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Pathways to State Welfare in Korea: Interests, Ideas and Institutions by Gyu-Jin Hwang 9781138266667
RRP: £48.99£42.66Why has Korean social policy developed differently from that of other East Asian countries? While in many respects Korea can be compared with Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, where economic development has been the chief priority of state action, Korea... -
Violations of Trust: How Social and Welfare Institutions Fail Children and Young People by Richard Hil 9781138263956
RRP: £48.99£42.66The past few decades have brought to light increasing evidence of systemic and repeated institutional abuse of children and young people in many western nations. Government enquiries, research studies and media reports have begun to highlight the... -
Crossing the Line: Vagrancy, Homelessness and Social Displacement in Russia by Svetlana Stephenson 9781138263925
RRP: £48.99£42.66This pioneering book is the first to explore the experiences of homeless people in Russia in the late Soviet period and during post-socialist transition. Through their own stories, it introduces us to the hidden world of vagrants, itinerant workers and... -
Housing Change in East and Central Europe: Integration or Fragmentation? by Sasha Tsenkova 9781138258235
RRP: £42.99£37.59Ten years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, patterns of change to the former communist nations of Europe are now discernible in a way that was impossible to see in the initial years. This insightful book focuses on the case of changes in housing based... -
Reconstructing Social Justice by Lauretta Conklin Frederking 9781138194021
RRP: £24.99£21.81The rhetoric of social justice is commonplace but increasingly it means little more than a tag line or a punctuation point. Reconstructing Social Justice presents a new framework for social justice that will change the way people think about social... -
Tax and Benefit Policies in the Enlarged Europe: Assessing the Impact with Microsimulation Models by Holly Sutherland 9781138467224
RRP: £120.00£103.61This book offers the first systematic assessment of income redistribution in Eastern Europe, within a comparative European perspective, and it demonstrates the future research potential of microsimulation techniques in this region. The book's chapters... -
The Social Management of Genetic Engineering by Peter Wheale 9781138390157
RRP: £36.99£32.53First published in 1998, this volume why and how genetic engineering has emerged as the technology most likely to change our lives, for better or worse, in the opening century of the third millennium. Over twenty international experts, including moral... -
The Social Management of Genetic Engineering by Peter Wheale 9781138390126
RRP: £135.00£117.68First published in 1998, this volume why and how genetic engineering has emerged as the technology most likely to change our lives, for better or worse, in the opening century of the third millennium. Over twenty international experts, including moral... -
Civil Society in the Global South by Palash Kamruzzaman 9781138080256
RRP: £135.00£117.68In recent years civil society has been seen as a key route for democracy promotion and solving development 'problems' in low-income countries. However, the very concept of civil society is deeply rooted in European traditions and values. In pursuing... -
Internationalisation of Social Sciences in Central and Eastern Europe: The `Catching Up' -- A Myth or a Strategy? by Ilona Palne Kovacs 9781138019805
RRP: £47.99£41.81Internationalisation of Social Sciences in Central and Eastern Europe explores the way in which social sciences, in comparison with other sciences in Europe, have been divided by the political orders of West and East. As part of the field of science... -
Gender and HIV in South Africa: Advancing Women's Health and Capabilities by Courtenay Sprague 9781137559968
RRP: £79.00£24.86This book addresses the ongoing problem of HIV in black South African women as a health inequity. Importantly, it argues that this urgent problem of justice is changeable. Sprague uses the capabilities approach to bring a theory of health justice,... -
New Perspectives on Health, Disability, Welfare and the Labour Market by Colin Lindsay 9781119145516
RRP: £20.75£18.32Bringing together researchers from the fields of social policy, economics, sociology and clinical psychology, this book offers new evidence on the inter-related problems faced by disability claimants, and identifies important lessons for policy. *... -
The Management of Public Services in Central Asia: Institutional Transformation in Kyrgyzstan by David Scott 9781032098029
