This book presents analysis of endemic deprivation in India and the role of public action in addressing the problem. The analysis is based on a broad view of economic development, focusing on human well-being and 'social opportunity' rather than the standard indicators of economic growth. India's success in reducing deprivation since Independence has been limited. Recent diagn...(展开全部)

This book presents analysis of endemic deprivation in India and the role of public action in addressing the problem. The analysis is based on a broad view of economic development, focusing on human well-being and 'social opportunity' rather than the standard indicators of economic growth. India's success in reducing deprivation since Independence has been limited. Recent diagn...(展开全部)

Review Lucid and comprehensive, Jackson's book elegantly synthesizes several important strands of network science from sociology, physics, mathematics, computer science, and economics. It will be an immensely useful reference for researchers and students alike. (Duncan Watts, Columbia University ) Product Description Networks of relationships help determine the careers that peo...(展开全部)

Review Lucid and comprehensive, Jackson's book elegantly synthesizes several important strands of network science from sociology, physics, mathematics, computer science, and economics. It will be an immensely useful reference for researchers and students alike. (Duncan Watts, Columbia University ) Product Description Networks of relationships help determine the careers that peo...(展开全部)

The success of this best-selling text lies in the author's belief that a good text talks with, rather than at, its readers. Shaffer does an extraordinary job of anticipating students' interests, questions, and concerns while treating them as active participants in the process of learning about social and personality development. The Sixth edition of SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY DEVEL...(展开全部)

戴维·谢弗 (David R. Shaffer) 是美国佐治亚大学心理学教授，佐治亚大学本科生项目主席，毕生发展心理学与社会心理学项目前任主席，在该大学给本科生和研究生教授人类发展课程35年。他发表的多篇研究论文涉及到利他行为、态度与说服、道德发展、性别角色与社会行为、自我表露、社会心理学与法律。他还担任《人格与社会心理学杂志》、《人格与社会学学报》、《人格杂志》的副主编。1990年，他获得佐治亚大学最高教学荣誉奖约西亚·梅格斯(Josiah Meigs)优秀教学奖。

Why are some places in the world characterized by better social service provision and welfare outcomes than others? In a world in which millions of people, particularly in developing countries, continue to lead lives plagued by illiteracy and ill-health, understanding the conditions that promote social welfare is of critical importance to political scientists and policy makers ...(展开全部)

In a closely observed study of two Indonesian towns, Clifford Geertz analyzes the process of economic change in terms of people and behavior patterns rather than income and production. One of the rare empirical studies of the earliest stages of the transition to modern economic growth, Peddlers and Princes offers important facts and generalizations for the economist, the sociol...(展开全部)

In a closely observed study of two Indonesian towns, Clifford Geertz analyzes the process of economic change in terms of people and behavior patterns rather than income and production. One of the rare empirical studies of the earliest stages of the transition to modern economic growth, Peddlers and Princes offers important facts and generalizations for the economist, the sociol...(展开全部)

This new text provides psychologists with a comprehensive, scholarly, engaging, and up-to-date treatment of theoretical insights and empirical findings in the field of social development. It conveys the excitement of recent advances along with the accumulated knowledge that forms the basis of the field. The Research Up Close feature examines a single study or set of studies i...(展开全部)