SPS Contributions to Books: Recent submissions
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Title:The Covid-19 pandemic : inequalities and the life course Author(s):SETTERSTEN, Richard A. Jr.; BERNARDI, Laura; HARKONEN, Juho
; ANTONUCCI, Toni C.; DYKSTRA, Pearl A.; HECKHAUSEN, Jutta; KUH, Diane; MAYER, Karl Ulrich; MOEN, Phyllis; MORTIMER, Jeylan T.; MULDER, Clara H.; SMEEDING, Tim M.; VAN DER LIPPE, Tanya; HAGESTAD, Gunhild O.; KOHLI, Martin; LEVY, René; SCHOON, Ingrid; THOMSON, ElizabethDate:2021Citation:Magda NICO and Gary POLLOCK (eds), The Routledge handbook of contemporary inequalities and the life course, Oxon : Routledge, 2021, pp. 152-171Type:Contribution to bookAbstract:The Covid-19 pandemic is shaking fundamental assumptions about the human life course and exposing social inequalities in societies around the world. We draw on our collective expertise to illustrate how a life course ...
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Title:A political culture unaccustomed to dialogue : the political constraints of the social contract Author(s):LEÓN, Margarita; ALVARIÑO VÁZQUEZ, Manuel ; SOLER-BUADES, LlorençDate:2022Citation:Luis AYALA CAÑÓN (ed.), Inequality and social contract, Valencia : Observatorio Social, La Caixa, 2022, pp. 165-180Type:Contribution to bookAbstract:Reaching lasting political agreements is vital for solving structural problems such as social inequality in Spain. There are several factors that can make it easier or more difficult for political parties, usually at odds ...
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Title:Skills and educational systems Author(s):SOLGA, Heike; VAN DE WERFHORST, Herman G. Date:2023Citation:Michael TÅHLIN (ed.), A research agenda for skills and inequality, Cheltenham ; Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023, pp. 257-272Type:Contribution to bookAbstract:How well individuals are prepared for their labor market entry and later occupational careers is highly dependent on both individuals’ skill acquisition and the skill requirements of their jobs. Both skill supply and demand ...
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Title:Czech Republic : history Author(s):KOSTELKA, Filip Date:2022Citation:Europa Publications (ed.), Central and South-Eastern Europe 2023, Bern : Routledge, 2022, pp. 69-87Type:Contribution to bookAbstract:A comprehensive survey of the countries and territories of this region, incorporating the latest economic and political developments. This chapters covers the post-1989 political developments in the Czech Republic.
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Title:Political institutions and income taxes Author(s):ANDERSSON, Per F. Date:2021Citation:Philipp GENSCHEL and Laura SEELKOPF (eds), Global taxation : how modern taxes conquered the world, Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021, pp. 178–198Type:Contribution to bookAbstract:The chapter analyses the link between political institutions and the adoption of income taxes. The main claim is that this link differs across different types of income tax. The personal income tax represents primarily an ...