RRP: £39.99£35.06The ending of the Soviet Union in 1991 had a major political and economic impact on Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan was one of the most severely affected countries, suffering a deeper recession than the other republics. During the first five or six years... -
Social Policy in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Social Re-engineering for Inclusive Development by Ndangwa Noyoo 9781032086453
RRP: £39.99£35.06This 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... -
Driven: How the Bathurst Tragedy Ignited a Crusade for Change by Richard Foot 9780864929167
RRP: £15.99£10.48Shortlisted, East Coast Literary Award and Evelyn Richardson Prize for Non-FictionIt was over in seconds. In the early hours of January 12, 2008, seven members of a high school basketball team and their coach's wife died instantly when their school van... -
The Politics of Structural Reforms: Social and Industrial Policy Change in Italy and Japan by Hideko Magara 9780857932921
£100.61For countries undertaking economic or political reform the case of Italy and Japan is both highly instructive and sobering. The Politics of Structural Reforms reveals what Italy and Japan gained and lost through a series of social and industrial reforms... -
Social Policy in the Smaller European Union States by Gary B. Cohen 9780857452634
RRP: £99.00£79.83In Europe and around the world, social policies and welfare services have faced increasing pressure in recent years as a result of political, economic, and social changes. Just as Europe was a leader in the development of the welfare state and the... -
To Serve the People: My Life Organizing with Cesar Chavez and the Poor by LeRoy Chatfield 9780826362711
RRP: £23.95£15.40The long pilgrimage of LeRoy Chatfield weaves its way through multiple collective projects designed to better the condition of the marginalized and forgotten. From the cloisters of the Christian Brothers and the halls of secondary education to the fields... -
Aging Societies: The Global Dimension by Barry P. Bosworth 9780815710264
RRP: £39.00£34.37By 2030, when most American baby boomers will have retired, all the large industrial economies will see a massive increase in the old age population. This book examines population aging and its implications for public retirement programs in the five... -
Marijuana Federalism: Uncle Sam and Mary Jane by Jonathan H. Adler 9780815737896
RRP: £30.00£26.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815737896Author Jonathan H. AdlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 203Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams)... -
Risk, Education and Culture by Andrew Hope 9780815391562
RRP: £135.00£117.28In recent years education has become increasingly perceived as an area of risk. A number of highly publicized incidents have heightened awareness of the potential dangers to be found in teaching institutions. Although there is now a substantial... -
Japanese Women in Science and Engineering: History and Policy Change by Naonori Kodate 9780815383901
RRP: £47.99£41.81The gender gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) varies greatly from country to country, and the number of Japanese women in these fields remains relatively few. This prompts us to ask why the proportion of female scientists in... -
Politics of Migration: Indian Emigration in a Globalized World by A. Didar Singh 9780815393146
RRP: £47.99£41.81This book studies the politics surrounding Indian emigration from the 19th century to the present day. Bringing together data and case studies from across five continents, it moves beyond economic and social movers of migration, and explores the role of... -
When the State No Longer Kills: International Human Rights Norms and Abolition of Capital Punishment by Sangmin Bae 9780791472088
RRP: £24.78£21.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791472088Author Sangmin BaeFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York... -
Governing the Social in Neoliberal Times by Deborah R. Brock 9780774860901
RRP: £74.00£64.45Accessible and based on case studies that everyone can relate to, this book will appeal to students, scholars, and general readers interested in sociology, law, political science, and the impact of neoliberalism on our everyday lives.Book InformationISBN... -
Globalisation, Education and Culture Shock by Stan Gunn 9780754642015
RRP: £130.00£112.11How has globalisation affected educational thought and practice? This volume presents a fascinating exploration of the impact of globalisation on education. The authors consider the changes - sometimes subtle, sometimes revolutionary - that arise when... -
The Welfare State Reader by Christopher Pierson 9780745663685
