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Social welfare & social services
Hardback. American philanthropy today expands knowledge, champions social movements, defines active citizenship, influences policymaking, and addresses humanitarian crises. How did philanthropy become such a powerful and integral force in American society? This book explores the twentieth-century growth of this phenomenon. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128368
- ISBN
- 9780691128368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. Addresses questions such as: Are congregations effective vehicles for providing broad-based social programs, or are they best at supporting their own members? How many local congregations have formal programs to assist needy families? This book represents an evenhanded benchmark of information for the coming-debate. Num Pages: 376 pages, 64 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLP5; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126289
- ISBN
- 9780691126289
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. Explores what can go awry when we put our humanitarian yearnings into action on a global scale - and what we can do in response. This book examines campaigns for human rights, refugee protection, economic development, and for humanitarian limits to the conduct of war. Num Pages: 400 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123943
- ISBN
- 9780691123943
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.70
€ 54.99
€ 39.70
Paperback. Shows what the Badger State did and how it was done. Wisconsin's welfare reform was the most radical in the country, and it began far earlier than that in most other states. It was the achievement of legislators and administrators who were unusually high-minded and effective by national standards. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 line illus. 44 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123806
- ISBN
- 9780691123806
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.82
€ 52.99
€ 37.82
Paperback. Examines the emergence of private, work-based benefits; the uniquely American pursuit of "social insurance"; the influence of race and gender on the health care debate; and the confrontation between reformers and powerful economic and health interests. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119519
- ISBN
- 9780691119519
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.09
€ 52.99
€ 38.09
Paperback. Health care, Social Security, employment programs - are part of ongoing national debates about the future of social policy in the United States. This collection of essays shows how historical understanding, centered on governmental institutions and political alliances, can illuminate the limits and possibilities of American social policymaking. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691037851
- ISBN
- 9780691037851
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Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 51.18
€ 65.07
€ 51.18
Paperback. Series: Joint Centre for Urban Study S. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674932111
- ISBN
- 9780674932111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.22
€ 46.99
€ 39.22
Hardcover. This work traces the history of the German child welfare system over an extended period of conflict and compromise. It looks at the complexity of the struggles from which modern social policy emerged, and the ways in which similar policies could be adapted to changing political systems. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674688629
- ISBN
- 9780674688629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.67€ 80.24
€ 88.67
€ 80.24
Hardback. Children's Chances urges a shift from focusing on survival to targeting children's full and healthy development. Drawing on comparative data on policies in 190 countries designed to combat poverty, discrimination, child labor, illiteracy, and child marriage, Heymann and McNeill tell what works to ensure equal opportunities for all children. Num Pages: 408 pages, 37 maps, 23 tables. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKSB1; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066816
- ISBN
- 9780674066816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.73€ 52.48
€ 56.73
€ 52.48
Hardback. The United States has a long history of citizens rendering service to their communities. Examples of government-sponsored voluntary service organizations include the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Peace Corps, and Volunteers in Service to America. This title presents a study of how service shapes the lives of young people. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 chart, 17 graphs, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JKS; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046788
- ISBN
- 9780674046788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.27€ 55.74
€ 60.27
€ 55.74
Paperback. Latin America is a profoundly philanthropic region with deeply rooted traditions of solidarity with the less fortunate. This volume brings together groundbreaking perspectives on such diverse themes as corporate philanthropy, immigrant networks, and new grant-making and operating foundations with corporate, family, and community origins. Editor(s): Portocarrero, Felipe. Series: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 390 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JHM; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 29. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press Massachusetts
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019652
- ISBN
- 9780674019652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.70
€ 27.99
€ 24.70
Hardcover. During the 1990s the United States undertook the greatest social policy reform since the Social Security Act of 1935. A crucial resourse for policy economists, social policy specialists, and other professionals concerned wi th welfare policy. Series: RAND Corporation Research Study. Num Pages: 352 pages, 45 line illustrations; 27 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018914
- ISBN
- 9780674018914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.93€ 76.38
€ 83.93
€ 76.38
Paperback. This book is a timely assessment of 20 years of progress in the field of housing economics and its application to policy and practice. Two decades on from the publication of Duncan Maclennan's influential Housing Economics, 16 leading housing experts - both academics and policy makers from across the world - now honour Maclennan's contributions. Editor(s): O'Sullivan, Anthony; Gibb, Kenneth. Series: Real Estate Issues. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15. BIC Classification: JKSB; KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 19. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632064618
- ISBN
- 9780632064618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 134.73
€ 134.73
Paperback. The importance of the community practice teacher is increasing with the expansion in primary care. Universities around the country have developed courses for practice educators to provide definitive training for that role -- there are currently few texts that support these courses directly. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP; MQCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 169 x 13. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632057078
- ISBN
- 9780632057078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.64
€ 86.64
Paperback. Practitioners of all professions recognize the need and importance of collaboration, yet many find it far from easy to achieve. This book provides insights and understandings into the complexities of collaborative relationships so that individuals and groups can take constructive action to detect hindrances and attempt to overcome them. Editor(s): Hornby, Sally; Atkins, Jo. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JKSN; MBP; MQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632056699
- ISBN
- 9780632056699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.51
€ 76.51
Paperback. This text provides the necessary resource for bringing together the psychological, social and health issues of the child with learning disabilities. It should be a useful text for students and practitioners in child welfare. Series: Working Together for Children, Young People & Their Families. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1; MJN; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632051045
- ISBN
- 9780632051045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.14
€ 69.14
Paperback. This text is written specifically for health and social care professionals from practical as well as academic backgrounds, providing academic, professional and practical advice and guidelines for all potential students in health care. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP; MRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632050574
- ISBN
- 9780632050574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.30
€ 79.30
Paperback. Draws on disabled young people's own accounts of their childhood. This book describes their experiences of the health, education and welfare systems. It offers explanations for continued prejudice against disabled people in an age of equal opportunity. Editor(s): Stevenson, Olive. Num Pages: 176 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSB1; MMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632050550
- ISBN
- 9780632050550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.78
€ 77.78
Paperback. aeo promotes importance of involving family members in planning better care for children aeo based on both research and practical experience aeo supported by international studies aeo authors are widely acclaimed for their work with Family Group Conferences. Series: Working Together for Children, Young People & Their Families. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 line illustrations, references, index. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632049226
- ISBN
- 9780632049226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.11
€ 65.11
Paperback. This is a practical guide for those involved in teaching and learning about bereavement, loss and managing change. It takes readers through the theory and the process, and integrates the information into practice. Editor(s): Weston, Ros; etc.; Anderson, Yvonne (Researcher, Health Education Unit, University of Southampton); Martin, Terry (Lecturer in Education, School of Education, University of Southampton). Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JKSN2; JMH; VFJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632047871
- ISBN
- 9780632047871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.37
€ 85.37