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Vietnam's Development Strategies by Pietro P. Masina 9780415343114
RRP: £37.99£33.38Taking a developmental approach, this book critically reviews Vietnam's reform process and shows how the country's reform agenda is still dominated by a 'developmental orthodoxy' inspired by a post-Washington consensus. The author argues that a wider... -
Community Practice in the Network Society: Local Action / Global Interaction by Peter Day 9780415301947
RRP: £135.00£117.28Around the world, citizens in local communities are utilising ICTs to underpin the creation of a participatory and democratic vision of the network society. Embedded in the richness and diversity of community practice, a vision of a 'civil network... -
Sociology as Social Criticism by Tom B. Bottomore 9780415581042
RRP: £135.00£117.28First published in 1975, this collection of essays embodies a conception of sociological thought as a critical analysis of social theories and doctrines, of social institutions and political regimes, of recent social movements. They deal, in particular,... -
Welfare and Social Protection in Contemporary Latin America by Gibran Cruz-Martinez 9780367731137
£40.09Social protection serves as an important development tool, helping to alleviate deprivation, reduce social risks, raise household income and develop human capital. This book brings together an interdisciplinary team of international experts to analyse... -
Welfare State 3.0: Social Policy After the Pandemic by David Stoesz 9780367700393
RRP: £34.99£30.85This book identifies specific changes to bring US social policy in accord with the information age of the 21st century, in contrast to the policy infrastructure of industrial America. Welfare State 3.0: Social Policy after the Pandemic acknowledges the... -
Higher Education in India: A Data Compendium by Laveesh Bhandari 9780367436322
RRP: £135.00£117.28This volume puts together the latest available information on higher education in India at a single location. While higher education is an extremely dynamic segment in India's education sector, yet a host of issues related to a lack of a good and... -
Maternity Services and Policy in an International Context: Risk, Citizenship and Welfare Regimes by Patricia Kennedy 9780367341428
RRP: £39.99£35.46This book is the first comprehensive international overview of maternity services. Drawing on concepts of risk and social citizenship, it explores the relationship between welfare regimes and health policy by comparing and contrasting provision for... -
Social Policy in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Social Re-engineering for Inclusive Development by Ndangwa Noyoo 9780367221591
RRP: £135.00£117.28This book critically examines the current social policy in post-apartheid South Africa and proposes an alternative social policy agenda to create a new development pathway for the country. Taking social policy as a vehicle that will facilitate the... -
A Sociology of Immigration: (Re)Making Multifaceted America E. Morawska 9780230321762
RRP: £89.99£50.47This book proposes a new theoretical framework for the study of immigration. It examines four major issues informing current sociological studies of immigration: mechanisms and effects of international migration, processes of immigrants' assimilation and... -
Making Social Welfare Policy in America: Three Case Studies Since 1950 by Edward D Berkowitz 9780226692067
RRP: £91.00£86.93American social welfare policy has produced a health system with skyrocketing costs, a disability insurance program that consigns many otherwise productive people to lives of inactivity, and a welfare program that attracts wide criticism. Making Social... -
Intersecting Inequalities: Women and Social Policy in Peru, 1990-2000 by Jelke Boesten 9780271036700
RRP: £57.95£49.92In this provocative study of poor women's organizations in Peru in the 1990s, Jelke Boesten raises most of the fundamental issues of transnational feminism and development facing the world today. Focusing on reproductive rights, domestic violence, and... -
Work and Family in Japanese Society by Junya Tsutsui 9789811324956
RRP: £54.99£54.73This book provides a systematic framework for interpreting the fertility decline in Japan. It situates the change in fertility rates in a broader context, such as family life and working customs. The basic argument it puts forward is that Japan has... -
Policy Implications of Virtual Work Pamela Meil 9783319520568
£100.51This collection presents an array of policy debates and implications emerging from virtual work. The authors cover a range of areas, including: conceptual debates, measuring virtual work; discourses and levels of policy intervention; the role of the... -
No Country for the Young: Education from New Labour to the Coalition Richard Hatcher 9781872767284
