“...Global environmental change series...”

Table of Contents “...Climate change blame narratives; "We people are the people who are changing the world"; "People shouldn't be ashamed that it's their problem"; "A tiny change brings a far reaching outcome": globalizing responsibility...”
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Table of Contents “...Introduction : transport policy and the environment / David Banister -- Transport and global warming : modelling the impacts of alternative policies / Melinda Accutt and John Dodgson -- Forecasting road traffic growth : demographic change and alternative policy scenarios / Tony Fowkes ... ...”

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Table of Contents “...liberalism, modernity, and governance in British India / Gavin Rand -- Paternalism, class, and the British path to modernity / Jon Lawrence -- Government and the modern management of information, 1844-2009 / David Vincent -- Liberty and ecology: resources, markets, and the British contribution to the global environmental crisis / Chris Otter -- Stories we tell about liberal markets: the efficient market hypothesis and great-men narratives of change / Mary Poovey....”

Table of Contents “...-- Social welfare -- Social care -- Conclusions -- Summary -- 19.Older People, Population Ageing, And Policy Responses / Karen West -- Introduction -- Population ageing -- The UK House of Lords Select Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change Report: `Reading for Ageing?' -- Generational fairness and inter-generational relations -- Promoting independence and active ageing -- Pensions and work -- Conclusions -- Summary -- 20.An Alternative Perspective: Green Social Policy / Michael Cahill -- Introduction -- The environmental crisis -- Responding to the environmental challenge -- Conclusion -- Summary -- 21.Exploring The Boundaries Of Social Policy / Catherine Bochel -- Introduction -- `New' and `old' social policy concerns -- Setting the context: the changing nature of social policy -- Food -- The environment and sustainability -- Transport and travel -- Information and communication technology -- Conclusions -- Summary -- pt. 4 European and International Developments -- 22.Comparative Social Policy / Harry Cowen -- Comparing welfare states -- The archetypal welfare states -- Welfare state systems and the impact of the 2008 economic recession -- Social policy responses to the crisis -- Conclusion -- Summary -- 23.Global Social Policy And The Politics Of Globalisation / Harry Cowen -- Global social policy and institutions -- Wealth distribution and income inequality -- Transnational corporations and global inequalities -- The contending perspectives on globalisation -- Global recession and social welfare -- Global social policy response to crisis -- Competing explanations of the global crisis -- The politics of globalisation and the anti-globalisation movement -- Conclusion -- Summary -- 24.The European Union And Social Policy / Harry Cowen -- The European Union's global significance today -- The origins and structures of the European Union -- The enlargement debate -- Challenge to the Constitution and the Lisbon EU Reform Treaty -- The United Kingdom and the Lisbon Treaty -- European social policy -- The social and economic impact of the Eurozone crisis on the EU -- Explanations of the Eurozone crisis -- The European Union policies in response to the euro crisis -- Conclusion -- Summary -- 25.Conclusions / Guy Daly....”
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