Social welfare & social services
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Social welfare & social services
Paperback. Editor(s): Marx, I.; Nelson, K. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JHB; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349345335
- ISBN
- 9781349345335
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; JKSN; MBX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349345533
- ISBN
- 9781349345533
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€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Children and Young People's Participation and its Transformative Poten...
Gadda, Andressa M.; Butler, Udi Mandel. Ed(S)...
Paperback. Bringing together theories, ideas, insights and experiences of practitioners and researchers from Brazil, India, South Africa and the UK, this book explores children and young people's involvement in public action. The contributors consider the potential of children and young people's participation to be transformative. Editor(s): Tisdall, Kay. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSP; JHBK; JKSN; JN; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 330.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349345694
- ISBN
- 9781349345694
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€ 126.73
€ 126.73
Paperback. This book aims to tackle the issues that are central to understanding and addressing one of the most important employment policy problems facing governments in the UK and beyond: the high number of people of working age claiming 'disability' or 'incapacity' benefits. Editor(s): Lindsay, C.; Houston, D. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; JPA; JPQB; KCA; KFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349346004
- ISBN
- 9781349346004
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€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. This collection addresses the ways that Nordic countries have approached the issue of bringing ethnic minorities into the societal mainstream. With multicultural incorporation as an option, the authors explore the potential impact of the politics of identity in societies with social democratic welfare states committed to redistributive politics. Editor(s): Kivisto, P.; Wahlbeck, Osten. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 373 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB; JKS; JPB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 373
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347698
- ISBN
- 9781349347698
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Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN; JKV; JKVP; JKVQ2; KJM; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- SKU
- V9781349349319
- ISBN
- 9781349349319
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Condition: New
€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Paperback. This book analyses recent reform trends of European health care systems. Using eight European countries case studies it connects policy reforms with a healthcare quadrilemma, and compares how well these systems perform in terms of economic efficiency, medical achievements, social inequalities, and responsiveness to patients and workers. Editor(s): Pavolini, Emmanuele; Guillen, Ana M. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSN; JPQB; KFFD; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 423.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349350599
- ISBN
- 9781349350599
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€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback. Editor(s): Petrie, S. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349351381
- ISBN
- 9781349351381
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Condition: New
€ 66.26
€ 66.26
Civil Society Organizations, Unemployment, and Precarity in Europe
Baglioni, Simone. Ed(S): Giugni, M.
Paperback. This book provides a Europe-wide comparative analysis of the role of civil society organizations active in the field of unemployment and precarity. It illustrates how crucial civil society organizations are for the inclusion of the young unemployed, mainly in two ways: by delivering services and by advocating policy. Editor(s): Giugni, M. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349351589
- ISBN
- 9781349351589
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Condition: New
€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Paperback. This book examines the many economic and budgetary aspects of aging, and of an aging population, exploring the welfare state and incentives to retire, the macroeconomic and fiscal implications of aging and the long-run effects of government spending on the elderly Editor(s): Papadimitriou, Dimitri B. Num Pages: 431 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN; KCA; KCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 431
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349352814
- ISBN
- 9781349352814
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Condition: New
€ 128.41
€ 128.41
Paperback. The history of adoption from 1918-1945, detailing the rise of adoption, the growth of adoption societies and considering the increasing emphasis on secrecy in adoption. Analyses adoption law from legalization in 1926, to regulation and reform in the 1930s, with regulations finally being enforced in 1943 amid concern about casual wartime adoptions. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; JKSB1; JKSN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349355556
- ISBN
- 9781349355556
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Condition: New
€ 149.32
€ 149.32
Paperback. This book puts emotions, ideologies and rhetoric aside, and provides a serious empirical investigation of whether private sector participation in water leads to increased welfare, especially for the poor. Series: Social Policy in a Development Context. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; JPQB; KCA; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349355860
- ISBN
- 9781349355860
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Condition: New
€ 126.97
€ 126.97
Paperback. Asset-based policies are becoming an increasingly important form of social policy globally. In this book, the first of its kind, Rajiv Prabhakar provides a theoretical perspective on the emerging asset agenda as well as examining specific policies, including the British Child Trust Fund. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; JPP; JPQB; KCA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349356911
- ISBN
- 9781349356911
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Condition: New
€ 65.52
€ 65.52
Paperback. "Leading family sociologist David Morgan revisits his highly influential 'family practices' approach in this new book. Exploring its impact, and how it has been critiqued, Morgan shows the continued relevance of the approach with reference to time and space, the body, emotions, ethics and work/life balance"-- Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JKSN; JPQB; PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 240 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349358021
- ISBN
- 9781349358021
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Condition: New
€ 71.27
€ 71.27
Paperback. This book examines common familial trends and differences throughout Europe from the 1960s onwards and discusses the most common theoretical explanations for convergence and divergence. EriikkaOinonen reveals how structural factors such as the labour market, the welfare state and the EU affect Europeans' family related choices." Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHB; JHBK; JKSN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349358045
- ISBN
- 9781349358045
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Condition: New
€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Paperback. Exploring theincreasing involvement of theprivatesector in social policy, thiscollection examines the complex relationship between the public and private sectors from an international perspective, focusing on health and pension policies." Editor(s): Beland, Daniel; Gran, Brian. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKS; JPP; JPQB; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349358083
- ISBN
- 9781349358083
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Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
paperback. Exploring the relationships between qualitative research and social change, this bookasks how social change is informed and influenced by research. Examples discussed are from research practice and experiences in the fields of sociology, social work, professional practice, education, criminal justice and anthropology." Editor(s): Cox, P.; Geisen, Thomas. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JHBC; JKSN; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349358991
- ISBN
- 9781349358991
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. "This book examines the public controversies surrounding lifestyle risks in the consumer society. Comparing news coverage of the globesity pandemic in Britain and the USA, it illustrates the way moral panic brought childrens food marketing to the centre of the policy debates about consumer lifestyles"-- Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFSR; JHB; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 349.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349359202
- ISBN
- 9781349359202
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book is an analysis of the culture of compassion and a critique of the project of "showing awareness." Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JHB; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361601
- ISBN
- 9781349361601
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Despite the growing multi-faith and multi-ethnic nature of Britain, there is insufficient knowledge about diversity in family practices across ethno-religious groups. This book fills that gap, exploring family practices values, roles, relationships, support systems and daily routines among South Asian Muslim families in Britain." Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSL; JHBK; JKSN; JPQB; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361724
- ISBN
- 9781349361724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02