1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996208327803316

Titolo

Journal of nanoparticle research

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Dordrecht, Netherlands], : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999-

[Dordrecht, Netherlands], : Springer Netherlands

ISSN

1572-896X

Disciplina

620.43

Soggetti

Nanoparticles

Biotechnology

Equipment Design

Miniaturization

Biomedical Engineering

Nanoparticules

Periodical

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed

"An interdisciplinary forum for nanoscale science and technology."

Title from journal information screen (SpringerLink, viewed Apr. 13, 2006).



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910348226803321

Autore

Ellison Nicholas <1952->

Titolo

The transformation of welfare states? / / Nick Ellison

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2006

ISBN

9786610400188

9781134765690

113476569X

9781134765706

1134765703

9781280400186

1280400188

9780203099490

0203099494

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (238 p.)

Classificazione

71.80

Disciplina

361.6/5

Soggetti

Public welfare

Social policy

Welfare state

Globalization - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-223) and index.

Nota di contenuto

'Globalization', institutions and welfare regimes -- The challenge of globalization -- Globalization and welfare regime change -- Towards workfare? : changing labour market policies -- Labour market policies in social democratic and continental regimes -- Population ageing, GEPs and changing pensions systems -- Pensions policies in continental and social regimes -- Conclusion : welfare regimes in a liberalizing world.

Sommario/riassunto

This accessible work provides a 'political sociology' of welfare states in industrial societies, with both historical and contemporary perspectives. Ellison focuses on the social and political underpinnings of a number of welfare regimes and looks at the transformations they have undergone and the challenges they face.This book assesses current debates about



the role of 'globalization' in welfare state change, paying particular attention to contemporary views about the capacity of embedded institutional structures to limit the effects of global economic pressures. Ellison assesses th