Oxford University Press

In the Name of Liberalism examines why the British and North American governments adopted illiberal social policies during this by this century. The book analysis examples of social policy in Britain and the United States that conflict with liberal democratic ideals. The author argues that government accommodation of illiberal policies are a...

Using primary data from India and Nepal, this volume is the first major study to comprehensively address the issue of gender and the role of women in relation to environmental collective action and green governance. It traces women's history of exclusion from public institutions and looks at how constraints can be overcome....

Although only 24 when he signed his first publishing contract for Dubliners, Joyce already knew its worth: to alter it in any way would 'retard the course of civilisation in Ireland'. Each of the fifteen stories offers a glimpse of the lives of ordinary Dubliners - a death, an encounter, an opportunity not taken, a memory rekindled - and...

Policy and Prospects for the Next DecadeChapters by leading experts on unemployment, immigration, pay, and trade unions        discuss what can be learned from the past two decades, and what should be done now        to tackle Britain's current labour market problems, arguing for a more targeted        approach to tackle unemployment, exclusion,...

Leadership in a Devout and Diverse AmericaHow should American leaders reconcile the cacophony of beliefs and practices in        the United States with a kind of citizenship worthy of the American tradition of        religious freedom? How can they honor the religious convictions of all Americans?        Douglas A. Hicks provides a guide to these...

Future pension provision is highly controversial; it juxtaposes the challenges of old age security with the exigencies of global finance. This multi-disciplinary book, of interest to political scientists, social policy academics and economists, exposes the contradictory political and financial pressures currently experienced by major western...