Welfare & Benefit Systems
"Modernising the Welfare State"The Blair Legacy
|
Retail £19.99 GBP
£18.59 Save 7%
|
|
Retail $39.98 USD
$37.18 Save 7%
|
|
|
Click to enlarge
Double-click to reduce
|
Tony Blair was the longest serving Labour Prime Minister in British history. This book analyses the legacy of his government for social policy, focusing on the extent to which it has changed the UK welfare state. Paperback, 304 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 481g.
Author: (Powell, Martin, ed.)
ISBN: 1847420397
Publisher: Policy Press
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Welfare & Benefit Systems
|
"Nordic Model of Welfare"A Historical Reappraisal
|
Retail £35.00 GBP
£28.00 Save 20%
|
|
|
Retail $70.00 USD
$56.00 Save 20%
|
|
|
|
Click to enlarge
Double-click to reduce
|
In international welfare state scholarship the Nordic Model has become a standard concept. In this book a group of Nordic historians trace the historical origins and developments of welfare in the five Nordic countries. The aim of this book is to modify the standard concept by emphasising both the common features and the variations between them. With illus. Paperback, 432 pages. Size: 250 x 175 mm. Weight: 974g.
Author: (Christiansen, Niels Finn, ed.)
ISBN: 8763503417
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
Date: 2006 (Denmark)
Readership: Undergraduate Welfare & Benefit Systems
|
"Restructuring the Welfare State"
|
Retail £19.99 GBP
£18.99 Save 5%
|
|
|
Retail $39.98 USD
$37.98 Save 5%
|
|
|
|
Click to enlarge
Double-click to reduce
|
"Political Evolution and Institutional Change (Paperback)" series; This volume examines core issues facing the contemporary welfare state, including the role of race in welfare, how different forms of welfare provision affect public attitudes, and how differing approaches to immigrant integration are influenced by constitutional rules. With illustrations. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 342g.
Author: (Steinmo, Sven, ed.)
ISBN: 0312296282
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Welfare & Benefit Systems
|
"Social Health Insurance Systems in Western Europe"
|
Retail £27.99 GBP
£25.75 Save 8%
|
|
|
Retail $55.98 USD
$51.50 Save 8%
|
|
|
|
Click to enlarge
Double-click to reduce
|
"European Observatory on Health Systems & Policies" series; What are the characteristics that define a Social Health Insurance system? How is success measured in SHI systems? How are SHI systems developing in response to external pressures? Using seven Social Health Insurance countries in western Europe, this book reviews core structural and organizational dimensions, and reforms and innovations. Paperback, 328 pages. Size: 228 x 154 mm. Weight: 526g.
Author: (Saltman, Richard B., ed.)
ISBN: 0335213634
Publisher: Open University Press
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Welfare & Benefit Systems
|
"Social Security as a Human Right"Drafting a General Comment on Article 9 Icescr - Some Challenges
|
Retail £54.00 GBP
£44.55 Save 18%
|
|
|
Retail $108.00 USD
$89.10 Save 18%
|
|
|
|
Click to enlarge
Double-click to reduce
|
"Veroffentlichungen Des Instituts Fur Deutsches, Europaisches Und Internationales Medizinrecht, Gesundheitsrecht Und Bioethik Der Universitaten Heidelberg Und Mannheim" series; An International Expert Workshop on the Right to Social Security was held in April 2005 at the German Institute for Human Rights, whose purpose was to highlight specific issues of the right to social security. This volume provides an insight into the challenges on social security as a human right. With x, 189 s.. Paperback, 199 pages. Size: 235 x 155 mm. Weight: 309g.
Author: (Riedel, Eibe, ed.)
ISBN: 3540314679
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg Gmbh & Co. Kg
Date: 2006 (Germany)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Welfare & Benefit Systems
|
"Social Security in the 21st Century"
|
Retail £22.99 GBP
£17.24 Save 25%
|
|
|
Retail $45.98 USD
$34.48 Save 25%
|
|
|
|
Click to enlarge
Double-click to reduce
|
"Scandinavian Journal of Economics" series; Is the combination of high taxes and high benefits distorting economic incentives? Can social security systems of the welfare state sustain the increasing share of pensioners in the population? In this volume, economists take a look at the future of social security in the 21st century. With 0. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 335g.
Author: (Holmlund, Bertil, ed.)
ISBN: 0631225870
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date: 2001 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Welfare & Benefit Systems
|
"Strengthening Community"Social Insurance in a Diverse America
|
Retail £21.50 GBP
£4.30 Save 80%
|
|
|
Retail $43.00 USD
$8.60 Save 80%
|
|
|
|
Click to enlarge
Double-click to reduce
|
This volume from the National Academy of Social Insurance raises a provocative question that goes to the heart of discussion about social insurance and diversity-- to what extent must social insurance programs address historical, social, and economic inequities? With illustrations. Paperback, 276 pages. Size: 232 x 155 mm. Weight: 431g.
Author: (Buto, Kathleen, ed.)
