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Stay Home: Housing and Home in the UK During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Becky Tunstall 9781447365884
RRP: $109.65$84.31The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically exposed weaknesses in UK housing: inequalities in housing conditions, cost and security have contributed to the unequal impact of the disease. Charting fast-moving and inter-linked policy developments, Becky... -
Social Policy Review 34: Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2022 by Andy Jolly 9781447365792
RRP: $109.65$84.31Experts review the leading social policy scholarship from the past year in this comprehensive volume. Published in association with the Social Policy Association, this volume addresses current issues and critical debates throughout the international... -
Varieties of Precarity: Melting Labour and the Failure to Protect Workers in the Korean Welfare State by Sophia Seung-yoon Lee 9781447369257
RRP: $103.20$78.52Despite recent achievements in the South Korean economy and development within welfare institutions, new forms of precarious work continue to prevail. This book introduces the concept of ‘melting labour’, which refers to the blurring of boundaries... -
Taxation and Social Policy by Carlene Wynter 9781447364177
RRP: $110.93$85.27This book is about tax and social policy and how they interact with each other. The impact of taxation as an instrument of social policy is central in influencing redistribution and behaviour. This broad-based edited collection fills a significant gap in... -
Creating an Ecosocial Welfare Future by Mary P. Murphy 9781447363552
RRP: $110.93$85.27A uniquely hybrid approach to welfare state policy, ecological sustainability and social transformation, this book explores transformative models of welfare change. Using Ireland as a case study, it addresses the institutional adaptations needed to move... -
Compulsory Income Management in Australia and New Zealand: More Harm than Good? by Greg Marston 9781447361497
RRP: $109.65$84.31More than a decade on from their conception, this book reflects on the consequences of income management policies in Australia and Zealand. It explores the lived experience of those for whom core welfare benefits and services are dependent on government... -
The Next Welfare State?: UK Welfare after COVID-19 by Christopher Pierson 9781447361183
RRP: $109.65$84.31COVID-19 has transformed the British welfare state. The government has created millions of new beneficiaries, spent tens of billions of pounds it doesn't have and created a mountain of public debt. And yet, when the crisis has passed, we will be left... -
Social Policy, Political Economy and the Social Contract by Jonathan Wistow 9781447352600
RRP: $103.20$78.52In this challenging and original study, Wistow positions social policy within political economy and social contract debates. Focusing on individual, intergenerational and societal outcomes related to health, place and social mobility in England, he... -
Implementing Innovative Social Investment: Strategic Lessons from Europe by Susan Baines 9781447347835
RRP: $34.82$26.88The turn towards a Social Investment approach to welfare implies deploying resources to enhance human capital and mobilise the productive potential of citizens, starting in early childhood. This edited collection brings regional and local realities to... -
Financial Inclusion: Critique and Alternatives by Rajiv Prabhakar 9781447345466
RRP: $103.20$78.52Should the public play a greater role within the financial system? Decisions about money are a part of our everyday lives. Supporters promote financial inclusion as a way of helping people navigate decisions about money. However, critics fear these... -
For Whose Benefit?: The Everyday Realities of Welfare Reform by Ruth Patrick 9781447333463
RRP: $110.93$85.27What does day-to-day life involve for those who receive out-of-work benefits? Is the political focus on moving people from 'welfare' and into work the right one? And do mainstream political and media accounts of the 'problem' of 'welfare' accurately... -
Social Policy First Hand: An International Introduction to Participatory Social Welfare by Peter Beresford 9781447332350
RRP: $103.19$78.51Social policy is often constructed and implemented by people who have little experience of its impact as a service user, but there has been a growing interest in greater public, patient and service user involvement in social policy as both political... -
In Defence of Welfare 2 by Liam Foster 9781447327929
RRP: $16.76$13.09In Defence of Welfare 2 brings together nearly fifty short pieces from a diverse range of social policy academics and commentators, policy makers and journalists that focus on developments in 'welfare' over the last five years of Coalition Government... -
Research and Policy in Ethnic Relations: Compromised Dynamics in a Neoliberal Era by Charles Husband 9781447314905
