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Biofuels and rural poverty / / Joy Clancy
| Biofuels and rural poverty / / Joy Clancy |
| Autore | Clancy Joy. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.95/39 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biomass energy - Economic aspects
Biomass energy - Social aspects Biomass energy - Environmental aspects Energy policy Rural poor Poverty - Government policy Equality Social justice North and south Energia de la biomassa - Aspectes econòmics Energia de la biomassa - Aspectes socials Energia de la biomassa - Aspectes ambientals Política energètica Pobresa rural Igualtat Justícia social Nord i Sud |
| ISBN |
9780203128473
1-136-46929-X 0-203-12847-8 1-283-97244-1 1-136-46930-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Energy and Rural Poverty -- The Impacts of Large-Scale Biofuel Production in Rural Communities -- How Does Large-Scale Liquid Biofuel Production Affect Socio-Ecological Systems and Ecosystem Services? -- Liquid Biofuel Production and Rural Communities' Food Security -- Do Liquid Biofuels Address Rural Energy and Poverty Issues? -- Can Biofuels Be Made Pro-Poor?. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910967735003321 |
Clancy Joy.
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| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
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Changes in Population, Inequality and Human Capital Formation in the Americas in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries : A Comparative Perspective / / by Enriqueta Camps-Cura
| Changes in Population, Inequality and Human Capital Formation in the Americas in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries : A Comparative Perspective / / by Enriqueta Camps-Cura |
| Autore | Camps-Cura Enriqueta |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVI, 159 p. 60 illus., 51 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina |
330.9
305.5098 |
| Collana | Palgrave Studies in Economic History |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic history
America - History Latin America - Economic conditions North America - Economic conditions Education - Economic aspects Economics Culture Economic History History of the Americas Latin American/Caribbean Economics North American Economics Education Economics Cultural Economics Igualtat Condicions econòmiques Població |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN |
9783030213503
9783030213510 (ebook) |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Impact of Race and Inequality on Human Capital Formation in Latin America during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries -- Chapter 3: Education and Inequality in North America in the Long Term with Special Reference to the United States -- Chapter 4: World Population Growth and Fertility Patterns, 1960-2010: A Simple Model Explaining the Evolution of the World's Fertility - The Americas in a Comparative Framework -- Chapter 5: The Economic Geography of Human Capital in Twentieth Century Latin America in an International Comparative Perspective -- Chapter 6: Education and Children's Work: Spain, Latin America and Developing Countries -- Chapter 7: Education, Gender Gaps and Market Openness: A Comparative Study of Urban Latin America and East Asia (1970-2000) -- Chapter 8: Income and Human Capital, Inequality and Ethnicity in the Americas during the Second Era of Globalization (1960-2010). |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910337677703321 |
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Camps-Cura Enriqueta
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2019 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Handbook of Equality of Opportunity
| Handbook of Equality of Opportunity |
| Autore | Sardoč Mitja |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (898 pages) |
| Disciplina | 305 |
| Collana | Education Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Igualtat
Igualtat davant la llei |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN |
9783031558979
9783031558962 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editor-in-Chief -- Contributors -- 1 Equality of Opportunity: Pro et Contra -- Equality and Opportunity: Some Preliminary Considerations -- Making Sense of Equality of Opportunity -- Conclusion and Further Directions -- References -- 2 Equality of Opportunity and Identity Politics -- Introduction -- Equality of Opportunity -- Identity Politics -- Affirmative Action for African Americans -- Objections to Affirmative Action -- Cultural Appropriation -- Conclusion and Future Directions -- References -- 3 Equality of Opportunity, Appearance Discrimination, and Reaction Qualifications -- Introduction -- Some Preliminaries -- Appearance Features as Reaction Qualifications -- Worsening Unjust Disadvantages -- Deliberative Unfairness -- The Value of Integration and the Legitimacy of Reaction Qualifications -- Conclusion and Future Directions -- References -- 4 Equality of Opportunity and Religion -- Introduction -- General or Specific Principles of Equality of Opportunity -- Religion in Relation to Equality of Opportunity -- Extrinsic Relations Between Religion and Equality -- Intrinsic Relations Between Religion and Equality -- Equality of Opportunity and Responsibility -- The Barry-Parekh Debate -- Fair Opportunity -- Religion as a Basic Good -- Arguments from Identification -- Arguments from Conscience and Integrity -- Conclusion and Future Directions -- References -- 5 Equal Opportunity -- Introduction -- Basic Definitions -- Terminology for Distributions -- Equality -- Justice -- Distribution Modifiers -- Equality of Proportions -- Access Modes -- Defining Equal Opportunity -- The Meaning of Opportunity -- The Early History of Equal Opportunity -- Choice or Chance? -- The Nature of the Qualifying Action -- The Backtracing Issue -- Equal Opportunity and Other Equalities.
