23.80
Penguin Books Ltd Why Women Are Poorer Than Men and What We Can Do
Book SynopsisFeel empowered with your finances and discover the route to economic equality in this astonishing dissection of the gender wealth gap''Uncovers the realities of money in the modern world'' Stylist''This book will open your eyes'' 5***** Reader Review''Goes beyond talks of glass ceilings and gender pay gaps'' Dazed''Shocking and brilliant'' 5***** Reader Review________Did you know?Nearly 70% of Britain''s homeless are women.There are more men called Dave running the UK''s top 100 companies than there are women altogether.Women outperform men educationally at every level from high school to PhD - but still get paid less.In this astonishing dissection of the gender wealth gap, financial journalist Annabelle Williams explains why so few women rank among the super-rich and why women are the majority of those in poverty.From the personal - feeling <Trade ReviewAnnabelle Williams uncovers the realities of money in the modern world, and what exactly we can do about the fact that women are poorer than men * Stylist *Williams' book goes beyond talks of glass ceilings and gender pay gaps to a more nuanced look at the institutional oppression faced by women on a daily basis * Dazed *It is refreshing to see Williams challenge well-worn sexist myths . . . These debates are now greatly enriched thanks to Williams' contribution, democratic style and energetic lightness of touch * i *Tells us how to fight to be a financial feminist * Daily Mail *Essential reading for all serious feminists and 'femanists' and an important reminder that a lack of female leadership and representation at the top leads to an economic gender equality that affects all women, whatever their income level or role in society * Gill Whitty-Collins, author of Why Men Win At Work *Williams is passionate in her mission to educate women about finance... the great strength of this book comes from her generosity of spirit and desire to share her considerable financial expertise, providing a practical, democratic, user-friendly guide to the world of finance * i *Annabelle Williams demolishes the idea that women are just worse at negotiating pay, or choose low-wage industries * The Times *Sets out to get to the bottom of why the modern world is rigged unfairly in men's favour. * Stylist *
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University of Notre Dame Press Work Options for Older Americans
Book SynopsisWhile mandatory retirement has been eliminated in the US, a myriad of policies and practices have an impact on an older worker's decision to work or retire and an employer's decision to retain and train an older worker. Teresa Ghilarducci and John Turner address many of the issues considered on a daily basis by employees and employers.Trade Review“This conference volume is a collection of 11 articles that examine the economic and labor-relations aspects of an aging workforce in the United States. While the articles span a variety of topics, the underlying question throughout the book is: given the inevitability of demographic changes, how can we make the continued labor force participation of older works a positive experience for both employers and employees? This book considers a variety of policy options that may encourage or facilitate work at older ages. Those interested in issues surrounding employment and older workers will find the collection of interest.” —Journal of Pension Economics and Finance
£31.50
University of Notre Dame Press Population Growth Social Segregation and Voting
Book SynopsisAs one of South America's larger capital cities, Lima, Peru, is remarkably understudied as a demographic and economic entity unto itself. In this important book, Henry Dietz presents an in-depth historical, sociological, and political analysis of a major Latin American city in the postWorld War II period. Dietz examines electoral data for Lima's districts from six censuses conducted between 1940 and 2007, framed against a backdrop of extensive demographic data for the city, to trace the impact of economic collapse and extended insurgency on Lima and its voters. Urbanization in Lima since World War II has at times been rapid, violent, and traumatic, and has resulted in marked social inequalities. Dietz looks at how equity across the city has not in general improved; Lima is today segregated both spatially and socially. Dietz asks if and how a high degree of segregation manifests itself politically as well as socially and spatially. Do urban dwellers living under profound and enduring soTrade Review"Henry Dietz is probably the premier expert in the field on the history and politics, including electoral politics, in Lima. This study is in the best tradition of some of Notre Dame's finest books, including Charles Kenney's study of the Peruvian Congress and Gabriela Ippolito-O'Donnelll's book on social movements in Buenos Aires." —Leslie Anderson, author of Democratization by Institutions"For Peruvianists, this book is a treasure trove. It traces socioeconomic trends within the country's capital from the World War II period all the way up to the present. The database in the volume is a rich one, and it will serve scholars from a range of disciplines (anthropology, economics, geography, political science, and sociology) for years to come." —Carol Wise, University of Southern CaliforniaThere is no other study that integrates perspectives from demography, geography, history, sociology and political science to examine the evolution of this major city and its voting patterns...the wealth of data on Lima’s growth, educational levels, occupational categories and housing quality will be a treasure trove for scholars for decades to come. -Journal of Latin American StudiesTable of Contents Lima 1940-2007: An Analytic Framework and Some Background to 1940 Lima 1940 Lima 1961 Lima 1972 Lima 1981 Lima 1993 Lima 2007 Discussion and Conclusions References/Bibliography
£45.00
University of Washington Press Figuring the Population Bomb
