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Paperback. Are the elderly posing a threat to America's political system with their enormous clout? Are they stretching resources to the breaking point with their growing demands for care? This text seeks to offer fresh insight into a wide range of social and political issues relating to the elderly. Num Pages: 382 pages, 18 line drawings, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP31; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226675688
- ISBN
- 9780226675688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.76
€ 33.99
€ 26.76
Hardcover. After the most serious economic crash since the 1930s and the slowest recovery on record, austerity rules. Spending on the welfare state did not cause the crisis, but deep cuts in welfare budgets has become the default policy response. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB; JPQB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 130. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745698731
- ISBN
- 9780745698731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.58
€ 51.99
€ 51.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 84 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 269 x 212 x 7. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604565478
- ISBN
- 9781604565478
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Condition: New
€ 58.68€ 41.56
€ 58.68
€ 41.56
Paperback. Here is the story of Faith in Action, the acclaimed nationwide grant program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that brings together Americans of all faiths to provide volunteer care and support to those in their communities who are confined to their homes because of a chronic health condition or disability. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN1; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470292686
- ISBN
- 9780470292686
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Condition: New
€ 33.32
€ 33.32
Contracting-Out Welfare Services: Comparing National Policy Designs fo...
O'sullivan, Siobhan; Considine, Mark
Paperback. Contracting-out Welfare Services focuses on the design and overhaul of welfare-to-work systems around the world in the light of the radical re-design of the welfare system; internationally based authors utilise a national/program case study, considering employment services policy and activation practices. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119016496
- ISBN
- 9781119016496
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Condition: New
€ 39.10
€ 39.10
Hardcover. This fascinating work is a two-volume guide to the shadow world, the critical issues, and the global reach of organized crime. Editor(s): Shanty, Frank G.; Mishra, Patit Paban. Num Pages: 792 pages, 103. BIC Classification: GBC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 56. Weight in Grams: 2481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 792
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576073377
- ISBN
- 9781576073377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.07
€ 167.07
Paperback. Analyses different aspects of drug policy, seeing it as a way of regulation drugs - including control, treatment, prevention and harm reduction. Using examples from both Denmark and the USA, this work focuses on the history and consequences of drug policy in practice. Editor(s): Frank, Vibeke Asmussen; Bjerge, Bagga; Houborg, Ebsen. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779343320
- ISBN
- 9788779343320
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Condition: New
€ 34.51
€ 34.51
Paperback. Lost for Words is an innovative "loss awareness" training package designed for teachers and carers supporting children who are experiencing bereavement. All the required resources are included with the pack, including templates for OHP transparencies, handouts for trainees and a bibliography for further reading. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 295 x 211 x 9. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843103240
- ISBN
- 9781843103240
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Condition: New
€ 43.18
€ 43.18
Paperback. Today, Paddy Armstrong is a husband and father, and it has been over twenty-seven years since his conviction was quashed. But the memory of his experiences lives on. For the first time and with unflinching candour, he lays bare the experiences of those years and their aftermath. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BT; BTP; JKSW1; JKVF; JKVP1; JMK; JMQ; JPWL; LASD; LATC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Gill Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780717172474
- ISBN
- 9780717172474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 12.98
€ 18.99
€ 12.98
Paperback. This interactive resource book encourages front-line staff working with dementia sufferers to examine their working practice and modify it to meet best practice guidelines. Packed with photocopiable exercises, discussion points and questions, this training manual provides a framework for care work in line with statutory requirements and standards. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSG; MJND; MQCL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 295 x 212 x 12. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843103189
- ISBN
- 9781843103189
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.91
€ 42.99
€ 42.91
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813534633
- ISBN
- 9780813534633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.07
€ 45.99
€ 40.07
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFFE2; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231169202
- ISBN
- 9780231169202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.71€ 86.01
€ 114.71
€ 86.01
Paperback. This work is a practical, hands-on, supportive fundraising training programme specifically geared to religious organizations. It provides a practical, comprehensive training package to help the leaders and members of congregations and organizations learn new strategies and skills for raising money. Num Pages: 176 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRCX4; JKSN1; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787951306
- ISBN
- 9780787951306
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Condition: New
€ 26.20
€ 26.20
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hughes, Josiah; Wright, Isiah. Num Pages: ill. BIC Classification: JFFB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 182 x 26. Weight in Grams: 834.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607415213
- ISBN
- 9781607415213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.70€ 111.61
€ 165.70
€ 111.61
Hardcover. Gender and Child Welfare in Society considers the ways in which raising questions about gender can help researchers and practitioners better understand family relationships and issues in children's development. Editor(s): Featherstone, Brid; Hooper, Carol-Ann; Scourfield, Jonathan; Taylor, Julie. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470681862
- ISBN
- 9780470681862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.73
€ 121.73
Hardback. This authoritative text covers the breadth of issues involved in working with immigrant and refugee children and families. Editor(s): Fong, Rowena. Series: Clinical Practice with Children, Adolescents, and Families. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Guilford Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572309319
- ISBN
- 9781572309319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.72
€ 60.72
Paperback. This book shows youth work students and professionals how to locate their practice within the professional code of ethics Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFM; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 171 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847876041
- ISBN
- 9781847876041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.17
€ 47.99
€ 47.17
Paperback. In recent years, foundations have begun to come together in groups to take on shared initiatives and agendas. Hopkins argues that these funder collaboratives are more than a collection of isolated experiments. Instead, they provide a window into a dramatic and promising new stage in the development of organized philanthropy. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 149 x 7. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739110430
- ISBN
- 9780739110430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.16
€ 62.16
Paperback. For children growing up in foster care, the role of their birth parents is an important factor in the success of their long-term placements. Understanding the experiences of parents is therefore essential for social workers. This book set out a model of good practice, based on the experiences of these parents and social workers. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JKSF; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849050265
- ISBN
- 9781849050265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.28
€ 33.28
Paperback. Council Housing and Culture makes clear the importance of council housing to twentieth-century life and culture. A major thread through the work is the interaction of council housing with evolving working-class patterns and aspirations. Series: Planning, History and Environment Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; JKSB; RP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415239462
- ISBN
- 9780415239462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.65
€ 64.65
Hardback. Social Policy Review is essential reading for social policy academics and students and for anyone who is interested in the implications of government policy. Editor(s): Kilkey, Majella; Ramia, Gaby; Farnsworth, Kevin. Series: Social Policy Review. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447304470
- ISBN
- 9781447304470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.60
€ 100.60
Paperback. The sexual abuse of a child creates a devastating family crisis. Parents want to know what to do and say to help their child, both immediately and in the long term. This book offers guidance for parents who face the days and months after a child's abuse. It discusses each stage of a child's recovery. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295968063
- ISBN
- 9780295968063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.18
€ 20.99
€ 19.18
Paperback. , Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health; Rick Surpin, Independence Care System. Editor(s): Levine, Carol; Murray, Thomas H. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1 Reprint
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887710
- ISBN
- 9780801887710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.14
€ 32.99
€ 28.14
Hardcover. Editor(s): Morina, Alexander D. Num Pages: 199 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613246825
- ISBN
- 9781613246825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.39€ 110.10
€ 163.39
€ 110.10