The Insufficiency of Competitive Equality -- Equal Opportunity as Anti-discrimination -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 Democracy and Equality of Opportunity -- Introduction -- The Foundations of Sortition -- The Foundations of Election -- Comparing Election and Sortition -- Conflating Election and Sortition -- Equal Opportunity True and False -- References -- 7 Political Decentralization and Equality of Opportunity -- Introduction -- Inequality of Opportunity in a Decentralized Polity -- The Benefits of Political Decentralization -- Questions Raised by Political Decentralization -- The Housing Market and Complex Equality -- Taking Equality of Opportunity Seriously -- References -- 8 Global Equality of Opportunity and National Self-Determination -- Introduction -- The Idea of Global Equality of Opportunity -- Self-Determination-Based Objections to Global Equality of Opportunity -- Making Space for Self-Determination in Global Equality of Opportunity -- Accommodation -- Reconciling Global Equality of Opportunity and Self-Determination -- Conclusion -- References -- 9 Equality of Opportunity and Affirmative Action -- Introduction -- Opportunity, Equality, and Scope -- When Is Affirmative Action Compatible with Formal Equality of Opportunity? -- Why Affirmative Action-Incompatible Forms of Formal Equality of Opportunity Are Not Required by Justice -- Affirmative Action and the Promotion of Substantive Equality of Opportunity -- Two Reasons Why Substantive Equality of Opportunity Is a Requirement of Justice -- Objections -- Equality of Opportunity and Other Justifications of Affirmative Action -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 Affirmative Action: Exception to or Aspect of Equality? -- Introduction -- Affirmative Action: A Controversial Concept -- History of Affirmative Action -- Different Terms and Understandings. A Broad Range of Affirmative Action Measures -- Different Dimensions of Affirmative Action -- Typology of Affirmative Action -- Active Nondiscrimination -- Purposeful Inclusive Policies -- Outreach -- Preferential Treatment -- Redefining Merit -- Justifications and Criticisms of Affirmative Action -- Main Justifications -- Compensating Past Discrimination -- Reducing Systemic Discrimination -- Providing Role Models -- Increasing Diversity -- Main Points of Criticism -- Reverse Discrimination -- Mismatching -- Violating Individual Merit -- Stereotyping Beneficiaries -- Affirmative Action and the Law -- The United Nations Approach: Intrusion Theory -- The European Union Approach: Exception Theory -- National Jurisdictions: Often Somewhere in Between -- Conclusion and Future Directions -- References -- Law -- United Nations -- European Union -- National Legislation -- Case-Law -- Court of Justice of the European Union -- National Courts -- Literature -- 11 Indirect Discrimination and Inequality -- Introduction -- Preliminaries and a Working Definition -- Discrimination -- Indirect Discrimination -- The Nature of Indirect Discrimination: Addressing DQ -- Substantial Distinctions -- Conceptual Distinctions: Three Approaches to the Nature of Indirect Discrimination -- Varieties of Indirect Discrimination -- The Morality of Indirect Discrimination: Addressing MQ -- Explaining the Wrongness of Discrimination -- Three Approaches to the Morality of Indirect Discrimination -- Conclusion and Future Directions -- References -- 12 Equality of Opportunity and the Presumption of Equality -- Introduction -- The Structure -- Institutional Justification -- Procedural Fairness -- Substantive Opportunity -- Institutional Justification Revisited -- Taking Stock -- The Presumption of Equality -- Conclusion and Future Directions -- References. 13 Capabilities as Substantive Opportunities and the Robustness of Conversion Factors -- Capabilities as Substantive Opportunities -- Beings, Doings, Capabilities, Functionings, and Conversion Factors -- Capabilities as a Better Measure of Equality -- Capabilities as Substantive Opportunities -- Three Dimensions of Substantive Opportunity -- Five Conditions of Robustness -- The Noncompetition/Nonexclusiveness Condition -- The Nonperishability/Permanence of Conversion Factors Condition -- The Decisive Choice and Decisive Preference Condition -- The Content- and Context-Independence Condition -- The Non-dependency/Favor-Independence Condition -- Are Capabilities Binary or Incremental? -- Substantiveness, Robustness, and the Identification of Capabilities -- Conclusion and Future Directions -- References -- 14 Merit as a Distributive Justice Principle -- Defining Merit and Meritocracy -- Procedural Versus Telic Meritocracy -- Substantive Meritocracy -- The Problems with Procedural Meritocracy -- Affirmative Action as a Means to Substantive Meritocracy -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- 15 Merit, Opportunity, and the Future of Higher Education -- Introduction -- Meritocracy: The Principle and Its Appeal -- The Principle of Meritocracy -- The Lure of Meritocracy -- We Fail to Live up to the Meritocratic Ideal -- The Moral Principle of Meritocracy Is Flawed -- Meritocracy Has Bad Social Outcomes -- The Future of Higher Education -- Widening Access -- Justice Within Universities -- Universal Lifelong Learning -- Conclusion -- References -- 16 Meritocratic (In)equalities -- Introduction -- Meritocracy Enables Social Reproduction -- The Role of Educational Institutions in the Reproduction of Meritocratic Inequalities -- Bernstein´s Analyses of Social Class and Codes -- Social Mobility, the Market, and the Inequalities of Meritocracy. Segmentation