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International comparative research : social structures and public institutions in Eastern and Western Europe
Title:
International comparative research : social structures and public institutions in Eastern and Western Europe
Author:
Niessen, Manfred.
ISBN:
9780080313344
9781483158891
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1984.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvi, 167 pages) : illustrations
Contents:
Front Cover; International Comparative Research; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Editors' Note; Acknowledgements; Some Introductory Notes on the Second Vienna Centre Training Seminar; REFERENCES; Part I: SOCIAL STRUCTURE; Chapter 1. Recent Developments in Comparative Research on Social Structure and Stratification; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS; 3. EAST-WEST PERSPECTIVES; 4. TWO COMPARATIVE STUDIES; 5. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. Comparisons of Social Mobility in Different Socio-economic Systems; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. WHAT IS COMPARATIVE RESEARCH?
3. THE PROBLEM OF COMPARABILITY IN SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND MOBILITY ANALYSES4. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TYPES OF SOCIAL MOBILITY; 5. THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN STATUS ATTAINMENT; REFERENCES; Chapter 3. Structural Changes and Mobility in a Capitalist and a Socialist Society; Comparison of Men in Austria and Poland; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN CAPITALISM AND SOCIALISM -- EXTENDED REPRODUCTION OR THE TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIAL INEQUALITY?; 3. THE STRUCTURAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE INVESTIGATION; 4. HISTORICAL CHANGES IN THE PATTERNS OF MOBILITY AND STATUS ALLOCATION
5. CONCLUSIONS AND DISCUSSIONREFERENCES; Part II: PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS; Chapter 4. Comparative Research on Public Institutions: Re-defining the Status of Law in Social Science Research on Law and Institutions; 1. COMPLEMENTARY AND CONTROVERSIAL RESEARCH FIELDS; 2. INTERNATIONAL EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON LAW AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS; 3. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 5. Social Problems and the Law: A Comparative Perspective; 1. ROLES OF MODERNISATION; 2. POLITICS AND LAW-MAKING IN EAST-CENTRAL EUROPE; 3. LAW AND LEGAL TRADITIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
4. LAW-MAKING AND ITS CONSEQUENCE FOR LEGAL TRADITION IN HUNGARY5. THE ROLE OF LAW IN DISPUTE TREATMENT -- A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE; REFERENCES; Chapter 6. Comparing Public Institutions, Their Organisation and Procedures: East-West Cooperation in East-West Comparisons; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. COMPARABILITY; 3. THE CONCEPT OF COMPARISON; 4. LIMITS OF COMPARISON; Chapter 7. High Level Public Officials in Eastern and Western European Countries: Problems Encountered in Comparative Research; 1. THE BASIC CONCEPT, ITS ELABORATION AND THE METHODOLOGY; 2. THE MAIN RESULTS; 3. CONCLUSION
Abstract:
International Comparative Research: Social Structures and Public Institutions in Eastern and Western Europe is a seven-chapter book prepared for the Second International Seminar on Cross-National Comparative Research. Chapters 1 and 2 describe developments in comparative research on social structure and comparisons of social mobility in different socio-economic systems. Subsequent chapters explore structural changes and mobility in a capitalist and a socialist society; comparative research on public institutions; a comparative perspective on social problems and the law; and comparison of publi.
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Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HN373 .I57 1984 | 1183598-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Searching... |
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