Social welfare & social services
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Social welfare & social services
Hardcover. This book examines the relationship between development economics, social protection and democratization in the specific context of Sub-Saharan Africa. Moving existing theories of transformation into a new terrain, it sheds light on the exclusive origins of dictatorship and democracy. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; JKSW; JP; KCM; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230299795
- ISBN
- 9780230299795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. Performing Governance sets out a new framework to assess the performance of partnerships and examines what these actually deliver. This is applied to three areas of New Labour's welfare policy; child safeguarding, urban regeneration and the modernisation of health and social care. This book contributes to understanding governance under New Labour. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; JPP; KJC; KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137024039
- ISBN
- 9781137024039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardback. Contributors contemplate the evolution of child protection policy and practice in BC, addressing political influences on structural arrangements, cultural traditions of First Nations clients, and establishing community control over services. Editor(s): Foster, Leslie T.; Wharf, Brian. Num Pages: 256 pages, approx. 13 figures, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; JKSB1; JKSN; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774813723
- ISBN
- 9780774813723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- AK Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 820
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849351010
- ISBN
- 9781849351010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.37
€ 31.37
Paperback. What does it mean to have a good life? Why has it proved so difficult for people with intellectual disabilities to live one? This important book explores these questions, provides an analysis of related policies and underpinning ideologies and looks to how a good life may be made more attainable. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420688
- ISBN
- 9781847420688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.98
€ 40.99
€ 38.98
Hardback. Editor(s): Orenstein, Mitchell A. Series: Columbia / SSRC Book (Privatization of Risk). Num Pages: 138 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS; KCS; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146944
- ISBN
- 9780231146944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.44€ 64.47
€ 82.44
€ 64.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Felton, Leo A. Num Pages: 106 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; KFFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 106
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594547041
- ISBN
- 9781594547041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.63€ 46.95
€ 64.63
€ 46.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSB1; JNHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403935595
- ISBN
- 9781403935595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781446909829
- ISBN
- 9781446909829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.04
€ 11.04
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781446909812
- ISBN
- 9781446909812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.04
€ 11.04
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447972440
- ISBN
- 9781447972440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.78
€ 56.78
Paperback. Series: Critical American Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816692224
- ISBN
- 9780816692224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. Editor(s): Winter, Ottis E.; Krause, Art B. Num Pages: 319 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 186 x 260 x 23. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619425538
- ISBN
- 9781619425538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 333.79€ 229.32
€ 333.79
€ 229.32
Paperback. Amid urgent debates around the function of welfare in the post-industrial 21st Century, and how we pay for it, David Byrne and Sally Ruane deploy the concepts and analytical tools of Marxist political economy to better understand recent developments, and the possibilities they present for social change. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447336532
- ISBN
- 9781447336532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.40
€ 18.99
€ 15.40
Hardcover. The aim of this volume is to redress this situation by probing, in depth, a limited number of incidents of public disorder and focusing particularly on the role of the police. In doing so, this collection will draw out general patterns of police provocation and public responses and suggest general hypotheses. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JKSW1; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812278
- ISBN
- 9781571812278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.56
€ 161.56
Paperback. This text provides coverage of the major research and theoretical perspectives on adoption, reviewing the work of several disciplines within psychology, sociology and social work. It also looks at the development of children once adopted. Series: Working Together for Children, Young People & Their Families. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632041497
- ISBN
- 9780632041497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.41
€ 65.41
Paperback. As the residents of McAllen, Texas, sleep soundly, a small number of agents of the US Border Patrol wait on the banks of the Rio Grande. This book describes the daily risks they face and the insights they hold as a result of their experience with the hard realities of immigration policy, the war on drugs, and the threat of terrorist infiltration. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725942
- ISBN
- 9780896725942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.95
€ 27.99
€ 26.95
Paperback. The Politics of Waiting in Argentina. 192 pages, 17 photographs, 1 figure. Describes the power that can be imposed, and the misery that is caused, especially for the poor, by the simple act of waiting. This title also describes a variety of different situations, including waiting for national identity cards, for welfare agencies, and the endless waiting for relocation from the slums. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFFA; JKS; JPQB. Dimension: 216 x 154 x 13. Weight: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352334
- ISBN
- 9780822352334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.52
€ 32.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. Patients as Victims Sexual Abuse in Psychotherapy and Counselling Derek Jehu, University of Leicester, UK with specialist contributions from John Davis, Tanya Garrett, Linda Jorgenson and Gary Schoener There is growing concern at the number of complaints about sexual abuse of patients while undergoing therapy. Series: Wiley Series in Psychotherapy & Counselling. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 180 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471943983
- ISBN
- 9780471943983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 176.92
€ 176.92
Paperback. This is a comprehensive guide to providing excellent end of life care. It covers the pathway of care at the end of life, from initial conversations about end of life care and assessment and planning, to care in different settings, multi-agency care, and providing a good death. Case studies and reflective questions feature throughout. Num Pages: 224 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JKSN; MMC; MQCL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849053648
- ISBN
- 9781849053648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.37
€ 41.37