RRP: $36.11$27.83In the field of ethnic relations the complex, often tortuous, interactions among academic researchers, research funders and those who use the research often result in social policy interventions that are poorly conceived and flawed in their... -
Introduction to Social Policy Analysis: Illuminating Welfare by Stephen Sinclair 9781447313915
RRP: $103.19$78.51In this distinctive introduction Stephen Sinclair illuminates the subject of Social Policy by showing readers how Social Policy analysts think about welfare issues and policies. From what influences the decision to have children to how everyday terms... -
Welfare, Populism and Welfare Chauvinism by Bent Greve 9781447350439
RRP: $103.19$78.51In the wake of the financial crisis, and with increasing numbers of people in precarious and low paid jobs, there has been a surprising surge of support for populist right-wing political parties who often promote an anti-welfare message. Tougher... -
The Moral Economy of Activation: Ideas, Politics and Policies by Magnus Paulsen Hansen 9781447349969
RRP: $103.19$78.51Activation policies which promote and enforce labour market participation continue to proliferate in Europe and constitute the reform blueprint from centre-left to centre-right, as well as for most international organizations. Through an in-depth study... -
Global Agenda for Social Justice: Volume One by Glenn W. Muschert 9781447349129
RRP: $20.63$16.58The Global Agenda for Social Justice provides accessible insights into some of the world's most pressing social problems and proposes international public policy responses to those problems. Written by a highly respected team of authors brought together... -
Dealing with Welfare Conditionality: Implementation and Effects by Peter Dwyer 9781447341826
RRP: $103.19$78.51This edited collection considers how conditional welfare policies and services are implemented and experienced by a diverse range of welfare service users across a range of UK policy domains including social security, homelessness, migration and criminal... -
Local Social Innovation to Combat Poverty and Exclusion: A Critical Appraisal by Stijn Oosterlynck 9781447338444
RRP: $103.19$79.03Based on more than 30 case studies in eight different countries, this book explores the governance dynamics of local social innovations in the field of poverty reduction. The diverse team of contributors reflects on the trajectory of social innovation in... -
Towards a Spatial Social Policy: Bridging the Gap Between Geography and Social Policy by Adam Whitworth 9781447337911
RRP: $34.82$26.88Social policy and human geography are intimately intertwined yet frequently disconnected fields. Whilst social policies are always conceived, implemented and experienced in and through geography, the role of place in social policy scholarship and... -
Towards a Spatial Social Policy: Bridging the Gap Between Geography and Social Policy by Adam Whitworth 9781447337904
RRP: $103.19$78.51Social policy and human geography are intimately intertwined yet frequently disconnected fields. Whilst social policies are always conceived, implemented and experienced in and through geography, the role of place in social policy scholarship and... -
Social Policy Review 29: Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2017 by John Hudson 9781447336211
RRP: $110.93$85.27This edition presents an up-to-date and diverse review of the best in social policy scholarship over the past 12 months, from a group of internationally renowned authors. This collection offers a comprehensive discussion of some of the most challenging... -
Agenda for Social Justice: Solutions for 2016 by Glenn Muschert 9781447332886
RRP: $15.47$12.15The Agenda for Social Justice: Solutions for 2016 provides accessible insights into some of the most pressing social problems in the United States and proposes public policy responses to those problems. Written by a highly respected team of authors... -
Social Policy Review 28: Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2016 by Menno Fenger 9781447331797
RRP: $110.93$85.27Drawing together a mix of internationally renown contributors, Social Policy Review 28 provides an up-to-date and diverse review of the best in social policy scholarship. With specially commissioned reviews of pensions, health care, conditionality and... -
Alternatives to Neoliberalism: Towards Equality and Democracy by Karel Williams 9781447331148
RRP: $110.93$85.27In this collection, innovative and eminent social and policy analysts, including Colin Crouch, Anna Coote, Grahame Thompson and Ted Benton, challenge the failing but still dominant ideology and policies of neo-liberalism. The editors synthesise... -
Austerity, Community Action, and the Future of Citizenship in Europe by Shana Cohen 9781447331063
RRP: $34.82$26.88The politics of austerity has seen governments across Europe cut back on welfare provision. Bringing together scholars and practitioners, this book explores secular and faith-based grassroots social action in Germany and UK that has evolved in response... -
