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“sally ruane”

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  • Paying for the Welfare State in the 21st Century

    Tax and Spending in Post-Industrial Societies

    by David Byrne, Sally Ruane ...
    What does the future hold for the welfare state in the post-industrial 21st century? Political and economic forces are threatening the taxation regimes of highly globalised, capitalist societies, prompting an urgent debate around the function of the welfare state and how we pay for it.In a challenge to current policy and thinking, David Byrne and Sally Ruane deploy the concepts and analytical ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Sniper

    The Hunt for the Killers Who Terrorized the Nation

    by Sari Horwitz, Michael Ruane ...
    Sniper is the behind-the-scenes story of one of the most frightening rampages to occur in U.S. history—and how it was stopped.For more than three weeks, the nation watched in disbelief as Washington, D.C., and its surrounding suburbs were held hostage by anonymous gunmen shooting innocent civilians at random. Sniper is the definitive account of those alleged gunmen, John Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo ... Read more

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  • Taxation and Social Policy

    by Carlene Wynter, Kevin Caraher, Enrico G. Reuter, Micheál Collins, Milena Buchs, Paul Bridgen, Steve D. McKay, Kevin Farnsworth, Susan Himmelweit, Michael Orton, Sally Ruane, Karen Rowlingson, James Gregory, Chris Pond ...
    This book is about tax and social policy and how they interact with each other.The impact of taxation as an instrument of social policy is central in influencing redistribution and behaviour. This broad-based edited collection fills a significant gap in both literatures, bringing together disparate debates in this emerging area of analysis.It guides readers through the key interactions of tax and ... Read more

    $48.99 CAD

  • Data in Society

    Challenging Statistics in an Age of Globalisation

    by Jim Ridgway, Ron Johnston, Liliana Bounegru, Jonathan Gray, Amy Sippitt, Spencer Hedger, Sinclair Sutherland, James Nicholson, Charlotte Brookfield, Luke Sloan, Malcolm Williams, Keiko Yasukawa, James Goodman, Nour Dados, Kate Bloor, Ludi Simpson, Neil Duncan-Jordan, Jay Ginn, Richard Cookson, Tim Doran, Roy Carr-Hill, David Walker, Prem Sikka, Rebecca Boden, Paul Bivand, Stewart Lansley, Christopher Deeming, Steve Fothergill, Christina Beatty, David Byrne, David Rhind, Richard Murphy, Alessio D'Angelo, Eleonore Kofman, Brad K Blitz, Adrian Tear, Gary Hearne, Ifan Shepherd, Ruth Gilbert, Harvey Goldstein, Kevin McConway ...
    Statistical data and evidence-based claims are increasingly central to our everyday lives. Critically examining ‘Big Data’, this book charts the recent explosion in sources of data, including those precipitated by global developments and technological change. It sets out changes and controversies related to data harvesting and construction, dissemination and data analytics by a range of private, ... Read more

    $52.99 CAD

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  • Inequality

    What Can Be Done?

    by Anthony B. Atkinson ...
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  • Rethinking the Economics of Land and Housing

    by Josh Ryan-Collins, Toby Lloyd, Laurie Macfarlane ...
    Why are house prices in many advanced economies rising faster than incomes? Why isn't land and location taught or seen as important in modern economics? What is the relationship between the financial system and land?In this accessible but provocative guide to the economics of land and housing, the authors reveal how many of the key challenges facing modern economies - including housing crises, ... Read more

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    8 Economic Myths and Why Politicians Fall for Them

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  • The Financial Crisis

    Who is to Blame?

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  • Safety Net

    The Future of Welfare in Australia

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    The welfare state is one of the crowning achievements of the twentieth century, giving citizens access to healthcare, pensions, disability and unemployment benefits. This unprecedented expansion of the state was a product of the postwar period of the late 1940s, when governments ramped up investment in this grand safety net. By the 1970s, half of all government spending went towards social-welfare ... Read more

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  • Finance Against Poverty: Volume 2

    Country Case Studies

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    Over the last decade, the theory that poverty in the world's poorest regions could be alleviated by providing small loans to micro-entrepreneurs has become increasingly popular. This volume examines the effectiveness of this theory when put into practice. The book presents empirical evidence drawn from comparative experiences in seven developing countries and produces some startling conclusions. ... Read more

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