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paperback. This book offers a vivid and persuasive critical examination of New Labour's programme for the modernisation of local government, providing a balanced view of the democracy and participation debate. It draws on a wide range of new survey data to relate the crisis of local politics and governance to wider changes in the political culture. Num Pages: 244 pages, 44tabs. BIC Classification: 1DB; JPHV; JPQB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861342188
ISBN
9781861342188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.59

paperback. Over the last three decades Britain has witnessed an unprecedented rise in the number of people receiving welfare benefits that has provoked fears of a growing underclass and mass welfare dependency. This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the reasons for this growth and subjects notions of welfare dependency to empirical test. Num Pages: 368 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 589.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861342355
ISBN
9781861342355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.26

paperback. This report provides an in-depth study of factors that influence the effectiveness of urban regeneration partnerships, and how they work within the national policy context. It highlights the key lessons of partnership, exploring good practice in leadership, visioning and consensus building, and the translation of vision into workable objectives. Series: Area Regeneration Series. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKS; 1DBKW; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 369 x 10. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861342508
ISBN
9781861342508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.60

Paperback. The emergence of high levels of unsustainable home ownership has many consequences for social and public policy. Using a wide range of methodological strategies, including in-depth qualitative interviews, this book paints a rich empirical picture of the causes, socio-economic distribution and social consequences of mortgage arrears and possessions. Num Pages: 212 pages, 4figs.28tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBA; JPA; KCA; KFFL; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861342614
ISBN
9781861342614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.25

paperback. This study focuses on the contribution that studies of the post-war 'welfare state' can make to debates about welfare. Drawing on community care debates from 1971 to 1993, it illuminates contemporary concerns about issues as rationing care, the health and social care divide, residential care and growing emphasis on provider competition. Num Pages: 212 pages, 14figs.9tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFSP31; JHBC; JKSB; JKSG; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861342652
ISBN
9781861342652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 36.93

Paperback. As advocacy moves into the mainstream of health and social care provision, and the prospect of a legal right to advocacy inches closer, so the need to scrutinize key values in advocacy becomes urgent. This work offers an analysis of the benefits of advocacy. Num Pages: 176 pages, 7tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861343062
ISBN
9781861343062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.81

hardcover. This book considers what makes us happy, using a new approach that directly addresses the circumstances under which highly subjective well-being is experienced, often with surprising results. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861348876
ISBN
9781861348876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.32

Paperback. Following 5 years of systemic research exploring the efficacy and impact of Sure Start Local Programmes, this book pulls together, in a single volume, the results of the extensive National Evaluation of Sure Start (NESS). Editor(s): Belsky, Jay; Barnes, Jacqueline; Melhuish, Edward. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861349491
ISBN
9781861349491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.48

Paperback. This book analyses male violence against women and children, and the mechanisms society develops to push it out of sight. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFE3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861349613
ISBN
9781861349613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.16

Hardback. Finn-scéal le h-aghaidh an Aosa Óig. stampaí leabharlainne. an téacs go maith. 152pp.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1941
Publisher
Oifig an tSoláthair
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KTK0000397
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 18.00

Paperback. This is the first general survey of Purcell's music for a generation, and is published to coincide with the 300th anniversary of Purcell's death. Series: Oxford Studies of Composers. Num Pages: 268 pages, music examples. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AGB; AVGC3; AVGC9; AVGD; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198163411
ISBN
9780198163411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 90.23

Paperback. Nearly a decade of fiercely divisive debate over foxhunting in Britain culminated with passage of the Hunting with Dogs Act of 2004. This book recounts the long and colourful history of hunting in Britain, offers a fresh perspective on the conflicts, and concludes with a critique of the hunting controversies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 32 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBT; WSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300145458
ISBN
9780300145458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.89

Paperback. In The Indebted Society Janet Ford gives an overview both of contemporary debt and credit and discusses the borrower's experience of debt, as well as its management. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; KF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415007573
ISBN
9780415007573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 193.51

paperback. This classic text provides the first comprehensive examination of the social policy of New Labour. It compares and contrasts current policy areas with both the Old Left and the New Right and applies the concept of the 'third way' to both individual policy areas and broader cross-cutting themes. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2figs.14tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JKS; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 148. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861341518
ISBN
9781861341518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.59

Hardback. Scéal an buíon Éireannach a sheol go hAlbain chun páirt iomraiteach a ghlacadh sa chogadh ib agaidh na gCúnantóirí. cóip deas. 118pp
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Sáirséal agus Dill
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KTJ0008859
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 10.00

Hardback. 55pp
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Comhlucht Oideachais na hÉireann
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KTJ0008889
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 8.00

Hardback. 21pp
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
An Clóchomhar Tta
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KTJ0008894
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 10.00

Hardback. 80pp.
Publication date
1957
Publisher
F.Á.S.
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KTK0000244
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.00

Hardback. Sceul nua-cheaptha & 3 sceulta aistrithe ó theangacha eile.119pp.
Publication date
1936
Publisher
Oifig an tSoláthair
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KTK0000322
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.00

Hardback. An clúdach caite, an téacs go maith. 110pp
Publication date
1945
Publisher
Oifig an tSoláthair
Condition
Used, Acceptable
Format
Hardback
SKU
KTK0000537
Hardback
Condition: Used, Acceptable

€ 25.00

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