Social welfare & social services
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Social welfare & social services
Paperback. Can and should asset-based policies become a new pillar of the welfare state? Can they form the basis for a more egalitarian form of market economy? The citizen's stake throws open the debate by bringing together the ideas of leading thinkers in academia and policy to explore the future scope of asset-based policies in Britain. Editor(s): Paxton, Will; White, Stuart. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861346995
- ISBN
- 9781861346995
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€ 35.99€ 33.85
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Paperback. Working in group care is a challenging and complex task, demanding great skill, patience, knowledge and understanding. This book explains how the best practice can be achieved through the focused work of individuals and teams who are well supported and managed. It is useful for those involved in residential and day care practice. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Revised
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861347060
- ISBN
- 9781861347060
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€ 31.99€ 30.38
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Paperback. This book provides busy practitioners with a ready reference for the day-to-day problems relating to sex and sexuality that they are likely to face in key areas of engagement, such as promoting sexual health, preventing sexual violence, working with those subjected to sexual abuse, and engaging with the complexities of contemporary sexualities. Series: BASW/Policy Press Titles. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK5; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861347121
- ISBN
- 9781861347121
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€ 31.99€ 30.43
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Paperback. This book provides a critical analysis of ways in which risk assessment and management are defined and applied in policy, theory and practice in relation to children and young people. It explores the complexities of balancing responsibility for protecting the young with the benefits of risk-taking and the need to allow experimentation. Editor(s): Thom, Betsy; Sales, Rosemary; Pearce, Jenny. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861347312
- ISBN
- 9781861347312
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€ 37.99€ 36.12
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paperback. Economic and social change is accelerating under the twin impact of globalisation and the new information technologies. This book addresses questions of change with particular reference to the European Union, which has made the development of a socially cohesive, knowledge-based economy its central task for the present decade. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861347398
- ISBN
- 9781861347398
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€ 37.99€ 36.12
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paperback. This book explores the sociological basis of contemporary society and shows how social workers experience tensions and contradictions in practice. Series: BASW/Policy Press Titles. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 342.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861347411
- ISBN
- 9781861347411
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€ 31.99€ 30.43
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Paperback. This book, by examining the landmark scandals of the post-war period, including more recent ones, such as the Victoria Climbie Inquiry, reveals how scandals are generated, to what purposes they are used and whose interests they are made to serve. Series: BASW/Policy Press Titles. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Revised
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861347466
- ISBN
- 9781861347466
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€ 41.99€ 39.41
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Paperback. Despite the improved supply and quality of housing in the UK and Europe, the future of housing remains uncertain. Is decent, affordable housing an achievable goal? How far will governments seek to shape the market and respond to demographic pressures? This book looks at the big questions housing as a key indicator of social and economic well-being. Editor(s): Malpass, Peter; Cairncross, Liz. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations,. BIC Classification: JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861347510
- ISBN
- 9781861347510
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€ 46.99€ 43.94
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€ 43.94
Hardback. This book examines income-related housing allowance schemes in advanced welfare states as well as in transition economies of central and eastern Europe as a more efficient way to help tenants than rent controls or 'bricks and mortar' subsidies to landlords. Editor(s): Kemp, Peter A. Num Pages: 312 pages, Lots of figures. BIC Classification: JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 176 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861347541
- ISBN
- 9781861347541
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Condition: New
€ 94.13
€ 94.13
Paperback. All over Europe, post Second World War large-scale housing estates face physical, economic, social and cultural problems. This book presents the key findings of a major EU-funded research programme into the restructuring of twenty-nine large-scale housing estates in Northern, Western, Southern and Eastern Europe. Editor(s): Kempen, Ronald van; Dekker, Karien; Hall, Stephen. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861347756
- ISBN
- 9781861347756
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.41
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Hardback. This book addresses the development of increasingly individualised public social services in the EU. It focuses particularly on activation services that have become crucial in the 'modernisation' of welfare states, comparing their introduction in the UK, Germany, Italy, Finland and the Czech Republic. Editor(s): Berkel, Rik van; Valkenburg, Ben. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861347978
- ISBN
- 9781861347978
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€ 94.13