Book SynopsisFiguring the Population Bomb traces the genealogy of twentieth-century demographic facts that created a mathematical panic about a looming population explosion. This narrative was popularized in the 1970s in Paul Ehrlich's best-selling book The Population Bomb, which pathologized population growth in the Global South by presenting a doomsday scenario of widespread starvation resulting from that growth. Carole McCann uses an archive of foundational texts, disciplinary histories, participant reminiscences, and organizational records to reveal the gendered geopolitical grounds of the specialized mathematical culture, bureaucratic organization, and intertextual hierarchy that gave authority to the concept of population explosion. These demographic theories and measurement practices ignited the population crisis and moved nations to interfere in women's reproductive lives. Figuring the Population Bomb concludes that mid-twentieth-century demographic figures remain authoritative to this day Trade Review"McCann’s work is a masterly reading of sources, theory, and history. She employs a range of disciplinary tools and methods, thinking not only as a historian but also as a demographer, feminist theorist, and textual and cultural analyst." * Journal of American History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Abbreviations 1. Matters of Vital Importance: Demography and the Mid-Twentieth-Century Population Imaginary 2. Rereading Malthus: Population and Masculine Modernity 3. Narratives of Exclusion, Mechanisms of Inclusion: Demographic Boundary Work 4. Remaking Malthusian Couplings for the Contraceptive Age 5. Demographic Transitions and Modern Masculinities 6. “Second Sight” and “Fictitious Accuracy to the Numbers” Conclusion: Demographic Convictions and Sound Knowledge Notes References Index
£81.90
University of Washington Press Figuring the Population Bomb
Book SynopsisTrade Review"McCann’s work is a masterly reading of sources, theory, and history. She employs a range of disciplinary tools and methods, thinking not only as a historian but also as a demographer, feminist theorist, and textual and cultural analyst." * Journal of American History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Abbreviations 1. Matters of Vital Importance: Demography and the Mid-Twentieth-Century Population Imaginary 2. Rereading Malthus: Population and Masculine Modernity 3. Narratives of Exclusion, Mechanisms of Inclusion: Demographic Boundary Work 4. Remaking Malthusian Couplings for the Contraceptive Age 5. Demographic Transitions and Modern Masculinities 6. “Second Sight” and “Fictitious Accuracy to the Numbers” Conclusion: Demographic Convictions and Sound Knowledge Notes References Index
£754.70
MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Event History Analysis in Life Course Research
Book SynopsisA compendium of studies drawn from an international conference, this volume includes work on event history analysis. Researchers at four institutions convened, shared models of analysis, and collected their findings for the first time.
£16.96
University of Wisconsin Press After Genocide Memory and Reconciliation in
Book SynopsisInvestigates the ways memorials can shape the experiences of survivors decades after mass violence has ended. Nicole Fox examines how memorializations can both heal and hurt, especially when they fail to represent all genders, ethnicities, and classes of those afflicted.Trade ReviewPowerful. Fox’s findings—including that the more mundane, everyday interactions are a more meaningful component of reconciliation—make beautiful and important contributions to the literature on peacebuilding and transitional justice, and have critical implications for international actors and policymakers." - Marie E. Berry, author of War, Women, and Power: From Violence to Mobilization in Rwanda and Bosnia-Herzegovina "After Genocide is a must-read for criminologists, cultural sociologists, and transitional justice scholars. Engaging and innovative, it entails crucial lessons on conditions of memorialization—its intensity, selectivity, and gendered nature—and its effects on peace." - Joachim Savelsberg, University of Minnesota "Essential for anyone interested in collective memory, violence, and social justice. Fox’s careful, in-depth fieldwork results in a rich understanding of how Rwandans remember and narrate their pasts, and her brilliant concept of stratified collective memory powerfully illustrates how some peoples’ memories become privileged while others’ memories are marginalized." - Hollie Nyseth Brehm, The Ohio State University"Invites a discussion into the politics of naming, narrativity, and marginality associated with collective memory, and how they inform transitional justice and reconciliation efforts. . . . A valuable addition to the fields of peace and conflict studies, sociology, criminology, and transitional justice." - Peace & Change
£22.36
Yale University Press The American Census A Social History Paper
£30.37
Springer Us Analytical Theory of Biological Populations The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis
Book SynopsisDrawing on his Elements of Physical Biology (1925) and most of his mathematical papers, Latka offered French readers insights into his biological thought and a concise and mathematically accessible summary of what he called recent contributions in demographic analy sis.Table of ContentsPrinciples: 1. On Evolution in Organic and Inorganic Systems. 2. On the Direction of Time. 3. On Energetics and Uncertainty. 4. Biological Stoichiometry. Demographic Analysis with Specific Application to the Human Species: 1. Introduction. 2. Relations Involving Mortality and Births. 3. Relations Involving Fertility. 4. The Progeny of a Population Element. 5. Indices and Measures of Natural Increase. 6. Relations Involving Fertility by Birth Order. 7. Relations Involving the Survival Functions of Two Individuals. 8. Extinction of a Line of Descent. 9. Conclusion. Appendix. Bibliography. Author Index. Subject Index.
£85.49
