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Abortion Politics, Women's Movements, and the Democratic State: A Comparative Study of State Feminism by Dorothy McBride Stetson 9780199242665
$85.97This volume examines the impact of women's movements on the policy making processes determining abortion laws. It comprises the results of a cross-national research project on abortion politics in 11 democratic states between the 1960s and 2000. The... -
Inevitable Aging?: Contributions to Evolutionary-Demographic Theory by Annette Baudisch 9783642095344
RRP: $141.89$123.99The theoretical results in this monograph indicate that life provides alternative strategies to aging. The groundbreaking findings open a completely new field of research. The author gets away from the human centered vision of life showing that aging in... -
Demographic Change in Germany: The Economic and Fiscal Consequences by Ingrid Hamm 9783642087837
RRP: $141.89$124.41This book provides an up-to-date summary of the consequences of demographic aging for labor markets, financial markets, economic growth, social security schemes and public finances in Germany, essentially reflecting the present state of knowledge in any... -
Seasonality in Human Mortality: A Demographic Approach by Roland Rau 9783642079504
RRP: $141.89$124.24Seasonal fluctuations in mortality are a persistent phenomenon, but variations from culture to culture pose fascinating questions. This book investigates whether sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors play a role as important for seasonal mortality... -
Fairness, opportunity and security: filling the policy vacuum: Filling the Policy Vaccuum by John Menadue 9781925309096
$50.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925309096Author John MenadueFormat HardbackPage Count 440Imprint ATF PressPublisher ATF PressWeight(grams) 824g -
Long-term ill health, poverty and ethnicity by Sarah Salway 9781861349934
RRP: $27.08$21.26Chronic ill-health is now recognised as a major public health and social welfare issue, with significant new policy initiatives in recent months. This report presents findings from a detailed new investigation into the experiences of individuals living... -
Poverty, wealth and place in Britain, 1968 to 2005 by Daniel Dorling 9781861349958
RRP: $27.08$21.26This is the first detailed study of the recent geographical distribution of poverty and wealth in Britain. It presents the most comprehensive estimates of the changing levels of poverty and wealth from the late 1960s. A wide range of secondary data is... -
The persistence of poverty across generations: A view from two British cohorts by Jo Blanden 9781861348524
RRP: $23.21$18.46The recent focus on reducing the extent of child poverty in the UK stems mainly from worries about the future consequences of poverty on children's later achievement. With this background in mind, it is clearly crucial to improve our understanding of the... -
Life in Britain: Using Millennial Census data to understand poverty, inequality and place by Ben Wheeler 9781861347732
RRP: $55.46$43.51This lively, colourful and innovative pack has been designed specifically for use as a teaching aid and learning resource for students of geography, sociology, social policy and related social science disciplines. With new evidence about the nature of... -
Including the excluded: From practice to policy in European community development by Paul Henderson 9781861347459
RRP: $25.79$20.33This book provides an in-depth study of how community development can contribute to tackling social exclusion. Drawing on the outcomes of a project funded by the Social Inclusion Programme of the European Union and managed by a European network of... -
Social Workers Affecting Social Policy: An International Perspective by John Gal 9781847429735
RRP: $103.19$78.51Furthering social justice and human rights is a fundamental principle underlying the social work profession. Engaging in social policy formulation processes is a major route through which social workers can realise this goal. This type of social work... -
Social Policy Review 16: Analysis and debate in social policy, 2004 by Nick Ellison 9781847424716
RRP: $103.19$78.51Social Policy Review 16 has been given a new editorial lease of life and has been re-organised to reflect more closely key developments in the UK and internationally.Book InformationISBN 9781847424716Author Nick EllisonFormat HardbackPage Count... -
Social Policy Review 15: UK and international perspectives by Catherine Bochel 9781847424709
RRP: $103.19$78.51Social Policy Review 15 continues the tradition of providing a different style and approach to policy issues from that found in most academic journals and books. Welfare and Welfare Reform in the USA, Europe and the UK combines issues such as... -
The impact of enforcement on street users in England by Sarah Johnsen 9781847420015
RRP: $24.50$19.39Concerns have mounted in recent years about the 'problematic street culture' sometimes associated with rough sleeping, especially begging and street drinking. There has been a significant shift towards enforcement interventions aimed at the 'street... -
Public Water Policies: The Ultimate Weapons of Social Control by Charles R., Jr. Porter 9781641433006
RRP: $103.20$90.56Although water is nature's most important molecule; its regulation and management are the most challenging public policy issues for any society. Water is the common denominator of all life on earth. Public water policies then become the fundamental... -
Mayors and Schools: Minority Voices and Democratic Tensions in Urban Education by Stefanie Chambers 9781592134687
RRP: $74.82$37.89Analyzes the trend toward increased mayoral control of urban schools, using Chicago and Cleveland as case studiesBook InformationISBN 9781592134687Author Stefanie ChambersFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Temple University Press,U.S.Publisher Temple... -
The Politics of Policy Change: Welfare, Medicare, and Social Security Reform in the United States by Daniel Beland 9781589018846
$31.66For generations, debating the expansion or contraction of the American welfare state has produced some of the nation's most heated legislative battles. Attempting social policy reform is both risky and complicated, especially when it involves dealing... -
Health Care Under the Knife: Moving Beyond Capitalism for Our Health by Howard Waitzkin 9781583676752
$78.21"I've still got my health so what do I care?" goes a lyric in an old Cole Porter song. Most of us, in fact, assume we can't live full lives, or take on life's challenges, without also assuming that we're basically healthy and will be for the... -
In Our Hands: The Struggle for U.S. Child Care Policy by Elizabeth Palley 9781479862658
$89.73A call for better child care policies, exploring the reasons why there has been so little headway on a problem that touches so many families. Working mothers are common in the United States. In over half of all two-parent families, both parents work,... -
