Social welfare & social services
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Social welfare & social services
Paperback. Explores the political challenges of responding to a stigmatized condition, and identifies ethnic boundaries - the formal and informal institutions that divide societies - as a central influence on politics and policymaking. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 line illus. 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFH2; JFFJ; JKSR; JPQB; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140193
- ISBN
- 9780691140193
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€ 46.99€ 33.45
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Paperback. Focuses on the staples of American welfare system such as Medicaid, Food Stamps, Head Start, WIC, and public housing. This book maintains that these programs form an effective, if largely invisible and haphazard safety net, and yet they are the very programs most vulnerable to political attack and misunderstanding. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138527
- ISBN
- 9780691138527
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€ 37.99€ 27.53
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Paperback. The American welfare state is supposed to be a pale imitation of 'true' welfare states in Europe and Canada. This book argues that the American welfare state is in fact larger, more popular, and more dynamic than commonly believed. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 line illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 402.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138336
- ISBN
- 9780691138336
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.65
€ 42.99
€ 30.65
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
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
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€ 33.45
€ 46.99
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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€ 39.32
€ 54.99
€ 39.32
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€ 37.51
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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€ 37.51
€ 52.99
€ 37.51
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.
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- 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
€ 64.99€ 50.75
€ 64.99
€ 50.75
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
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.90
€ 46.99
€ 38.90
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
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Condition: New
€ 88.56€ 79.41
€ 88.56
€ 79.41
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
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Condition: New
€ 56.66€ 52.20
€ 56.66
€ 52.20
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
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Condition: New
€ 60.20€ 55.27
€ 60.20
€ 55.27
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
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.60
€ 27.99
€ 24.60
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
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Condition: New
€ 83.84€ 75.72
€ 83.84
€ 75.72
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.
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- 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
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Condition: New
€ 64.77
€ 64.77
Paperback. This topical collection examines a wide variety of themes and topics which links the environment to social policy and welfare. * Represents the best current work on the realignment of social policy to confront environmental issues. * Presents a challenging socio--environmental agenda for social policy. Editor(s): Cahill, Michael; Fitzpatrick, Tony. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2. BIC Classification: JKS; JPQB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235521
- ISBN
- 9780631235521
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Condition: New
€ 33.37
€ 33.37
Paperback. Offering a detailed critique of the cognitive bias of existing studies of elderly people's language, this work proposes in its place a socially-based approach which explains how older people's life circumstances, concerns, goals and beliefs influence their styles of interaction. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 figures, 10 tables, index. BIC Classification: CFB; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631182795
- ISBN
- 9780631182795
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Condition: New
€ 54.71
€ 54.71
Paperback. Based on years of fieldwork, this book offers poignant stories of how obesity is lived and experienced by Guatemalans who have recently found their diets - and their bodies - radically transformed. It is suitable for anyone who cares about the politics of healthy eating. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 19 b/w, 1 map. BIC Classification: JHM; JKS; MBNH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286825
- ISBN
- 9780520286825
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.68
€ 33.99
€ 24.68
Hardback. Reveals the untold history of the United States Border Patrol from its beginnings in 1924 as a small peripheral outfit to its emergence as a large professional police force. This book focuses on the daily challenges of policing the borderlands and brings to light unexpected partners and forgotten dynamics. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 1 map, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257696
- ISBN
- 9780520257696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.53€ 72.38
€ 94.53
€ 72.38