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Can women succeed? Is women's work appreciated equally to men's? Do
women's salaries reflect the quality and quantity of work they do?
Does gender make a difference? These questions, which often emerge
even in democratic societies and free-market economies, are much
more acute in the new democracies of Central and Eastern Europe.
Gender has been an issue thus far neglected in transition
economies. Drawing on official statistics, an international
multidisciplinary team of sociologists, economists, demographers
and geographers examines how women have been affected by the labor
market reforms in Poland in the transition period of the 1990s. The
issues discussed include occupational segregation, the social
mobility of women, demographic change, the power and participation
of women in public life, women's organizations, and labor market
reform.
This highly topical book discusses the potential enlargement of the
EU to embrace the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the
enormous challenges, opportunities and threats this poses for
parties on both sides. Understanding of the diversity of the issues
raised, even by an experimental expansion, is limited and rarely
extends beyond the concerns voiced in a particular policy arena.
This volume brings together contributions from specialists across
the spectrum of the social sciences who consider the possible
outcomes of expansion per se. The authors consider the countries to
which membership might rationally be extended, and discuss the
future of a Union that continues to be exclusive, but which must
advance in the context of the overall march of globalisation. The
contributions from numerous disciplines are complementary and
include both macro- and micro perspectives. EU Expansion to the
East is designed to be accessible to all scholars of European
affairs, as well as those interested in transition and policymakers
at national, regional and local levels.
This highly topical book discusses the potential enlargement of the
EU to embrace the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the
enormous challenges, opportunities and threats this poses for
parties on both sides. Understanding of the diversity of the issues
raised, even by an experimental expansion, is limited and rarely
extends beyond the concerns voiced in a particular policy arena.
This volume brings together contributions from specialists across
the spectrum of the social sciences who consider the possible
outcomes of expansion per se. The authors consider the countries to
which membership might rationally be extended, and discuss the
future of a Union that continues to be exclusive, but which must
advance in the context of the overall march of globalisation. The
contributions from numerous disciplines are complementary and
include both macro- and micro perspectives. EU Expansion to the
East is designed to be accessible to all scholars of European
affairs, as well as those interested in transition and policymakers
at national, regional and local levels.
This book analyzes the reform of the socialist system in Central
and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Uniquely, it adopts
a multi-disciplinary perspective which includes authors from both
Western Europe and the former Communist world. The volume contains
analyses of: the prospects for civil society, economic reform and
privatisation, theories of economic transition and the role of the
state, political change and the persistence of former Communist
parties, the prospects for democracy in the former Soviet Union,
and gender aspects of labour market reform.
This book analyzes the reform of the socialist system in Central
and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Uniquely, it adopts
a multi-disciplinary perspective which includes authors from both
Western Europe and the former Communist world. The volume contains
analyses of: the prospects for civil society, economic reform and
privatisation, theories of economic transition and the role of the
state, political change and the persistence of former Communist
parties, the prospects for democracy in the former Soviet Union,
and gender aspects of labour market reform.
After almost a quarter-century as the BBC's Chief Football
Correspondent, Mike Ingham MBE shares a candid, comprehensive and
sometimes controversial account of how the world of broadcasting
and football changed beyond recognition throughout his career. His
broadcasting experiences saw him attend eight World Cups,
commentate on twenty-eight F.A. Cup Finals, work with ten full-time
England managers, introduce Sports Report, present his own music
show on BBC Radio 1, and he even covered Princess Diana's funeral.
He has enjoyed working with a who's who of personalities from the
world of football and has tales to tell about all of them... This
book is a timely reminder of England's campaigns in tournaments
over the last half-century with a detailed and eyewitness account
of what the atmosphere was really like over the years behind the
scenes in the England camp. Mike Ingham MBE was the BBC's Chief
Football Correspondent for almost a quarter of a century and only
the third person to hold this post after Brian Moore and Bryon
Butler. In a radio career of over forty years, Mike attended eight
World Cups, commentated on twenty-eight F.A. Cup Finals and worked
with ten full-time England managers. Starting out as a DJ in a
nightclub, music and football have been his twin obsessions and
often the two worlds have bounced into each other as many of his
musical heroes have also been football fans. The start of his
broadcasting career at BBC Radio Derby coincided with the glory
years for Derby County with Brian Clough and Dave Mackay and his
final commentary for the BBC was at the Maracana Stadium in Rio for
the World Cup Final of 2014. Shortly after his retirement Mike
became the first broadcaster to be given a Lifetime Achievement by
the Sports Journalists Association. What made this even more
special for him was to be presented with this honour by four of the
men he respected most of all in the industry, Hugh McIlvanney,
James Lawton, Jeff Powell and Patrick Collins.
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