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Hardback. This book presents the outcome of a project coordinated by the European Trade Union Institute in which experts from different countries and social scientific disciplines (sociology, political science and economics) were invited to reflect on both the meaning and political status of the concept of the European Social Model (ESM). Editor(s): Pascual, Amparo Serrano; Jepsen, Maria. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, tables. BIC Classification: JKS; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861347985
- ISBN
- 9781861347985
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€ 100.96
€ 100.96
Hardback. "Social Policy Review" provides students, academics and all those interested in welfare issues with detailed analyses of progress and change in areas of major interest during the past year. Editor(s): Bauld, Linda; Clarke, Karen; Maltby, Dr. Tony. Series: Social Policy Review. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 148. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348449
- ISBN
- 9781861348449
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Condition: New
€ 94.13
€ 94.13
hardcover. This book provides fascinating insights into the factors that influence why people enter and leave care work, their motivations, understandings and experiences of their work and intersection of it with their family lives. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348500
- ISBN
- 9781861348500
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Condition: New
€ 93.93
€ 93.93
Paperback. Recent trends and policy developments have called into question the divide between the provision of income support and social care services. This book addresses this theme with reference to key trends: individualisation, citizen responsibility, the decline of the married male breadwinner and new ways of supporting disabled and older people. Editor(s): Glendinning, Caroline; Kemp, Peter A. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348562
- ISBN
- 9781861348562
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€ 37.99€ 36.00
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Paperback. This collection focuses on the relationship between social care, community and citizenship, linking them in a way relevant to both policy and practice. Editor(s): Balloch, Susan; Hill, Michael. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348708
- ISBN
- 9781861348708
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€ 38.99€ 37.14
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€ 37.14
paperback. This book examines key philosophical, ethical, legal and professional practice issues in the area of privacy and confidentiality and explores their implications for policy and practice. Editor(s): Clark, Chris; McGhee, Janice. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349057
- ISBN
- 9781861349057
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.26
€ 38.99
€ 37.26
hardcover. Social Policy Review provides students, academics and all those interested in welfare issues with critical analyses of progress and change in areas of major interest during the past year. Editor(s): Clarke, Karen; Maltby, Dr. Tony; Kennett, Patricia. Series: Social Policy Review. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 225 x 35. Weight in Grams: 614.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349415
- ISBN
- 9781861349415
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Condition: New
€ 94.13
€ 94.13
Hardcover. Based on a study of the major Muslim and Christian religious welfare organisations in Lebanon (including Hezbollah), and drawing upon supplementary research conducted in Iran, Egypt and Turkey, this book argues that religion is providing sophisticated solutions to the major social and economic problems of the Middle East. Num Pages: 323 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FB; HR; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 25. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349538
- ISBN
- 9781861349538
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€ 93.93
€ 93.93
paperback. Oberlander provides a comprehensive hostory of Medicare politics, from the decades of consensus to debates over Medicare reform. Revealing how Medicare policies have developed over the past several decades this analysis will interest anyone concerned with public policy or healthcare. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 line drawings, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JPA; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226615967
- ISBN
- 9780226615967
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€ 31.99€ 25.00
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paperback. Alongside the current media preoccupation with high risk offenders, there has been a shift towards a greater focus on risk and public protection in UK criminal justice policy. This report draws together a distinguished panel to consider both the theory and application of the risk concept in work with young people and young adults that offend. Series: Researching Criminal Justice Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420008
- ISBN
- 9781847420008
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Condition: New
€ 25.81
€ 25.81
hardcover. This book provides an understanding of what child welfare is, explores how it can be measured and sets out the implications for children's services in incorporating child well-being into their work. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 247 x 19. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420657
- ISBN
- 9781847420657
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Condition: New
€ 100.60
€ 100.60
paperback. This book presents a lively challenge to the existing thinking on community development, and proposes ways forward for community building. Series: Case Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFS; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420848
- ISBN
- 9781847420848
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.00
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paperback. Estates of multi-storey housing present some of the most intractable problems for urban policy. Shelter is not enough is an up-to-date evaluation of the issues. Drawing on an analysis of past practice, a 'model framework' is defined which can help to create successful approaches for the regeneration of multi-storey housing. Num Pages: 276 pages, 22ill.13figs.16tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSG; JKSB; JPRB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861341563
- ISBN
- 9781861341563
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.00
€ 37.99
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