Reviews by subject area
Review
An intergenerational perspective of the coronavirus crisis and the role of family policies
November 2021
Maria Cubel, Department of Economics, University of Bath;
The covid-19 pandemic has caused a health crisis and an economic one. The two books reviewed here offer complementary perspectives on the role of family policies in times of economic decline.
Review
Understanding immigration to coexist in the future
December 2020
Carlos Ochando Claramunt, Director of the Master’s Degree in Economic Policies and Public Economics Department of Applied Economics, Universitat de València;
Immigration causes economic, political, and cultural changes in host societies. These two works propose intelligent, innovative, and collaborative solutions to tackle the challenges of immigration.
Review
The high price of inequality: lessons on the costs and consequences of child poverty in advanced societies
February 2020
Alejandro Arias Lera, an analyst at the Spanish Government’s High Commissioner’s Ouice for the fight against child poverty;
The books reviewed here consider why it is important for everyone, and not just for the most vulnerable, to achieve more egalitarian societies.