Social Policy Review 33: Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2021 by Marco Pomati 9781447359722
RRP: $103.20$78.52Considering the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Social Policy Review is even more critical than before. This comprehensive volume addresses critical debates throughout the international social policy field over the past year with a key... -
The Gift Relationship: From Human Blood to Social Policy by Richard M Titmuss 9781447349570
RRP: $103.19$78.51Richard Titmuss (1907-1973) was a pioneer in the field of social administration (now social policy). In this reissued classic, listed by the New York Times as one of the 10 most important books of the year when it was first published in 1970, he compares... -
Essays on the Welfare State by Richard M Titmuss 9781447349518
RRP: $103.19$78.51Richard Titmuss (1907-1973) was a pioneer in the field of social administration (now social policy) and this reissued classic contains a selection of his most famous writing on social issues. It covers subjects ranging from the position of women in... -
Implementing Innovative Social Investment: Strategic Lessons from Europe by Susan Baines 9781447347828
RRP: $103.19$78.51The 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... -
Thinking Collectively: Social Policy, Collective Action and the Common Good by Paul Spicker 9781447346890
RRP: $103.19$78.51What does collectivism mean in social policy? What does thinking collectively imply for policy? In this book, well-respected author Paul Spicker lends a complementary voice to his Reclaiming Individualism, reviewing collectivism as a dimension of... -
Social Policy Review 31: Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2019 by Elke Heins 9781447343981
RRP: $103.19$78.51Bringing together the voices of leading experts in the field, this edition offers an up-to-date and diverse review of the best in social policy scholarship over the past year. The book considers a range of current issues and critical debates in UK and... -
Social Policy and the Capability Approach: Concepts, Measurements and Application by Mara Yerkes 9781447341789
RRP: $61.91$47.79The capability approach, an increasingly popular conceptual and theoretical framework focused on what individuals are able to do and be, offers a unique evaluative perspective to social policy analysis. This book explores the advantages of this approach... -
Living Wages and the Welfare State: The Anglo-American Social Model in Transition by Shaun Wilson 9781447341185
RRP: $103.20$78.52Are living wages an unaffordable and unwieldy aspiration or a key progressive reform? Demands for fair minimum incomes have dominated national debates amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This topical book addresses the rapidly shifting politics of minimum wages... -
What Brexit Means for EU and UK Social Policy by Linda Hantrais 9781447337157
RRP: $20.63$16.58Drawing on a range of disciplinary, conceptual and theoretical approaches, this book analyses the complex interconnections between social policy formation and implementation in the European Union before and during the UK's membership. It explores the... -
Exploring the World of Social Policy: An International Approach by Michael Hill 9781447334996
RRP: $103.19$78.51This bold new textbook represents a significant step forward in Social Policy teaching by combining comparative and global perspectives. Introducing readers to a wide spread of international challenges and issues, the book shows how insights into... -
Capability-Promoting Policies: Enhancing Individual and Social Development by Hans-Uwe Otto 9781447334316
RRP: $117.38$90.11How can unjust societies be overcome with a better distribution of opportunities to flourish? How can human development be revitalised in countries where social welfare is being questioned? In short, how can human development be fostered in practice?... -
Alternatives to Neoliberalism: Towards Equality and Democracy by Bryn Jones 9781447331179
RRP: $36.11$27.83In 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... -
Why We Need a Citizen's Basic Income by Malcolm Torry 9781447343158
RRP: $110.93$85.27In the five years since Money for Everyone was published the idea of a Citizen's Basic Income has rocketed in interest to an idea whose time has come. In moving the debate on from the desirability of a basic income this fully updated and revised... -
Irish Social Policy: A Critical Introduction by Fiona Dukelow 9781447329619
RRP: $117.38$90.11This 2nd edition of a highly respected textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to Irish social policy. It provides an accessible, critical overview taking account of significant changes over recent years. The book is organised across four key... -
Exploring Welfare Debates: Key Concepts and Questions by Gregory 9781447326557
RRP: $110.93$85.27This wide-ranging guide to key concepts and debates in welfare uses an innovative, question-based narrative to highlight the importance of theory to understanding social policy. It unpacks common questions and assumptions about the purpose, value and... -
Social Policy and Welfare Pluralism: Selected Writings of Robert Pinker by John Offer 9781447323556
RRP: $117.38$90.11Robert Pinker has written extensively on social policy matters since the early 1960s. His distinct approach to understanding concepts such as welfare pluralism is of particular relevance today as welfare pluralism remains an essential component of the... -
Blinded by science: The social implications of epigenetics and neuroscience by David Wastell 9781447322337
RRP: $103.19$78.51This timely book critically examines the capabilities and limitations of the new areas of biology that are used as powerful arguments for developing social policy in a particular direction, exploring their implications for policy and practice. It will... -
The Squeezed Middle: The Pressure on Ordinary Workers in America and Britain by Sophia Parker 9781447308942
RRP: $103.19$78.51As 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... -
Inclusive Equality: A Vision for Social Justice by Sally Witcher 9781447300038
RRP: $110.93$85.27In 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 -... -
Whither the World: The Political Economy of the Future: Volume 1 by G. Kolodko 9781349499694
$8.84The study deals with challenging questions of long-term future of global economy and the mankind. Focusing not only on what happens in the economic sphere but also on cultural, social, political, demographic, technological, and ecological processes. It... -
Global Migration, Ethnicity and Britishness by Tariq Modood 9781349334025
$41.45Exploring the most topical issues around migration and integration in relation to Britain, this book, now in paperback, examines people smuggling and the elite labour migration that is becoming a feature of Britain. It also examines the concepts of...