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Linda J. Cook
A unique study of 21st century migration politics across West and East Europe and Russia. Linda Cook compares contemporary refugee and labor migrations to Europe and Russia, including MENA and…
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This book attempts to explain why, and to evaluate what the return of the left has meant for the social policy of the states they have helped govern. It focuses…
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In the early 1990s, the countries of the former Soviet Bloc faced an urgent need to reform the systems by which they delivered broad, basic social welfare to their citizens…
Cook explores the politics and policy of social welfare from 1990 to 2004 in the Russian Federation, Poland, Hungary, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.
A critical assessment of the implications of the social contract - a tacit agreement between the post-Stalin regime and the working class whereby the state provided economic and social security…
The importance of fairness, validity, and accessibility in assessment is greater than ever as testing expands to include more diverse populations, more complex purposes, and more sophisticated technologies. This book…
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This volume presents studies by senior scholars and practitioners highly relevant to contemporary events in Russia, Ukraine and other postcommunist states that are challenging the international order. Contributors provide new…
After the fall of communism in Russia, most observers took for granted that the structures of the new democratic state would be effective agents of the popular will. This book…
