Social welfare & social services
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Social welfare & social services
Hardback. This work re-introduces a feminist analysis of child sexual assault. The introductory chapter provides an overview of historical developments whilst following chapters offer critical analyses of interrelated topics. It concludes with a proposal of a new model for social work intervention. Editor(s): Cox, Pat; etc.; Kershaw, Sheila (Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Liverpool John Moores University); Trotter, Joy (Senior Lecturer, School of Health, University of Teeside). Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFFE2; JFSP1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333771532
- ISBN
- 9780333771532
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Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Hardback. Social policy and political theory are based upon rationalist models of the human subject. Drawing particularly upon contemporary Kleinian and feminist political theory the author explores the powerful role that emotions such as love, hate and fear play in the development of the human subject. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333760710
- ISBN
- 9780333760710
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Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardback. This study of children's participation in decisions about their care draws on recent work in sociology and anthropology, psychology and legal philosophy in order to understand this challenging area of social life. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333760376
- ISBN
- 9780333760376
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Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Hardcover. Housing: Who Decides? consists of a debate between a political theorist and an economist on decision-making in housing. Each author develops a normative argument linking theoretical and policy analyses to establish the abilities of the state and individuals to determine housing outcomes. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 427.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333760079
- ISBN
- 9780333760079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.92
€ 126.92
Paperback. Second revised edition of an examination of the failures of aid to eliminate poverty, particularly in Africa. It purports that aid can often have harmful effects, such as undermining the working of the market economy, thus reducing growth and development. It also contains the author's ideas for a new approach to aid and development. Num Pages: 270 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JKSR; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333759769
- ISBN
- 9780333759769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. Second revised edition of an examination of the failures of aid to eliminate poverty, particularly in Africa. It purports that aid can often have harmful effects, such as undermining the working of the market economy, thus reducing growth and development. It also contains the author's ideas for a new approach to aid and development. Num Pages: 270 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JKSR; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333759752
- ISBN
- 9780333759752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Hardcover. Studies partnership development between the probation service and non-statutory institutions, with particular focus on programmes for substance misusing offenders. The book explores tensions between probation and voluntary organizations, identifing features common to successful partnerships. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; JFFH1; JKSN1; JKVP; JKVQ; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333754450
- ISBN
- 9780333754450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
The Work Connection: The Role of Social Security in British Economic R...
Grover, Chris, Stewart, John
Hardcover. With a discussion of the "Speenhamland System", the struggle for Family Allowance and a National Minimum Wage, this book shows how successive governments have used in-work benefits so that they have become the preferred instrument of intervention in the labour market for setting wages. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBL; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333754436
- ISBN
- 9780333754436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.66
€ 127.66
The Treasury and Social Policy. The Contest for Control of Welfare Str...
Deakin, Nicholas; Parry, Richard
Hardback. What is the power of the Treasury in controlling the policies and development of the welfare state? Drawing on in-depth interviews with officials of the Treasury and the spending departments, this book traces the developing role of the Treasury in setting social policy, especially under Gordon Brown's chancellorship. Series: Transforming Government. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS; JPH; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333752456
- ISBN
- 9780333752456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardback. Are welfare states in crisis? This book reasserts the importance of a new employment and productive model that of the "associative economy" which integrates social solidarity with economic planning. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 651.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333751329
- ISBN
- 9780333751329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.40
€ 195.40
Hardback. Social policy in East and West is in the middle of a fundamental transition. The former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the successor states to the former Soviet Union are attempting to create the institutions needed for a modern market economy and democratic welfare state. In the STUDIES IN ECONOMIC TRANSITION series. Editor(s): Collier, Irwin; Roggemann, Herwig; Scholz, Oliver; Tomann, Horst. Series: Studies in Economic Transition. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JKSB; KCL; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333738450
- ISBN
- 9780333738450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.95
€ 193.95
Paperback. This text demonstrates that the traditional rational choice model of economic behaviour is unsatisfactory in providing accounts of the way people choose in relation to work, saving, spending, investment and social welfare. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS; KCA; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333731314
- ISBN
- 9780333731314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.38
€ 71.38
Hardback. This work explores the key issues of racism, anti-racism and identity in British football. It relates the history of black players in the game, analyzes the racism they have experienced, and evaluates the efficacy of anti-racist campaigns. The efficacy of the policing of racism is also covered. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFJ; JFSL; JKSW1; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333730799
- ISBN
- 9780333730799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardback. This work contexualizes crime and social control within debates about modernism, globalism, risk, and technological innovation. It includes discussion of contemporary issues such as gun control and privatized policing, and re-examines recurring issues about policing and punishment. Editor(s): Carlen, Pat; Morgan, Rod. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSW1; JKV; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333725023
- ISBN
- 9780333725023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.95
€ 193.95
Hardcover. This challenge to critical orthodoxy argues that Wordsworth rejected the political dogmas of his age after the French Revolution. He attacked the binary thinking dominating public affairs and questioned the value of the Georgian domestic ideal, using the homeless to bear his message. Series: Romanticism in Perspective: Texts, Cultures, Histories. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; JFCX; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333718872
- ISBN
- 9780333718872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
Hardback. An examination of the role of the media during crises, which considers the general issues that are pertinent in communicating at a time of disaster, and looks at the relationship between the media and the organisations dealing with particular crises, such as Hillsborough and Dunblane. Editor(s): Harrison, Shirley. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFC; JKSR; JKSW; KJM; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333717851
- ISBN
- 9780333717851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.72
€ 127.72
Hardback. Since 1957, more than 45 countries have received aid from China, yet little has been known about the effectiveness or impact of this assistance. This book provides an account of China's experience as an aid donor in rural Africa. Series: Macmillan International Political Economy S. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1H; GTF; JFSF; JKSR; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333712801
- ISBN
- 9780333712801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Hardback. An analysis of institutional dynamics which develops the argument that social policy development in Korea is not due to common exogenous factors such as international or union pressure but the desire of government to have itself legitimated. The book is part of the ST ANTHONY'S series. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPK; JFF; JKS; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333699270
- ISBN
- 9780333699270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.48
€ 127.48
Paperback. This text offers a comprehensive assessment of policing in late-modern Britain. The overall theme is that as we approach the end of the 20th century, it is an appropriate time to review recent developments in policing and law enforcement and to consider future prospects. Editor(s): Francis, Peter; etc.; Davies, Pamela (Senior Lecturer, University of Northumbria at Newcastle); Jupp, Victor (Principal Lecturer, University of Northumbria at Newcastle). Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSW1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333689660
- ISBN
- 9780333689660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardcover. This text constitutes a history of the World Food Programme (WFP). It tells the story of the circumstances and origins of WFP and growth from modest beginnings in 1963-65, to become the main source of international food aid for both disaster relief and development. Num Pages: 330 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JKSR; JPSN1; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333676684
- ISBN
- 9780333676684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.27
€ 68.27