Class acts [[electronic resource] ] : service and inequality in luxury hotels / / Rachel Sherman
| Class acts [[electronic resource] ] : service and inequality in luxury hotels / / Rachel Sherman |
| Autore | Sherman Rachel <1970-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (380 p.) |
| Disciplina | 647.94068 |
| Soggetto topico |
Hospitality industry - Customer services - United States
Hotels - United States - Management Luxuries - Social aspects - United States Social classes - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
america
behind the scenes bellperson class differences concierge consumer society cultural studies demographic study economic inequality ethnographers ethnographic research hotel jobs hotel managers hotel staff hotel workers housekeepers luxury consumption luxury hotels luxury service nonfiction study nonfiction service industry social inequality social relationships united states urban hotels wealthy guests workplace |
| ISBN |
0-520-93960-3
1-281-75250-9 9786611752507 1-4337-0002-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Luxury Service And The New Economy -- 1. "Better Than Your Mother": The Luxury Product -- 2. Managing Autonomy -- 3. Games, Control, And Skill -- 4. Recasting Hierarchy -- 5. Reciprocity, Relationship, And Revenge -- 6. Producing Entitlement -- Conclusion: Class, Culture, And The Service Theater -- Appendix A: Methods -- Appendix B: Hotel Organization -- Appendix C: Jobs, Wages, And Nonmanagerial Workers In Each Hotel: 2000-2001 -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784413003321 |
Sherman Rachel <1970->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 | ||
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Falling Behind : How Rising Inequality Harms the Middle Class / / Robert Frank
| Falling Behind : How Rising Inequality Harms the Middle Class / / Robert Frank |
| Autore | Frank Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (177 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.5/50973 |
| Collana | Wildavsky Forum Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Consumption (Economics) -- United States
Equality -- Economic aspects -- United States Income distribution -- United States Middle class -- United States -- Economic conditions |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american class system
american middle class american prosperity arms race class consumer behavior costs of inequality debt demographic studies economic data economic inequality economic lives economy expenditure cascades falling behind happiness income inequality income middle class families middle class money and power money power and wealth public policy record levels of debt social expectations sociology spending money spending power wall street wealth inequality wildavsky forum series |
| ISBN | 0-520-95743-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface to the 2013 Edition -- Preface to the 2007 Edition -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Recent Changes in Income and Wealth Inequality -- 3. Inequality, Happiness, and Health -- 4. Envy or Context? -- 5. The Rising Cost of Adequate -- 6. Why Do We Care about Rank? -- 7. What Types of Consumption Are Most Sensitive to Context? -- 8. How Can Middle-Class Families Afford to Keep Up? -- 9. Smart for One, Dumb for All -- 10. Looking Ahead -- 11. Lessons for Public Policy -- 12. Reflections -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779838003321 |
Frank Robert
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2013] | ||
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The great forgetting : The past, present and future of Social Democracy and the Welfare State / / Jack Lawrence Luzkow
| The great forgetting : The past, present and future of Social Democracy and the Welfare State / / Jack Lawrence Luzkow |
| Autore | Luzkow Jack Lawrence <1941-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, [England] : , : Manchester University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (238 pages) |
| Disciplina | 320.1/1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Socialism
Public welfare Equality Economic policy |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Adam Smith
Alexis De Tocqueville Anglo-America Beatrice Webb European social democracies European social model Grand Narrative Great Depression John Stuart Mill Matthew Arnold Milton Friedman economic inequality free market globalization social model unemployment rates welfare state |
| ISBN | 0-7190-9845-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Where are we today? And how happy are we now that we are here? -- 2. Social equality: why it matters -- 3. The way we used to be and could be again -- 4. How we fell into the memory hole and got to where we are today -- 5. Social democracy forgets its identity: what really ended in 1989? -- 6. Rethinking the state -- 7. Rethinking the past: reimagining the future -- 8. Europe versus America: a summing up. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798744703321 |
Luzkow Jack Lawrence <1941->
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| Manchester, [England] : , : Manchester University Press, , 2015 | ||
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Growing Apart : : Religious Reflection On The Rise of Economic inequality / / Kate Ward, Kenneth Himes
| Growing Apart : : Religious Reflection On The Rise of Economic inequality / / Kate Ward, Kenneth Himes |
| Autore | Ward Kate |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (192 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Religion & beliefs |
| Soggetto non controllato |
inequality
living wage economic inequality earned income tax credit |
| ISBN |
9783038425786
3038425788 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910346667703321 |
Ward Kate
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| MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019 | ||
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Justice-based ethics : Challenging South African perspectives
| Justice-based ethics : Challenging South African perspectives |
| Autore | Jones Chris |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Durbanville, : AOSIS, 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (332 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Ethics & moral philosophy
Religious ethics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Calvanism
Christianity Christology church economic ethics economic inequality enlightenment globalisation |
| ISBN | 1-928396-51-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Justice-based ethics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910563073203321 |
Jones Chris
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| Durbanville, : AOSIS, 2018 | ||
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Nighttime Lights as a Proxy for Economic Performance of Regions
| Nighttime Lights as a Proxy for Economic Performance of Regions |
| Autore | Rybnikova Nataliya |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (196 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Research and information: general |
| Soggetto non controllato |
arbitrary area representation