Changing Communities: Stories of Migration, Displacement and Solidarities by Marjorie Mayo 9781447329329
RRP: $36.11$27.83Issues of displacement and dispossession have become defining characteristics of a globalised 21st century. People are moving within and across national borders, whether displaced, relocated or moving in search of better livelihoods. This book brings... -
Changing Communities: Stories of Migration, Displacement and Solidarities by Marjorie Mayo 9781447329312
RRP: $110.93$85.27Issues of displacement and dispossession have become defining characteristics of a globalised 21st century. People are moving within and across national borders, whether displaced, relocated or moving in search of better livelihoods. This book brings... -
Dimensions of Impact in the Social Sciences: The Case of Social Policy, Sociology and Political Science Research by Tina Haux 9781447324089
RRP: $55.46$43.00Impact has become a central part of the assessment criteria for academic worth. It has been adopted by many research funding bodies, and it is firmly embedded in the British Research Excellence Framework. However, a clear definition of impact remains... -
Delivering Social Welfare: Governance and Service Provision in the UK by Derek Birrell 9781447319177
RRP: $103.19$78.51As the system of governance and delivery of social welfare in the UK radically changes, this important new book argues that the extent of this change is such that it could be considered a fundamental transformation or even a revolution. It shows how a... -
Social Policy: Theory and Practice by Paul Spicker 9781447316091
RRP: $110.93$85.79Social Policy: Theory and practice is a fully revised, updated and extended edition of a bestselling social policy textbook, extensively reworked and adapted to meet the needs of its international readership. The book lays out the architecture of social... -
Social Policy Review 26: Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2014 by Kevin Farnsworth 9781447315568
RRP: $110.93$85.79Since the 2008 economic crisis, each year has brought new challenges to welfare states. This important annual volume with contributions from an exciting mix of internationally renowned experts within the social policy community examines the economic and... -
Inclusive Equality: A Vision for Social Justice by Sally Witcher 9781447300045
RRP: $37.40$28.75In an era of ongoing economic failures, as governments cut support to the poorest, the richest continue to get richer and those in-between are squeezed by rising costs and flagging incomes, the challenges for social cohesion - and for social justice -... -
Poverty, Welfare, and Public Policy by Douglas J. Besharov 9781444335132
RRP: $97.98$97.42This book is a compilation of seminal articles on poverty and welfare in the United States that would work well as reading for graduate level courses in welfare, poverty, and evaluation. Articles from the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management -... -
Social Policies and Social Control: New Perspectives on the 'Not-So-Big Society' by Malcolm Harrison 9781447310747
RRP: $110.93$85.79Drawing on a wide array of policy domains and events, this book provides an innovative account of social control and behaviourism within welfare systems and social policies, and the implications for disadvantaged groups. This accessible collection... -
The Squeezed Middle: The Pressure on Ordinary Workers in America and Britain by Sophia Parker 9781447308935
RRP: $34.82$26.88As wages stagnate but living costs keep rising, the pressure on working people grows more intense. The issue of living standards has become one of the most urgent challenges for politicians in both Britain and America. 'The squeezed middle' brings... -
Analysing Social Policy Concepts and Language: Comparative and Transnational Perspectives by Daniel Beland 9781447306443
RRP: $110.93$85.79Social policy scholars and practitioners work with concepts such as "welfare state" and "social security" but where do these concepts come from and how has their meaning changed over time? Which are the dominant social policy concepts... -
Analysing Social Policy Concepts and Language: Comparative and Transnational Perspectives by Daniel Beland 9781447306436
RRP: $36.11$27.83Social policy scholars and practitioners work with concepts such as "welfare state" and "social security" but where do these concepts come from and how has their meaning changed over time? Which are the dominant social policy concepts and how are they... -
Social Policy Review 24: Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2012 by Majella Kilkey 9781447304470
RRP: $110.93$85.79This edition of Social Policy Review marks the 40th anniversary of a publication from the UK Social Policy Association devoted to presenting an up-to-date and diverse review of the best in social policy scholarship. It includes a special Anniversary...