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Hardback. This book explores the origins, extent and implications of this revival in the fortunes of private landlordism. It presents an in-depth, scholarly analysis of private landlords, the rationales for and ways in which governments have sought to revitalise investment in residential lettings, and their success in doing so. Series: Real Estate Issues. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS; KFFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 181 x 251 x 19. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405184151
- ISBN
- 9781405184151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.10
€ 121.10
Paperback. Gathering among the best European specialists of welfare state comparisons, this book organises comprehensive and up to date information on European welfare state reforms in an analytical framework which allows a new approach to social policy changes. Editor(s): Palier, Bruno; Martin, Claude. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 172 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405183482
- ISBN
- 9781405183482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.20
€ 29.20
Paperback. In this volume the authors and editors explore the growing (particularly state) interest in the way in which it (the state) polices, and ought to police, families failing in their responsibilities. In considering this subject we also reflect on the responsibilities the state has or ought to bear for families. Editor(s): Lind, Craig; Keating, Heather. Series: Journal of Law and Society Special Issues. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JKSB1; LNM; LNTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405183017
- ISBN
- 9781405183017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.20
€ 29.20
Paperback. Problem Based Learning in Health and Social Care offers a practical insight into the opportunities, benefits and challenges of using problem based learning (PBL) in health and social care education and also student directed learning (SDL) as a learning and teaching tool. Editor(s): Clouston, Teena; Westcott, Lyn; Whitcombe, Steven W.; Riley, Jill; Matheson, Ruth. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS; JN; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 13. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405180566
- ISBN
- 9781405180566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.10
€ 79.10
Paperback. This book is the British Medical Association's statement on the ethics related to care of the elderly, written and reviewed by a panel of renowned medical ethicists. As such it is an authoritative and considered reference, written in an accessible, non jargon so as to be useful for anyone charged with looking after the elderly. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSG; MBDC; MQCL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405176279
- ISBN
- 9781405176279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.76
€ 40.99
€ 40.76
Hardback. Through a series of case studies this book brings to the fore the voices, lives, and capacities of people with mental health problems as well as the difficulties they face. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: JKSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405168939
- ISBN
- 9781405168939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.49
€ 78.49
Paperback. Through a series of case studies this book brings to the fore the voices, lives, and capacities of people with mental health problems as well as the difficulties they face. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JKSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405168922
- ISBN
- 9781405168922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.53
€ 34.53
Paperback. This book focuses attention upon rural social policy and welfare issues within selected areas in the US, Australia, continental Europe and Britain as well as in countrysides within less industrialised India and Mexico. This edited collection adds to the new genre of geopolitical and socio-economic rural transnational studies. Editor(s): Giarchi, George Giacinto. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405162418
- ISBN
- 9781405162418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.40
€ 29.40
Hardback. This is the first anthology published on the basic income proposal. Basic income is a policy that would assure an unconditional, individual income for everyone. Basic income attracts increasing attention throughout the world, and this anthology is useful not only for scholars, but also for teachers, students, and the general public. Editor(s): Widerquist, Karl; Noguera, Jose A.; Vanderborght, Yannick; De Wispelaere, Jurgen. Num Pages: 606 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JKSB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 606
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405158107
- ISBN
- 9781405158107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.11
€ 180.11
Paperback. This new edition of Olive Stevenson's highly respected text is updated throughout to include the latest policy and research developments, and expanded to include greater consideration of topics such as the impact of parental mental health, substance abuse and alcoholism on parental capacity and the issue of parents with learning disabilities. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405151719
- ISBN
- 9781405151719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99
€ 54.99
Paperback. * A thought-provoking and controversial collection on the subject of migration, immigration and social policy. * Presents forthright yet realistic analyses of key issues. * Contributors are drawn from diverse academic and professional backgrounds, and bring a wide range of expertise to bear on the subject. Editor(s): Finer, Catherine Jones. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405146685
- ISBN
- 9781405146685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.46
€ 30.46
Hardback. Cutting across the fields of psychology, management, education, counseling, social work, and sociology, The Blackwell Handbook of Mentoring reveals an innovative, multi-disciplinary approach to the practice and theory of mentoring. Editor(s): Allen, Tammy D.; Eby, Lillian T. Num Pages: 520 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1058.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405133739
- ISBN
- 9781405133739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.65
€ 182.65
Paperback. Overstretched provides fresh perspectives on the reality of European family life where care and paid work need to be woven together on a daily basis, offering an opportunity to discuss and evaluate care policies in a new light. Editor(s): Kroger, Teppo; Sipila, Jorma. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405132121
- ISBN
- 9781405132121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.46
€ 30.46
Paperback. An evaluation of the most enduring privatisation of the Thatcher era. Written in an accessible style, this is a key reference for students and researchers in housing and planning; geography; and social policy. The book analyses the operation and impact of the right to buy policy (RTB). Series: Real Estate Issues. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DB; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 245 x 15. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405131971
- ISBN
- 9781405131971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 171.78
€ 171.78
Paperback. Practical nursing focus Emphasis on care planning and delivery Enables nurses to ensure people with intellectual disabilities get good quality care Addresses all aspects of care of people with intellectual disabilities in both general and more specialist settings. Editor(s): Gates, Bob. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14. BIC Classification: JKS; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 244 x 17. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405131223
- ISBN
- 9781405131223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.89
€ 70.89
Paperback. This book is designed as a companion text for the variety of support workers in the field of rehabilitation. It recognises the diversity of roles and array of training and education options; formal routes such as S/NVQ and schemes which are tailored to an individual workplace. Editor(s): Mackey, Hazel; Nancarrow, Susan. Num Pages: 360 pages, 111 illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN; MQV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 186 x 19. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405130288
- ISBN
- 9781405130288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.27
€ 61.27
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
€ 30.66
Paperback. * tests the theory that high levels of conflict between parents leads to an increased child risk for mental health difficulties; * outlines and explores signs of child insecurity; * includes commentary by Jennifer M. Jenkins. . Editor(s): Davies, Patrick T.; Harold, Gordon T.; Goeke-Morey, Marcie C.; Cummings, E. Mark. Series: Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. Num Pages: 180 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKSN; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405112345
- ISBN
- 9781405112345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.29
€ 57.29
Hardcover. * The first comprehensive and authoritative analysis of the New Deal for Young People, introduced by the Labour Government in the UK in 1998. * Considers how the New Deal has responded to diverse conditions in local labour markets across the UK. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30. BIC Classification: JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405107853
- ISBN
- 9781405107853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.49
€ 78.49
Paperback. This internationally authored book provides a rigorous comparative analysis of housing provision in the southern European countries (Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece), where the relationships between state, market, civil society and household are rather different form the north. Series: Real Estate Issues. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DS; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405103077
- ISBN
- 9781405103077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 164.36
€ 164.36