ISBN: 0815712812
Publisher: Brookings Institution
Date: 2004 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Welfare & Benefit Systems
|
"Student Support and Benefits Handbook: England, Wales and Northern Ireland"
|
Retail £12.00 GBP
£10.80 Save 10%
|
|
|
Retail $24.00 USD
$21.60 Save 10%
|
|
|
|
Click to enlarge
Double-click to reduce
|
Fifth edition, for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. 5 rev ed. Paperback, 240 pages. Weight: 242g.
Author: (Fidler-Baker, Lindsey, ed.)
ISBN: 1906076030
Publisher: Cpag
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Further/Higher Education Welfare & Benefit Systems
|
"Understanding Social Security"Issues for Policy and Practice
|
Retail £19.99 GBP
£18.59 Save 7%
|
|
|
Retail $39.98 USD
$37.18 Save 7%
|
|
|
|
Click to enlarge
Double-click to reduce
|
"Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy & Practice" series; Reform of social security and tax is at the heart of the UK government's vision to combat social exclusion. Since 1997 there have been major changes in policy and administration. This text provides an up to date critical analysis of these changes and their impact. With 9figs.15tabs.. Paperback, 336 pages. Size: 240 x 172 mm. Weight: 622g.
Author: (Millar, Jane, ed.)
ISBN: 1861344198
Publisher: Policy Press
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Welfare & Benefit Systems
|
"The Welfare State Reader"
|
Retail £19.99 GBP
£17.99 Save 10%
|
|
|
Retail $39.98 USD
$35.98 Save 10%
|
|
|
|
Click to enlarge
Double-click to reduce
|
Features contemporary discussions about an area of social and political life. With illustrations. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 404 pages. Size: 227 x 154 mm. Weight: 736g.
Author: (Pierson, Chris, ed.)
ISBN: 0745635563
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Welfare & Benefit Systems
|
"Housing and Welfare in Southern Europe"
|
Retail £49.99 GBP
£47.50 Save 5%
|
|
|
Retail $99.98 USD
$95.00 Save 5%
|
|
|
|
Click to enlarge
Double-click to reduce
|
"Real Estate Issues" series; Offers a 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 from the north. With 10 illustrations. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 244 x 172 mm. Weight: 544g.
Author: Allen, Judith Barlow, James Leal, Jesus Maloutas, Thomas Padovani, Liliana
ISBN: 1405103078
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Welfare & Benefit Systems
|
"When Movements Matter"The Townsend Plan and the Rise of Social Security
|
Retail £13.50 GBP
£10.80 Save 20%
|
|
|
Retail $27.00 USD
$21.60 Save 20%
|
|
|
|
Click to enlarge
Double-click to reduce
|
"Princeton Studies in American Politics" series; Accounts for the origins of Social Security as we know it. This book tells the story of the Townsend Plan - a political organization that sought to alleviate poverty and end the Great Depression through a government-provided retirement stipend of $200 a month for every American over the age of sixty. With 34 halftones. 7 tables.. Paperback, 336 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 474g.
Author: Amenta, Edwin
ISBN: 0691138265
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Welfare & Benefit Systems
|
"Housing Policy"An Introduction
|
Retail £29.99 GBP
£26.99 Save 10%
|
|
|
Retail $59.98 USD
$53.98 Save 10%
|
|
|
|
Click to enlarge
Double-click to reduce
|
Housing Policy: An Introduction, has been completely revised for its fourth edition. Describing and explaining policies, as well as analysing recent changes, this book provides an accessible introduction to housing policy. With 30 line figures, 95 tables. 4 rev ed. Paperback, 512 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 860g.
Author: Balchin, Paul N. Rhoden, Maureen
ISBN: 0415252148
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Undergraduate Welfare & Benefit Systems
|
"Child, Youth and Family Health"Strengthening Communities
|
Retail £18.99 GBP
£17.66 Save 7%
|
|
|
Retail $37.98 USD
$35.32 Save 7%
|
|
|
|
Click to enlarge
Double-click to reduce
|
With illustrations. Paperback, 272 pages. Size: 245 x 175 mm. Weight: 503g.
Author: Barnes, Margaret Rowe, Jennifer
ISBN: 0729537994
Publisher: Elsevier Australia
Date: 2007 (Australia)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Welfare & Benefit Systems
|
"Service User Involvement"Reaching the Hard to Reach in Supported Housing
|
Retail £22.99 GBP
£20.69 Save 10%
|
|
|
Retail $45.98 USD
$41.38 Save 10%
|
|
|
|
Click to enlarge
Double-click to reduce
|
Drawing on original research, this book offers imaginative and effective strategies for consulting with service users who have been historically difficult to engage with, including homeless people, care leavers, ex-offenders, travellers, women escaping domestic violence and black and minority ethnic groups. With illustrations. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 344g.
Author: Brafield, Helen Eckersley, Terry
ISBN: 1843103435
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Welfare & Benefit Systems
|
|
Your Basket
Site Map
Help