RRP: £12.95£8.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781872767284Author Richard HatcherFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Tufnell PressPublisher Tufnell PressWeight(grams) 316g -
Party Politics and Social Welfare: Comparing Christian and Social Democracy in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands by Martin Seeleib-Kaiser 9781849800280
RRP: £36.95£33.43Christian and Social Democratic parties have been the driving force behind welfare state developments post-WWII. This valuable book investigates whether continued party differences have contributed significantly to the design of social welfare in three... -
Economy and Society in Europe: A Relationship in Crisis by Luigi Burroni 9781849803656
£105.61While an economy is always 'embedded' in society, the relationship between the two is undergoing profound changes in Europe, resulting in widespread instability which is emphasised by the current crisis. This book analyses these changes, and in... -
Governance, Globalization and Public Policy by Patricia Kennett 9781848447073
RRP: £38.95£36.90Governance, Globalization and Public Policy is concerned with exploring the nature of the policy arena in the context of globalization and the reconstitution of the state. The contributors to this book seek to broaden, extend and integrate theoretical,... -
Happiness and Social Policy in Europe by Professor Bent Greve 9781848445741
£100.61Happiness is currently a central focus for research in the social sciences. Using data from the European Social Survey the researchers analyse the relation between happiness and social policy across Europe. The expert contributors demonstrate that... -
Beyond Welfare State Models: Transnational Historical Perspectives on Social Policy by Pauli Kettunen 9781848445697
£105.61Welfare state models have for decades been the gold standard of welfare state research. Beyond Welfare State Models escapes the straitjacket of conventional welfare state models and challenges the existing literature in two ways. Firstly the contributors... -
Work-Family Balance, Gender and Policy by Jane Lewis 9781848442115
£103.61Combining paid work with caring for children has become more difficult for families as women's working hours have increased. Over the past decade the issue of work-family balance has reached a more prominent place on the policy agenda of many Western... -
Home Care for Ageing Populations: A Comparative Analysis of Domiciliary Care in Denmark, the United States and Germany by Martha Doyle 9781847204943
£95.61This book presents an up-to-date comparative analysis of domiciliary care policies for the older populations of Denmark, the United States and Germany with a particular focus on similarities and differences between these care regimes. The authors... -
Private Pensions versus Social Inclusion?: Non-State Provision for Citizens at Risk in Europe by Traute Meyer 9781847203533
£110.61Over the last decade pension reform in the West has focused upon the need for more private provision in order to combat the effects of societal ageing. The consequences of these reforms for citizens' incomes during retirement are currently under-explored... -
Occupational Welfare: Winners and Losers by Professor Bent Greve 9781845429690
£95.61Occupational welfare is becoming increasingly important in Europe. This book presents valuable new data on occupational welfare and its development, and questions not only the traditional clustering of welfare states, but also the analyses of welfare... -
Governance, Globalization and Public Policy by Patricia Kennett 9781845424367
£111.01Governance, Globalization and Public Policy is concerned with exploring the nature of the policy arena in the context of globalization and the reconstitution of the state. The contributors to this book seek to broaden, extend and integrate theoretical,... -
The Small Welfare State: Rethinking Welfare in the US, Japan and South Korea by Jae-Jin Yang 9781839104602
£105.61In a period of rapid change for welfare states around the world, this insightful book offers a comparative study of three historically small welfare states: the US, Japan and South Korea. Examining various aspects of welfare states, chapters explore the... -
Poverty and Dependency: America, 1950s to the Present by John Macnicol 9781789907292
£84.61This incisive book addresses the history of poverty in the US, investigating how those in need have been understood and governed during the last 70 years. John Macnicol launches a multi-faceted analysis of government attitudes to welfare and... -
Social Problems in Southern Europe: A Comparative Assessment by Francisco Entrena-Duran 9781789901429
£98.83As the European Union continues to struggle to establish a common agenda on tackling social problems, this compelling book presents a set of comparative sociological studies of southern European countries from leading scholars working in the region. ... -
