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Preface | |
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Introduction | |
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The Comparative Approach to Social Problems | |
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U. S. Social Problems in Comparative Perspective | |
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The European Social Model | |
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The Swedish Welfare State | |
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Problems of Inequality | |
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Poverty The United States Context | |
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The State of Welfare at Home and Abroad, Australian Financial Review | |
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Is There Hope for America's Low-Income Children? | |
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Income and Wealth Inequality The United States Context | |
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Inequality: USA vs. Other Industrial Nations, Americans for Democratic Action | |
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Inequality Here and There | |
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The Coming Era of Wealth Taxation | |
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Gender The United States Context | |
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Europe Crawls Ahead | |
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The Position of Women in Norway | |
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Sexual Orientation The United States Context | |
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Social Shift Opens Door to Gay Marriage Plan (Canada) | |
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Gay Rights and European Citizenship | |
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Age The United States Context | |
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As Good As It Gets: What Country Takes the Best Care of its Older Citizens? | |
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We Should Rejoice in an Ageing Society, So Long as We Plan Properly for It," | |
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Institutional Problems | |
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Families The United States Context | |
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Caring for Our Young: Child Care in Europe and the United States | |
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Support for Working Families: What the United States Can Learn from Europe | |
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Value for Family Tax Dollars: How Does the U. S. Stack Up? | |
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Schools The United States Context | |
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Early Childhood Education and Care: International Perspectives | |
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Denmark: Lessons for American Principals and Teachers? | |
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Globalization and Education: What Students Will Need to Know and Be Able to Do in the Global Village | |
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Work The United States Context | |
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Europe's Work Time Alternatives | |
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Finland Experiments with a Six-Hour Workday: A Family Friendly Policy? | |
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Europeans Just Want to Have Fun | |
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Health Care and Delivery The United States Context | |
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International Health Systems, Physicians for a National Health Program | |
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Health Care Facts, Toronto Health Coalition | |
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Problems of People, Resources, and Place | |
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Cities The United States Context | |
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How LondonFixed It's Traffic Woes | |
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New Lessons from the Old World | |
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Suburbia Stays in the Neighborhood | |
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Environment The United States in Context | |
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Wind Power Picks Up as It Crosses the Atlantic | |
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The $ 6.66-a Gallon-Solution | |
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The European Dream | |
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Individual Deviance | |
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