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Paperback. A full-scale economic analysis of homelessness, this text offers answers in terms of markets, not the bad habits or pathology of individuals. Focusing on six cities, it discusses homelessness as a response to changes in the housing market that are linked to the shrinking of the middle class. Num Pages: 352 pages, 38 linecuts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB; JFS; JKSB; KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674543430
ISBN
9780674543430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.86

Paperback. Making Research Work demonstrates how research can be fostered and applied more effectively to child care policy and practice. Drawing on a wealth of experience, current literature and government documents, the contributors present a comprehensive discussion of key contemporary issues relating to child care research. Editor(s): Iwaniec, Dorota; Pinkerton, John. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBC; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471979524
ISBN
9780471979524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.49

Paperback. Written collaboratively with service users, this book examines how to make service user participation in health and social care work. With contributions from service users from a variety of projects and backgrounds, it demonstrates how to make partnerships successful, from the first green shoots to the blossoms of positive outcomes. Num Pages: 224 pages, 230 black & white cartoons. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849051934
ISBN
9781849051934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.91

paperback. This book evaluates the extensive and innovative range of housing services that have been developed for 16-17 year olds living in Newcastle. It provides vital indicators to other authorities and nominated RSLs of the approaches that they can take to increase successful tenancies and independent living among this age group. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861345325
ISBN
9781861345325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.03

Hardback. This book addresses the development of increasingly individualised public social services in the EU. It focuses particularly on activation services that have become crucial in the 'modernisation' of welfare states, comparing their introduction in the UK, Germany, Italy, Finland and the Czech Republic. Editor(s): Berkel, Rik van; Valkenburg, Ben. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861347978
ISBN
9781861347978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.55

Paperback. Through clear practical examples, this book demonstrates how Individual Service Funds can dramatically improve the quality of life of people with dementia living in care homes, showing what works and what doesn't, how to deal with difficulties and setbacks and describing the person-centred planning tools needed to implement the approach. Num Pages: 144 pages, 18 black and white figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSG; MJND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849055451
ISBN
9781849055451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.65

Paperback. This exploration of the work of nurses and other caregivers in nursing homes is set in the context of wider political, economic and cultural forces that influence, both positively and negatively, the quality of care for America's elderly. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JKSG; MBP; MQCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
0002-
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226144740
ISBN
9780226144740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. Focusing on good working practice in all aspects of conducting enquiries into alleged child abuse, this book takes a positive approach to improving relationships between the workers and the families involved. Each chapter concentrates on a specific issue. Editor(s): Shemmings, David; Platt, Dendy. Series: Wiley Child Protection & Policy Series. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471972228
ISBN
9780471972228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.49

Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195136265
ISBN
9780195136265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.12

Paperback. We hear about the effects of early abandonment, abuse and lack of attachment, but find that children's experiences are sanitised through medical diagnoses and frequently the 'help' offered is prescription drugs. This book examines how children are hurt in modern society. Editor(s): Radcliffe, Nick; Newnes, Craig. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB1; MJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
PCCS Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898059707
ISBN
9781898059707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226572017
ISBN
9780226572017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. * An up-to-date account of a rapidly changing field. * Covers developments across a range of policy fields, from labour markets to disability and poverty to health care. * Situates debates about welfare convergence and divergence in a theoretical context. Editor(s): Taylor-Gooby, Peter. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405121163
ISBN
9781405121163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.66

Hardback. Social assessment for projects in China is an important emerging field. This collection of essays - from authors whose formative work has influenced the policies that shape practice in development-affected communities - locates recent Chinese experience of the development of social assessment practices.. Editor(s): Price, Susanna; Robinson, Kathryn. Series: Asia Pacific Studies: Past and Present. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JKS; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782384571
ISBN
9781782384571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.77

Paperback. This volume explores the strategies available to non-governmental organizations in order to enhance their development work. It reviews appropriate development programmes, plus the likely problems to be encountered in each, and relates them to a range of specific case studies. Editor(s): Edwards, Michael. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JKSN1; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408. Library markings to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains in a good to very good condition
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Routledge
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KI20000612
ISBN
9781853831447
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback / so. BIC Classification: JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616087487
ISBN
9781616087487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18ill.7tabs.5M. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816643707
ISBN
9780816643707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Hardback. A woman unexpectedly finds her best self through a sleepy bundle handed over at the airport in this heartfelt and surprising memoir. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393068177
ISBN
9780393068177
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.51

Paperback. Offers a comprehensive guide for those who want to get involved in their communities but feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of organizations that need help. Helping readers find opportunities to put their talents to use, this book includes more than 185 national, non-profit organizations that use volunteers of all ages to make a difference. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN1; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 195.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
Revised and Updated Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787968045
ISBN
9780787968045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.46

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447305842
ISBN
9781447305842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.45

hardcover. Focusing on a range of welfare issues this book examines the views, values and perceptions of a number of theorists from ancient times to the 19th century, including Plato, St Aquinas, Hobbes, Wollstonecraft and Marx. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847427069
ISBN
9781847427069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.37

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