Alternative Perspectives of a Good Society (Perspectives from Social Economics)

219 Pages·2011·3.18 MB·English

by  John Marangos (editor)

ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES OF
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PERSPECTIVES FROM SOCIAL ECONOMICS
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ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES OF A GOOD SOCIETY
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Contents
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7. Labor Standards, Gender, and Decent Work in Newly
Industrialized Countries: Promoting the Good Society 121
Alex De Ruyter, Ajit Singh, Tonia Warnecke, and
Ann Zammit
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8. A Socially Sensitive Developmental State: Key
Economic and Politico-I nstitutional Aspects 147
Nikolaos Karagiannis and Zagros Madjd-S adjadi
9. Obesity, Evolutionary Psychology, and
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Contributors
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Nikos Astroulakis is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of o
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European Journal of Industrial Relations , J ournal of Economic Issues ,
and C ambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society . He has also
been a keynote speaker at major international conferences, includ-
ing those hosted by the International Labour Organisation and the
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