Technology and the Future of Work: The Impact on Labour Markets and Welfare States Bent Greve 9781786434289
£82.61We are witnessing the development of new technologies that could have a dramatic impact on markets for both skilled and unskilled labour, including the use of Big Data. In addition, many welfare states have once again been restructured, sometimes... -
Combating Poverty in Europe: Active Inclusion in a Multi-Level and Multi-Actor Context by Rune Halvorsen 9781784712174
£105.61Discovering methods to combat poverty and social exclusion has now become a major political challenge in Europe. Combating Poverty in Europe offers an original and timely analysis of how this challenge is met by actors at European, national and... -
Heat, Greed and Human Need: Climate Change, Capitalism and Sustainable Wellbeing by Ian Gough 9781785365102
£100.61This exceptional book considers how far catastrophic global warming can be averted in an economic system that is greedy for growth, without worsening deprivation and inequality. The satisfaction of human needs - as opposed to wants - is the only viable... -
Exploring Inequality in Europe: Diverging Income and Employment Opportunities in the Crisis by Martin Heidenreich 9781783476657
£105.61Europe has become a dominant frame for the generation, regulation and perception of social inequalities. This trend was solidified by the current economic crisis, which is characterized by increasing inequalities between central and peripheral countries... -
Youth, Diversity and Employment: Comparative Perspectives on Labour Market Policies by Rune Halvorsen 9781783475995
£105.61The challenge of including youth in the labour market is a problem which many European countries are facing. Examining the transition from education to employment, Youth, Diversity and Employment combines insights from law and the social sciences to link... -
International Handbook on Social Policy and the Environment Tony Fitzpatrick 9781783475803
RRP: £42.95£39.04The International Handbook on Social Policy and the Environment reviews debates concerning poverty, inequalities, social distribution, social rights, taxation, healthcare, education, water and energy policies to examine the relevance and importance of... -
International Handbook on Ageing and Public Policy Sarah Harper 9781783474264
RRP: £48.95£44.85With the collective knowledge of expert contributors in the field, The International Handbook on Ageing and Public Policy explores the challenges arising from the ageing of populations across the globe.With an expansive look at the topic, this... -
Who Killed Civil Society?: The Rise of Big Government and Decline of Bourgeois Norms by Howard A. Husock 9781641770583
RRP: £17.99£14.87Billions of American tax dollars go into a vast array of programs targeting various social issues: the opioid epidemic, criminal violence, chronic unemployment, and so on. Yet the problems persist and even grow. Howard Husock argues that we have lost... -
Social Policy and the Conservative Agenda by Clarence Y. H. Lo 9781577181200
RRP: £42.95£37.57In the past quarter-century, conservatives in the U. S. have implemented a policy agenda featuring balanced budgets, lower taxes, fewer social programs, and family values. This book examines the impact of this campaign on contemporary public policy, and... -
Lesbians of Color: Social and Human Services by Hilda Hidalgo 9781560247517
RRP: £41.99£40.40Broaden your understanding of lesbians of color, their perspectives, and their needs from a human services point of view. Lesbians of Color: Social and Human Services helps you understand the ways in which lesbians of color perceive important issues... -
The Politics of Health Policy: The U.S. Reforms, 1980 - 1994 by Vicente Navarro 9781557863188
RRP: £41.95£36.73This book analyzes the federal health policies followed by Reagan, Bush, and Clinton and by the Democratic-controlled Congress. The book shows the connection between the crisis of health care and the correlation of class forces in America. He also... -
The Times They Are Changing?: Crisis and the Welfare State Bent Greve (University of Roskilde, Denmark) 9781444361476
RRP: £20.75£18.32The Times They Are Changing? Crisis and the Welfare State presents a series of readings from international policy researchers that examine the effects of the recent financial crisis on welfare states around the world. Provides comprehensive and in depth... -
Choice: Challenges and Perspectives for the European Welfare States by Professor Bent Greve 9781444333312
RRP: £20.75£18.32This book analyzes the impact of choice on welfare states in Europe and asks whether the shift towards more choice will ultimately benefit the users and providers of the welfare state, and have a positive impact on society as a whole. * Explores the...