RRP: £65.00£56.55The Welfare State Reader has established itself as a vital source of outstanding original research since its original appearance in 2000. In the third edition, Pierson, Castles and Naumann have comprehensively overhauled the content, bringing it wholly... -
A History of Chinese Political Thought by Youngmin Kim 9780745652467
RRP: £55.00£47.73China's rapid rise as a regional and global power is one of the most important political developments of the twenty-first century. Yet the West still largely overlooks or oversimplifies the complex ideas and ideals that have shaped the country's national... -
What is Social Policy? by Daniel Beland 9780745645834
RRP: £50.00£49.86From housing, pensions and family benefits, to health care, unemployment insurance and social assistance, the welfare state is a key aspect of our lives. But social programs are contested political realities that we can't hope to understand without... -
Health Impact Assessment and Policy Development: The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland by Monica O'Mullane 9780719091933
RRP: £85.00£60.17It is an accepted convention that non-health sector policies and strategies impact on population health. An instrument and approach, Health Impact Assessment (HIA), seeks to assess the health impacts of projects, programmes and policies in a systematic... -
Mothering the Union: Gender Politics in the Eu by Roberta Guerrina 9780719065859
RRP: £30.00£21.31This exciting book, newly available in paperback, investigates the scope of maternity legislation and family-friendly policies in the European Union. The wider context of the analysis is the development of equal rights as part of a European social... -
Patterns of Adoption: Nature, Nurture and Psychosocial Development by David Howe 9780632041497
RRP: £48.95£42.63With recent changes in the variety of children needing adoption, issues about adoption have become more complex. As older and more disturbed children are being placed for adoption, the demands these children make on post-adoption workers and parents are... -
Environmental Issues and Social Welfare by Michael Cahill 9780631235521
RRP: £24.00£21.00This topical collection examines a wide variety of themes and topics which links the environment to social policy and welfare. * Represents the best current work on the realignment of social policy to confront environmental issues. * Presents a... -
Learning Disabilities in Children by Roy Porter 9780632051045
RRP: £51.95£45.16'Joe is Joe, a different label is not going to make him suddenly think he is someone else' (Joe's Mum) Quotations like this about five year old Joe are used to illustrate this text, which draws on the experience of learning disabilities in the family... -
Clients with Complex Needs: Interprofessional Practice by Jan Keene 9780632052233
RRP: £67.95£58.65The current trend in health care is to view health problems through a broader lens that encompasses both the psychological and social influences on illness. This book reflects practitioners' increasing concern for clients with multifaceted problems. The... -
Disabled Children: Challenging Social Exclusion by Laura Middleton 9780632050550
RRP: £58.95£51.06There is ample evidence that disabled children are less valued members of society than able-bodied children. Child welfare practitioners are increasingly looking at not only the child's impairment and suffering but also the child's needs in a wider... -
Local Authority Social Services: An Introduction by Michael Hill 9780631209461
RRP: £98.95£85.73This new textbook provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to the main context in which social work is practiced - Local Authority Social Services. It is based on the realities of work in a modern social services authority and is written by an... -
Crime and Social Exclusion by Catherine Jones Finer 9780631209126
RRP: £22.75£19.97Via a mutual concern with social exclusion, the agendas of criminology and social policy have begun to overlap far more in recent years. The two fields have always shared a common concern with class, and more recently with race and gender, but remained... -
Comparative Social Policy: Concepts, Theories and Methods by Jochen Clasen 9780631207733
RRP: £110.95£96.32Comparative Social Policy provides students with an introduction to cross-national social policy research, conveying the fascinating and challenging issues involved in conducting research of this kind. The book examines the theoretical, conceptual and... -
New Risks, New Welfare: Signposts for Social Policy by Ian Shaw 9780631220428
RRP: £20.75£18.32This exceptional collection, the third in the Broadening Perspectives on Social Policy series, explores the profound changes currently underway which will have significant implications for the future of social policy. New Risks, New Welfare provides a...