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Social welfare & social services

Paperback. More and more Third World countries are providing development assistance to other developing countries. This book examines a range of these "South-South" aid projects sponsored by such countries as China, Korea, Cuba and Brazil. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN; KCL; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 311.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349116256
ISBN
9781349116256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JHBD; JHBK; JHBS; JKS; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349143061
ISBN
9781349143061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.92

Paperback. Editor(s): Hyden, Goran. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN; JPS; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349149841
ISBN
9781349149841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Paperback. Series: International Economic Association Series. Num Pages: 483 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
483
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349160051
ISBN
9781349160051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 250.44

Paperback. Expectations about the contribution that volunteering can make are at a new high. This book aims to meet this interest by bringing together in one volume what is known about the phenomenon of volunteering; the principles and practice of involving volunteers, and the enduring challenges for volunteering in today's world. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JHBL; JKSN; JPP; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349303144
ISBN
9781349303144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Hooghe, Marc; Stolle, Dietlind. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 329.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403962201
ISBN
9781403962201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.20

Hardcover. Presenting the work of leading thinkers, and the voices of the elderly themselves, this book highlights the significance of reciprocity for the maintenance of self-esteem in old age and discusses negative implications when that significance goes unrecognized. Series: International Perspectives on Aging. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSG; MBP; MJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461466864
ISBN
9781461466864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.62

hardcover. Protest and political violence are concerns of global importance in the twenty-first century. This dictionary brings together in one comprehensive volume a number of key issues relating to the conduct of protest and political violence and the response of the state and police to such activities. Num Pages: 379 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; JKSW1; JKV; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2014th Edition
Number of pages
379
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137270078
ISBN
9781137270078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.78

paperback. Editor(s): Hoy, Ariane; Johnson, Mathew. Series: Community Engagement in Higher Education. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN; JNA; JNF; JNK; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 423.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349457533
ISBN
9781349457533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 97.03
€ 80.25

Hardcover. This book addresses distributive justice across generations and includes original theories from distinguished economists on intergenerational equity, efficiency and rationality, which discuss policies on social security, pensions, and environmental degradation, as examples of policies of the present generation which impact upon future generations. Editor(s): Roemer, John E.; Suzumura, Kotaro. Series: International Economic Association. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS; KCF; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 628. Series: International Economic Association. 392 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Roemer, John E.; Suzumura, Kotaro. This book addresses distributive justice across generations and includes original theories from distinguished economists on intergenerational equity, efficiency and rationality, which discuss policies on social security, pensions, and environmental degradation, as examples of policies of the present generation which impact upon future generations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JKS; KCF; KFFP. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 29. Weight: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230007864
ISBN
9780230007864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.01

Hardcover. This edited volume provides new empirical evidence of far-reaching changes to welfare states globally, which have changed the boundaries of the 'public' and 'private' domain within the mixed economies of welfare. Various modes of policy intervention are investigated, providing a nuanced account of reforms in the past decade. Editor(s): Seeleib-Kaiser, Martin. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; JKSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230205789
ISBN
9780230205789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.79

Hardcover. During the last decade, many European countries introduced extensive reforms to the way that income protection and activation programmes for the unemployed are implemented and delivered. This book analyzes and compares these reforms in nine European countries, focusing on the reforms programmes themselves, as well as on their effects. Editor(s): Berkel, Rik van; Sirovatka, Tomas; Graaf, Willibrord de. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; JKSB; JPB; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230252004
ISBN
9780230252004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.28

Hardcover. Explores the role of governments in creating and regulating private pensions in the UK and Germany since the 1980s. Private pensions have given rise to a new regulatory state in this area. The contributing authors compare pension regulation and utility regulation, while others analyse the regulatory role of the EU. Editor(s): Leisering, Lutz. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; JKSB; JPQB; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230272057
ISBN
9780230272057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.12

Paperback. Social protection is fast becoming a key theme in development policy. This book, now in paperback, examines the political processes shaping social protection policies; compares key conceptual frameworks available for analysis; and provides a comparative discussion on social protection policies focused on the poor and poorest. Editor(s): Barrientos, Armando; Hulme, David. Series: Palgrave Studies in Development. Num Pages: 371 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; JKSB; JKSR; KCM; YQG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230273580
ISBN
9780230273580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 161.06

Hardcover. This is the first book to examine the processes of territorial federalization and decentralization of health systems in Europe drawing from an interdisciplinary economics, public policy and political science approach. It contains key theoretical and empirical features that allow an understanding of when health care decentralization is successful. Editor(s): Costa-Font, Joan; Greer, Scott L. Num Pages: 292 pages, 23 colour tables, 13 figures, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; JKS; JPB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230285248
ISBN
9780230285248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.71

Hardcover. In the midst of growing criticism of current economic orthodoxies and welfare systems, basic income is growing in popularity. This is the first book to discuss existing at examples of basic income, in both rich and poor countries, and to consider its prospects in other places around the world. Editor(s): Murray, Matthew C.; Pateman, Carole. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JKSB; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230285422
ISBN
9780230285422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.05

Hardcover. This volume analyzes and compares seven EU countries' labour market and pension reforms in order to assess whether income security in old age will still be ensured in the future. Editor(s): Hinrichs, Karl; Jessoula, Matteo. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; JKSB; JPB; JPSN2; KCR; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230290068
ISBN
9780230290068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.16

Hardcover. Offering a comparative perspective, this book examines working poverty - those in work who are still classified as 'poor'. It argues that the growth in numbers of working poor in Europe is due to the transition from a Keynesian Welfare State to a 'post-fordist' model of production. Editor(s): Fraser, Neil; Gutierrez, Rodolfo; Pena-Casas, Ramon. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHBL; JKS; JPB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230290105
ISBN
9780230290105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.39

Hardcover. This book provides insights into the theoretical framework of 'tensions' related to care for children and the elderly. It analyzes if, and under what conditions, welfare state reforms have contributed to strengthening existing tensions, creating new tensions, or relaxing such tensions. Editor(s): Pfau-Effinger, Birgit; Rostgaard, Tine. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP31; JKSB1; JKSG; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230291294
ISBN
9780230291294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.07

Hardcover. An exploration of how empowerment, lifelong learning and social inclusion are closely connected to the concept of recovery from mental illness, showing how mental health services in general need to restructure to enable people with the lived experience of mental illness to lead a meaningful life with and beyond the illness. Editor(s): Ryan, Peter; Ramon, Shula; Greacen, Tim. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN; JMH; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 220 x 11. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230292857
ISBN
9780230292857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.72

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