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Social welfare & social services
Hardcover. This timely book prepares social workers and other practitioners for the challenge of engaging directly with children and young people in order to make a difference to their lives. Series: Social Work in Practice Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847422835
- ISBN
- 9781847422835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.39
€ 83.39
Hardback. Based upon cross-national case studies of public and private sector workplaces, "Work, families and organisations in transition" illustrates how workplace practices and policies impact on employees' experiences of "work-life balance" in contemporary shifting contexts. Editor(s): Lewis, Suzan; Brannen, Julia; Nilsen, Ann. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847422200
- ISBN
- 9781847422200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.63
€ 169.63
hardcover. This book seeks to understand the Right to Buy, the most controversial housing policy of the last 30 years, on its own terms, rather than most studies which focus on its negative impact. It explains how the policy links with a coherent ideology based on self-interest and the care of things close to us. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847422132
- ISBN
- 9781847422132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.73
€ 168.73
Paperback. Based on the practice expertise and research of social workers from developing and developed countries worldwide, this book examines the relationship between social work and health inequalities in the context of globalisation. Editor(s): Bywaters, Paul; McLeod, Eileen; Napier, Lindsey. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847421951
- ISBN
- 9781847421951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.10
€ 38.99
€ 37.10
Hardback. "Social Policy Review" provides students, academics and all those interested in welfare issues with critical analyses of progress and change in areas of major interest during the past year. Editor(s): Maltby, Dr. Tony; Kennett, Patricia; Rummery, Kirstein. Series: Social Policy Review. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420763
- ISBN
- 9781847420763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.55
€ 97.55
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420640
- ISBN
- 9781847420640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.42
€ 204.42
Hardback. This ambitious book explores the employment effectiveness of minimum income schemes, and provides the first comprehensive examination of its dependency on how the rights and obligations of the recipients are defined. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420466
- ISBN
- 9781847420466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.53
€ 180.53
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420190
- ISBN
- 9781847420190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.73
€ 41.99
€ 39.73
Hardback. This detailed study of children's everyday practices in a small deprived neighbourhood of post-socialist Bratislava, provides a novel insight on the formation of children's agency and the multitude of resources it comes from. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVKS; 3JJPR; 3JM; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447322740
- ISBN
- 9781447322740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.63
€ 104.63
Hardback. This book provides, for the first time, an accessible overview of how population ageing and globalisation - two of the most radical social transformations that have occurred - interact. Series: Ageing in a Global Context. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBD; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447322276
- ISBN
- 9781447322276
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.55
€ 97.55
Hardback. This fully revised, updated and extended edition of a bestselling social policy textbook is extensively reworked and adapted to meet the needs of its international readership. Laying out the architecture of social policy as a field of study, it provides a sense of the scope, range and purpose of the subject. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316091
- ISBN
- 9781447316091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.63
€ 104.63
Hardback. This is the first biography of Abel-Smith. It takes a historical perspective to analyse the development of health and social welfare systems since the 1950s, exposing the critical impact of long-running debates on poverty and state responsibility, especially in Britain. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: BG; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1058.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447314844
- ISBN
- 9781447314844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.17€ 42.10
€ 53.17
€ 42.10
Paperback. This unique book represents the first multi-disciplinary examination of ageing, from basic cell biology to social participation in later life, drawing on the pioneering New Dynamics of Ageing Programme, the UK's largest research programme in ageing. Editor(s): Walker, Alan. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447314677
- ISBN
- 9781447314677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.73
€ 41.99
€ 39.73
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447314578
- ISBN
- 9781447314578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.41
€ 182.41
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447312710
- ISBN
- 9781447312710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.50
€ 181.50
Hardback. This book by the world's leading authority on global social policy examines why and how the Social Protection Floor became ILO, UN and G20 policy and how the World Bank and IMF took steps to lay its foundation. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447312338
- ISBN
- 9781447312338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.05
€ 181.05
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447311249
- ISBN
- 9781447311249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.96
€ 181.96
Hardback. In this original, topical book, leading experts from eight countries examine how early education and care is organised, funded and regulated in their countries. Bringing together recent statistical evidence, the book gives an up-to-date picture of access to services by different groups, providing rich insights on how policies play out in practice Editor(s): Gambaro, Ludovica; Stewart, Kitty; Waldfogel, Jane. Series: Case Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447310518
- ISBN
- 9781447310518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.63
€ 104.63
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447307334
- ISBN
- 9781447307334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.63
€ 104.63
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447306948
- ISBN
- 9781447306948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.55
€ 169.55