Robert C Sykes
Biographic Data
| ID | 4294834 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert C Sykes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert C |
| FAMILY NAME | Sykes |
| SIGNATURE | SYKES R C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chicago |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
European Welfare States
Challenges and Change
Globalization and its effects became key objects of concern in the late 1990s. Politicians, journalists and academics shared this concern, often expressed as a requirement for 'less state and more market' in the new global world. Most failed, however, to support their arguments with evidence. But in recent years, academic social scientists have sought to subject the notion of globalization and consideration of its effects to more balanced and emp…
Globalization and European Welfare States
This book seeks to counter the recent trend of speculation about the impact of globalization upon welfare states. It begins by asking two related questions: 'What exactly is globalization?' 'How, if a
Evidence for continuing secular increase in height within families in the United States
Measures of mature heights of the second generation of longitudinal subjects in the Fels Institute growth study are now becoming available. When augmented by the heights of the parents who enrolled the first‐generation children, these families provide three‐generation data for mature height. Heights of the first‐generation spouses are also available. The successive generations correspond approximately to the following birth cohorts: 1886–1920, 19…
Physical-Force Chartism
There is a real need to integrate local and national approaches to the study of Chartism. The inadequacies of the pioneering studies of the national movement certainly revealed the need to return to the local roots of the movement. However, the pattern of local studies largely established by the important volume of Chartist Studies edited by Asa Briggs has had some unfortunate consequences. The attempt to provide a comprehensive account of Charti…
Physical-Force Chartism
There is a real need to integrate local and national approaches to the study of Chartism. The inadequacies of the pioneering studies of the national movement certainly revealed the need to return to the local roots of the movement. However, the pattern of local studies largely established by the important volume of Chartist Studies edited by Asa Briggs has had some unfortunate consequences. The attempt to provide a comprehensive account of Charti…
Physical-Force Chartism
There is a real need to integrate local and national approaches to the study of Chartism. The inadequacies of the pioneering studies of the national movement certainly revealed the need to return to the local roots of the movement. However, the pattern of local studies largely established by the important volume of Chartist Studies edited by Asa Briggs has had some unfortunate consequences. The attempt to provide a comprehensive account of Charti…
Evidence for continuing secular increase in height within families in the United States
Measures of mature heights of the second generation of longitudinal subjects in the Fels Institute growth study are now becoming available. When augmented by the heights of the parents who enrolled the first‐generation children, these families provide three‐generation data for mature height. Heights of the first‐generation spouses are also available. The successive generations correspond approximately to the following birth cohorts: 1886–1920, 19…
Challenges and Change
Globalization and its effects became key objects of concern in the late 1990s. Politicians, journalists and academics shared this concern, often expressed as a requirement for 'less state and more market' in the new global world. Most failed, however, to support their arguments with evidence. But in recent years, academic social scientists have sought to subject the notion of globalization and consideration of its effects to more balanced and emp…
Globalization and European Welfare States
This book seeks to counter the recent trend of speculation about the impact of globalization upon welfare states. It begins by asking two related questions: 'What exactly is globalization?' 'How, if a
European Welfare States
Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Politics (3 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Welfare (3 works) · Welfare state (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Globalization (2 works) · History (2 works)