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  • Building a Common Future in Southern Africa: Challenges and Opportunities

    by Joannes Mr. Mongardini, Tamon Mr. Asonuma, Olivier Basdevant, Alfredo Mr. Cuevas, Xavier Mr. Debrun, Lars Engstrom, Imelda Flores Vazquez, Vitaliy Mr. Kramarenko, Lamin Mr. Leigh, Paul Mr. Masson, Geneviève Verdier ...
    The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is the oldest customs union in the world, with significant opportunities ahead for creating higher economic growth and increased welfare benefits to the people of the region, by fulfilling its vision to become an economic community with a common market and monetary union. This volume describes policy options to address the barriers to equitable and ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Gender, Ageing and Extended Working Life

    Cross-National Perspectives

    by Joanne Tompkins, Aida Alvinius, Lars-Gunnar Engstrom, Anna Hokema, Heloisa Perista, Sara Falcao Casaca, Nata Duvvury, Elizabeth Brooke ...
    Series series Ageing in a Global Context
    Nations that are raising retirement ages appear to work on the assumption that there is appropriate employment available for people who are expected to retire later. 'Gender, ageing and extended working life' challenges both this narrative, and the gender-neutral way the expectation for extending working lives is presented in most policy-making circles.The international contributors to this book - ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

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