artificial light-at-night (ALAN) attention-augmented CNN boundaries Chongqing cross-sectional daytime satellite imagery DMSP DMSP-OLS economic inequality economic statistics education inequality fine-grained GDP estimation functional urban areas (FUAs) GDP human development intra-urban scaling Iran JCPOA kernel density estimation Luojia 1-01 Luojia 1-01 satellite MNUACI multiple regression modelling n/a nightlight nighttime light nighttime light emissions nighttime lights NPP-VIIRS optimal threshold population density population reorganization sanctions searching radius threshold shadow economy spatial measurement spatial resolution spatiotemporal patterns street nodes sustainable development time-series urban area urban built-up area urban hotspot delineation urban remote sensing urbanization VIIRS VIIRS imagery Zipf's law |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910566458703321 |
Rybnikova Nataliya
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A portrait of America [[electronic resource] ] : the demographic perspective / / John Iceland
| A portrait of America [[electronic resource] ] : the demographic perspective / / John Iceland |
| Autore | Iceland John <1970-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (294 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.60973 |
| Collana | Sociology in the 21st Century |
| Soggetto topico |
Families - United States
Equality - United States Immigrants - United States - Social conditions Race discrimination - United States Poverty - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
21st century american culture
american family american studies changing population contemporary challenges democracy discrimination diversity economic inequality economic well being ethnic inequality family gender inequality health disparities health historical demographic growth historical history immigration inequality internal migration political poverty racial inequality racial tensions residential segregation sociology in the twenty-first century series sociology united states of america |
| ISBN |
1-78539-098-8
0-520-95910-8 |
| Classificazione | SOC006000SOC002010POL000000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. American Demographic Growth -- 2. The American Family -- 3. Gender Inequality -- 4. Economic Well-Being -- 5. Immigration and Growing Diversity -- 6. Racial and Ethnic Inequality -- 7. Migration and Residential Segregation -- 8. Health and Mortality -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786603203321 |
Iceland John <1970->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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A portrait of America [[electronic resource] ] : the demographic perspective / / John Iceland
| A portrait of America [[electronic resource] ] : the demographic perspective / / John Iceland |
| Autore | Iceland John <1970-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (294 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.60973 |
| Collana | Sociology in the 21st Century |
| Soggetto topico |
Families - United States
Equality - United States Immigrants - United States - Social conditions Race discrimination - United States Poverty - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
21st century american culture
american family american studies changing population contemporary challenges democracy discrimination diversity economic inequality economic well being ethnic inequality family gender inequality health disparities health historical demographic growth historical history immigration inequality internal migration political poverty racial inequality racial tensions residential segregation sociology in the twenty-first century series sociology united states of america |
| ISBN |
1-78539-098-8
0-520-95910-8 |
| Classificazione | SOC006000SOC002010POL000000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. American Demographic Growth -- 2. The American Family -- 3. Gender Inequality -- 4. Economic Well-Being -- 5. Immigration and Growing Diversity -- 6. Racial and Ethnic Inequality -- 7. Migration and Residential Segregation -- 8. Health and Mortality -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807805003321 |
Iceland John <1970->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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Public Debt, Inequality, and Power : The Making of a Modern Debt State / / Sandy Brian Hager
| Public Debt, Inequality, and Power : The Making of a Modern Debt State / / Sandy Brian Hager |
| Autore | Hager Sandy Brian |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (174 p.) |
| Disciplina | 336.3/40973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Debts, Public - United States
Government securities - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
21st century america
american economy american government american history bondholders capitalism concentrated wealth debt economic history economic inequality economic power foreign owned debt global politics government and governing inequality ownership structure political debate politics public debt ownership public debt public finance social inequality social power top one percent united states of america united states treasury us public debt |
| ISBN | 0-520-96042-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Public Debt, Inequality, and Power -- 2. The Spectacle of a Highly Centralized Public Debt -- 3. The Bondholding Class Resurgent -- 4. Fiscal Conflict: Past and Present -- 5. Bonding Domestic and Foreign Owners -- 6. Who Rules the Debt State? -- 7. Conclusion: Informing Democratic Debate -- Appendix: Accounting for the Public Debt -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996328040203316 |
Hager Sandy Brian
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2016] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Thank you, anarchy [[electronic resource] ] : notes from the occupy apocalypse / / Nathan Schneider ; foreword by Rebecca Solnit
| Thank you, anarchy [[electronic resource] ] : notes from the occupy apocalypse / / Nathan Schneider ; foreword by Rebecca Solnit |
| Autore | Schneider Nathan <1984-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (212 p.) |
| Disciplina | 339.20973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Occupy movement - New York (State) - New York
Occupy movement Protest movements - United States - History - 21st century Equality - United States Income distribution - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
anarchy
better future economic inequality general assembly meetings global phenomenon insider account marches modern history new york city nonfiction occupy movement occupy wall street online origins political history political ideologies radical movements reporters social chaos social experience social historians social history social inequality social movements social phenomenon social uprising watershed movement |
| ISBN |
0-520-27679-5
0-520-95703-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Foreword: Miracles and Obstacles -- 1. Some Great Cause -- 2. New Messiah -- 3. Planet Occupy -- 4. No Borders, No Bosses -- 5. Sanctuary -- 6. Diversity of Tactics -- 7. Crazy Eyes -- 8. Eternal Return -- Acknowledgments -- Works Not Cited |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779745503321 |
Schneider Nathan <1984->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013 | ||
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