All societies must deal with the possibility of violence, and they do so in different ways. This study integrates the problem of violence into a larger social science and historical framework, showing how economic and political behavior are closely linked ...

Work, in all its manifestations and with its very different returns, is an indispensable featureof human existence. Consequently, labour policy and social policy are concerned with shapingthe immediate conditions of everyday life. The composite term "labour and social standards"indicates that...