and the Primary and Secondary Effects of Class Relations -- Gender Issues and Meritocracy -- Conclusion and Future Directions -- References -- 17 Revising Meritocracy: Merits and Equality of Opportunity -- Introduction -- Discussion -- On Virtues, Merit, and Rewards: Dragonetti and Gioja -- Meritsocracy in Practice -- Conclusion and Future Developments -- References -- 18 The Rise of the Meritocracy: The Genealogy of an Idea -- The Rise of the Meritocracy: Some Preliminary Considerations -- Michael Young and his Work -- Genealogy of an Idea -- The Rise of the Meritocracy: Contemporary Receptions -- Conclusion and Future Directions -- References -- 19 Equal Opportunity and Higher Education -- Equal Opportunity and Higher Education: Theoretical Issues -- The Ideal of Equal Opportunity: General Considerations -- The Stringency of Equal-Opportunity Requirements -- The Objects of Equal-Opportunity Requirements -- The Subjects of Equal-Opportunity Requirements -- Other Theoretical Disagreements -- The Ideal of Equal Opportunity: Its Bearing on Higher Education -- Equal Opportunity and Higher Education: Applied Issues -- Sector-Level Issues -- Institution-Level Issues -- Department-Level Issues -- Conclusion -- References -- 20 On Post-Modern Conservatism, Merit, and Expansive Equality of Opportunity -- Introduction -- Part I: Post-Modern Conservatism and Merit -- The Pros and Cons of Post-Modern Culture -- The Rise of Post-Modern Conservatism -- Winners, Losers, and Impotent Bigness: Post-Modern Conservatives and Merit -- Part II: Liberal Egalitarianism and Equality of Opportunity -- Is Equality of Opportunity a Solution to Post-Modern Conservative Resentment? -- Equality of Opportunity, Human Capabilities, and the Good Life -- Conclusion -- References -- 21 Equality of Opportunity and the Education of the Talented -- Introduction -- Talent. Meritocratic Equality of Opportunity. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910874669503321 |
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Sardoč Mitja
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 | ||
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International journal for equity in health
| International journal for equity in health |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [London], : BioMed Central, 2002- |
| Soggetto topico |
Health services accessibility
Equality - Health aspects Health Services Accessibility Socioeconomic Factors Igualtat Serveis sanitaris Assistència sanitària |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodical
Fulltext Internet Resources. Periodicals. Revistes electròniques. |
| ISSN | 1475-9276 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | IJEqH |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910147149503321 |
| [London], : BioMed Central, 2002- | ||
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The journal of economic inequality
| The journal of economic inequality |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Dordrecht] ; ; [Norwell, MA], : Kluwer, 2003- |
| Disciplina | 306.305 |
| Soggetto topico |
Economics - Sociological aspects
Income distribution Poverty Revenu - Répartition Pauvreté Economische ongelijkheid Einkommensverteilung Welt Distribució de la renda Igualtat |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodicals.
Revistes electròniques. |
| ISSN | 1573-8701 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910142627703321 |
| [Dordrecht] ; ; [Norwell, MA], : Kluwer, 2003- | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sex Work, Health, and Human Rights : Global Inequities, Challenges, and Opportunities for Action
| Sex Work, Health, and Human Rights : Global Inequities, Challenges, and Opportunities for Action |
| Autore | Goldenberg Shira M |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Springer Nature, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (272 pages) |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Morgan ThomasRuth
ForbesAnna BaralStefan |
| Soggetto topico |
Public health & preventive medicine
Human rights Epidemiology & medical statistics Social issues & processes Health systems & services Prostitució Salut sexual Drets humans Salut pública Igualtat Medicina preventiva |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Public Health
Human Rights Epidemiology Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Social Structure, Social Inequality Health Policy Social Structure sex work law reform human rights violations and labor rights and protections health disparities and health equity marginalized populations women's health, sexual health and reproductive health HIV/AIDS structural determinants integrated interventions harm reduction stigma sex worker criminalization and decriminalized settings blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) global burden of violence global mental health safety and health promotion substance use community mobilization and empowerment migration and mobility open access Public health & preventive medicine Human rights, civil rights Epidemiology & medical statistics Social & ethical issues Health systems & services Political structure & processes |
| ISBN | 3-030-64171-6 |
| Classificazione | LAW051000MED028000MED036000MED076000MED078000SOC026000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910473447403321 |
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Goldenberg Shira M
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| Springer Nature, 2021 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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