Author: Virpi Makinen
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Keywords: reformation, traditions, medieval, law, lutheran, studies
Number of Pages: 284
Published: 2005-12-01
List price: $136.00
ISBN-10: 900414904X
ISBN-13: 9789004149045

The volume provides new evidence of how the legal ideas of the Lutheran Reformation were put into practice, especially in the Nordic countries, and how they worked in the history of law. Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden forming the largest Lutheran area in the world, this lacuna is considerable. The first part of the book deals with the legal, theological and philosophical thought of the reformers. The second part examines the impact of the Reformation on particular aspects of legal reform, especially marriage and criminal law and the law on poor relief in the Northern Europe. The study i

Author: Virpi Timone
Publisher: Open University Pre
Keywords: introduction, comparative, societies, ageing
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2008-04-01
List price: $47.95
ISBN-10: 0335222692
ISBN-13: 9780335222698

"Ageing Societies: A Comparative Introduction provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of ageing, highlighting the inter-connections between health, economic and social aspects of ageing. Virpi Timonen’s book is written in a lively and accessible style and will be particularly valuable for undergraduates and students on professional courses." Sara Arber, University of Surrey, UK What is ageing? Why is ageing important and how can we understand it better? How does policy and practice in relation to ageing populations differ across the globe? This book aims to convince readers th

Authors:Marc Labonte, Gail Makinen,
Publisher: Novinka Books
Keywords: stability, price, policy, monetary
Number of Pages: 68
Published: 2006-07-30
List price: $62.00
ISBN-10: 1594548900
ISBN-13: 9781594548901

Monetary policy can be defined broadly as any policy relating to the supply of money. Since the main agency concerned with the supply of money is the nation’s central bank, the Federal Reserve, monetary policy can also be defined in terms of the directives, policies, statements, and actions of the Federal Reserve, particularly those from its Board of Governors that have an effect on aggregate demand or national spending. The nation’s financial press and markets pay particular attention to the pronouncements of the chairman of the Board of Governors, the nation’s central banke