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1. The theory of incentives
: the principal-agent model
by Laffont, Jean-Jacques, 1947-2004 and Martimort, David
2002, ISBN 9780691091846, Volume 9781400829453, xii, 421
Economics has much to do with incentives--not least, incentives to work hard, to produce quality products, to study, to invest, and to save. Although Adam... 
Economics | Incentives in industry | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
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2. INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS OF CORRUPTION AND REFORM: THEORY, EVIDENCE AND POLICY
by LAMBSDORFF, JOHANN, GRAF, 1965
2007, ISBN 0521872758, 302
Corruption has been a feature of public institutions for centuries yet only relatively recently has it been made the subject of sustained scientific analysis.... 
Prevention | Corrupt practices | Administrative agencies | Institutional economics | Political corruption | International finance
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3. Revaluing care in theory, law and policy
: cycles and connections
by Harding, Rosie editor and Beasley, Chris, editor and Fletcher, Ruth, editor
2017, Social justice, ISBN 1138943193, xiv, 254 pages
"Care is central to life, and yet is all too often undervalued, taken for granted, and hidden from view. This collection of fourteen substantive and highly... 
Caregivers | Kinship care | Social aspects | Social service | Caring | Family | Social Work and Social Policy | Child & Social Welfare Law | Socio-Legal Studies - Public Policy | Social Policy | Sociology of the Family | Caring - Social aspects
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4. Rethinking disability theory and practice
: challenging essentialism
by Lesnik-Oberstein, Karín, editor
2015, ISBN 9781137456960, x, 197
"Disability Studies has burgeoned as a field of enquiry in recent decades. Yet, as economic pressures on disability provision and benefits continue to... 
People with disabilities | SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues | Disability studies | Social policy
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5. Competition policy
: theory and practice
by Motta, Massimo
2004, ISBN 9780521816632, xxiii, 616
This is the first book to provide a systematic treatment of the economics of antitrust (or competition policy) in a global context. It draws on the literature... 
Competition | Competition, International | Antitrust law | Industrial policy | Government policy
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6. Integrating social work theory and practice
: a practical skills guide
by Lister, Pam Green
2012, 1st ed., Student social work, ISBN 0203136519, ix, 131
All social work students study theory and undertake practice placements. Integrating the two – so that each informs the other – is both essential and... 
Social service | Social Work and Social Policy | Ethics and Values | Social Work Theory | Social Work Practice
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7. Understanding regulation
: theory, strategy, and practice
by Baldwin, Robert, 1951 and Cave, Martin and Lodge, Martin, 1972
2012, 2nd ed., OUP Catalogue, ISBN 9780199576081, xiv, 548
Regulation is a key concern of industries, consumers, citizens, and governments alike. Building on the success of the first edition, Understanding Regulation,... 
Administrative law | Philosophy | Trade regulation | Industrial policy | political economy | Trade regulation - Philosophy | Administrative agencies
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8. Kant's theory of action
by McCarty, Richard
2009, ISBN 9780199567720, xxiv, 250
The theory of action underlying Immanuel Kant's ethical theory is the subject of this book. What 'maxims' are, and how we act on maxims, are explained here in... 
Philosophy | Act (Philosophy) | Ethics | Agent (Philosophy) | Kant, Immanuel | 1724-1804 | Two worlds | Action | Maxim | Character | Motivation | Motive of dut | Freedom | Psychological determinism | Kant | Moral psychology
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9. Knowledge, dexterity, and attention
: a theory of epistemic agency
by Fairweather, Abrol, author and Montemayor, Carlos, author
2017, ISBN 9781107089822, viii, 196 pages
Contemporary cognitive science clearly tells us that attention is modulated for speech and action. While these forms of goal-directed attention are very well... 
Agent (Philosophy) | Naturalism | Knowledge, Theory of | Virtue epistemology
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10. Full Text Agency Theory
by Susan P. Shapiro
Annual Review of Sociology, ISSN 0360-0572, 1/2005, Volume 31, Issue 1, pp. 263 - 284
In an agency relationship, one party acts on behalf of another. It is curious that a concept that could not be more profoundly sociological does not have a... 
Social control | Economic theory | Political science | Social theories | Adverse selection | Individual and Society | Administrative agencies | Insurance companies | Musical agency | Opportunistic behavior | White collar crimes | Embeddedness | Fiduciary | Professional | Conflict of interest | ORGANIZATION | POLICY | LAW | fiduciary | embeddedness | ECONOMICS | social control | conflict of interest | PRINCIPALS | professional | SOCIOLOGY | Conflicts of interest | Fiduciaries | Professionals | Agency theory
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11. Contemporary human behavior theory
: a critical perspective for social work
by Robbins, Susan P and Chatterjee, Pranab, 1936 and Canda, Edward R
2012, 3rd ed., ISBN 9780205033126, xvii, 491
Human behavior | Social service | Social ecology
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12. The social in the global
: social theory, governmentality and global politics
by Joseph, Jonathan
2012, Cambridge studies in international relations, ISBN 9781107022904, Volume 122, ages cm.
How do influential social ideas contribute to global governance? This book takes an original approach to international relations by looking at the way social... 
International cooperation | International agencies | Civil society | Social aspects | International relations
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13. A social theory of freedom
by Thalos, Mariam, 1962
2016, Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy, ISBN 9781138931589, Volume 79., 278
In A Social Theory of Freedom, Mariam Thalos argues that the theory of human freedom should be a broadly social and political theory, rather than a theory that... 
Liberty | Philosophy | Agent (Philosophy) | Feminist Philosophy | Political Philosophy | Philosophy of Logic | Philosophy of Human Nature | Metaphysics | Sartre | Philosophy of Sex & Love | Philosophy of Social Science
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14. Building better beings
: a theory of moral responsibility
by Vargas, Manuel, 1973
2013, 1st ed., ISBN 019969754X, ix, 345
This book presents a new theory of moral responsibility. Beginning with a discussion of ordinary convictions about responsibility and free will and their... 
Ethics | Free will and determinism | Agent (Philosophy) | Responsibility | moral philosophy | Moral responsibility | Revisionism | Agency | Free will | Manipulation | Philosophical methodology | Blame | Desert | Moral psychology
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15. Psychoanalytic theory for social work practice
: thinking under fire
by Bower, Marion, 1949
2005, ISBN 9780415337991, xxvi, 204
Written by practicing social workers and social work educators, this text analyzes modern psychoanalytic and psychosocial approaches to social work and relates... 
Psychoanalysis | Social service | Psychology | Clinical Social Work | Child and Family Social Work | Mental Health/Clinical Social Work | Social Work Practice | Psychoanalytic Therapy - methods
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16. Areawide pest management
: theory and implementation
by Koul, Opender and Cuperus, Gerrit W and Elliott, Norman
2008, ISBN 1845933729, xiv, 590
Animaux et plantes nuisibles, Lutte intégrée contre les | Integrated control | Pests
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17. Social media for government
: theory and practice
by Zavattaro, Staci M., 1983- editor and Bryer, Thomas A., 1978- editor
2016, ISBN 9781315643564, vii, 229
Social media is playing a growing role within public administration, and with it, there is an increasing need to understand the connection between social media... 
Electronic government information | Public administration | Social media | Administrative agencies | Technological innovations | Management | Information technology | Political aspects | Public Administration & Management | United States
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