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Hardback. Intends to significantly extend previous research work on the rural impacts of national welfare reform and position it in a broader context. This title provides a comprehensive and comparative account of the rural dimensions of welfare in a number of developed countries. Editor(s): Milbourne, Paul; Marsden, Terry. Series Editor(s): Milbourne, Paul. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 248 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JFSF; JHB; JKS; RPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849509183
- ISBN
- 9781849509183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.57
€ 119.57
paperback. This book makes an original contribution to current debates around welfare reform through a qualitative investigation of the opinions and experiences of welfare users. Competing philosophical, political and academic perspectives on citizenship and welfare are also analysed and discussed, making this book important reading for students and teachers. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861342041
- ISBN
- 9781861342041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.01
€ 33.99
€ 33.01
Paperback. This book investigates the causes of inequalities in the European Union in such areas as education, gender, and the labor market. It analyzes the social and economic consequences of these inequalities and assesses the political measures taken to address them. Editor(s): Eissel, Dieter; Rokicka, Ewa; Leaman, Jeremy. Num Pages: 242 pages, 43 black & white illustrations, 28 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFFJ; KCP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319345550
- ISBN
- 9783319345550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.01
€ 127.01
Welfare State Transformations and Inequality in OECD Countries
. Ed(S): Wulfgramm, Melike; Bieber, Tonia; Le...
Hardback. Editor(s): Wulfgramm, Melike; Bieber, Tonia; Leibfried, Stephan. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JKSB; JPQB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137511836
- ISBN
- 9781137511836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.36
€ 117.36
Hardcover. This edited volume provides new empirical evidence of far-reaching changes to welfare states globally, which have changed the boundaries of the 'public' and 'private' domain within the mixed economies of welfare. Various modes of policy intervention are investigated, providing a nuanced account of reforms in the past decade. Editor(s): Seeleib-Kaiser, Martin. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; JKSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205789
- ISBN
- 9780230205789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.77
€ 67.77
Paperback. This edited volume provides new empirical evidence of far-reaching changes to welfare states globally, which have changed the boundaries of the 'public' and 'private' domain within the mixed economies of welfare. Various modes of policy intervention are investigated, providing a nuanced account of reforms in the past decade. Editor(s): Seeleib-Kaiser, Martin. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSB; JPB; JPP; LNTH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230321779
- ISBN
- 9780230321779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
hardcover. Editor(s): Robinson, Colin. Series: Collected Works of Arthur Seldon. Num Pages: 308 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc
- Edition
- Volume 6 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780865975477
- ISBN
- 9780865975477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.04
€ 25.99
€ 19.04
Paperback. Editor(s): Vivekanandan, B.; Kurian, N. Num Pages: 409 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCA; KCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 409
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349522293
- ISBN
- 9781349522293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.19
€ 128.19
Hardcover. Editor(s): Vivekanandan, B.; Kurian, Nimmi. Num Pages: 409 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403943644
- ISBN
- 9781403943644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.17
€ 129.17
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
€ 193.93
€ 193.93
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15, 8 charts, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801451058
- ISBN
- 9780801451058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.95
€ 57.95
paperback. A history of the welfare rights programme of the 1960s which sought to organize the poor to make demands upon the system and in the process create a more humane welfare program. Num Pages: 344 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415945790
- ISBN
- 9780415945790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.54
€ 72.54
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 tables F024 6x9. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691601021
- ISBN
- 9780691601021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 tables F024 6x9. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691630809
- ISBN
- 9780691630809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.67
€ 151.67
Paperback. A documentary history of welfare policy in the U.S. Editor(s): Mink, Gwendolyn; Solinger, Rickie. Num Pages: 817 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 817
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814756546
- ISBN
- 9780814756546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.47
€ 38.99
€ 35.47
Hardback. Everyone has taken and given offence; anyone who claims they haven't is either lying or uniquely tolerant. Yet in recent years, offence has become more than an expression of annoyance - it's now a form of political currency. This book explores how the politics of offence is poisoning public debate. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BM; HBWS2; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Scribe Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921844942
- ISBN
- 9781921844942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.67
€ 24.99
€ 22.67
hardcover. This book considers what makes us happy, using a new approach that directly addresses the circumstances under which highly subjective well-being is experienced, often with surprising results. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348876
- ISBN
- 9781861348876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.70
€ 98.70
hardcover. The concept of well-being plays a central role in moral and political theory. Policies and actions are justified or criticized on the grounds that they make people better or worse off. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745662725
- ISBN
- 9780745662725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Hardback. This interdisciplinary book indicates the need to address well-being from individual, community and social perspectives in an integrated manner. The book complements the harm-based focus of much social scientific research into health. Chapters by a wide range of academics present a new dynamic view of well-being for the Twenty-First Century. Editor(s): Haworth, John T.; Hart, Graham J. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFS; JMH; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230001688
- ISBN
- 9780230001688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Well-Being and Work: Towards a Balanced Agenda (Psychology for Organiz...
Dewe, Philip, Cooper, Cary L.
Hardcover. Work and well-being is one of the fastest growing areas of concern to business, public sector and government. This book looks at the causes of stress in the modern work-place, and offers practical advice for managers on how to combat stress in their employees, and put in place strategies for developing a healthy workplace. Series: Psychology for Organizational Success. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JMJ; KJM; KJU; KJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243521
- ISBN
- 9780230243521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.03
€ 67.03