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  • Welfare Theory

    An Introduction to the Theoretical Debates in Social Policy

    by Tony Fitzpatrick ...
    What are the concepts and principles that underpin the design and delivery of social policies?This thoroughly revised edition of a trusted text provides an authoritative introduction to the theoretical framework of social policy. Drawing upon the fields of politics, sociology and philosophy, the book offers analysis of the history and relevance of a range of core concepts such as equality, liberty ... Read more

    $54.99 CAD

  • Fundraising Handbook for Clubs

    by Tony Fitzpatrick ...
    A guide to raising funds for your non-profit club. If you are tired of the same old time consuming fundraisers that you have to run year after year, check out the strategies outlined in this handbook to help you implement a long term positive cash-flow for your club. This guide includes links to valuable resources you need to get your club's income growing. ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • New Theories of Welfare

    by Tony Fitzpatrick ...
    In this sequel to the acclaimed Welfare Theory (Palgrave, 2001), Tony Fitzpatrick examines the most recent, influential and cutting edge ideas influencing policy studies today. Clearly structured to enable students to make theoretical connections between apparently diverse areas, it provides an invaluable synthesis of the most important theoretical innovations in the discipline in recent years. ... Read more

    $61.99 CAD

  • How to Live Well

    Epicurus as a Guide to Contemporary Social Reform

    by Tony Fitzpatrick ...
    The ancient moral philosophy of Epicureanism offers many valuable lessons for the modern world. How to Live Well updates and modifies Epicurean philosophy to offer an exciting new framework for contemporary social reform.How To Live Well provides a synopsis of the key facets of Epicureanism and offers a history of Epicureanism across the past twenty centuries. Fitzpatrick identifies the core ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

  • Applied ethics and social problems

    Moral questions of birth, society and death

    by Tony Fitzpatrick ...
    Designed to address practical questions, applied ethics is one of the most exciting areas in contemporary philosophy. Yet the relevance of ethical theories to social policy has been under-explored. Until now.In "Applied ethics and social problems" Tony Fitzpatrick presents introductions to the three most influential moral philosophies: Consequentialism, Kantianism and Virtue Ethics. He then ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • Climate Change and Poverty

    A New Agenda for Developed Nations

    by Tony Fitzpatrick ...
    Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Climate change is the main challenge facing developed countries in the 21st century. To what extent does this agenda converge with issues of poverty and social exclusion? Climate change and poverty offers a timely new perspective on the ‘ecosocial’ understanding of the causes and symptoms of, and solutions to, poverty and applies this to recent ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • Voyage to Utopias

    A fictional guide through social philosophy

    by Tony Fitzpatrick ...
    This fascinating fictional account will introduce the reader to key ideas in social and political philosophy. It presents crucial skills of philosophical investigation in an accessible, rigorous and light-hearted way. The novel is funny, informative and entertaining, allowing the reader to experience often complex ideas from the 'inside' by using skills they will have acquired, unconsciously, from ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • After the new social democracy

    by Tony Fitzpatrick ...
    Collating a range of social and political theories, this study engages with contemporary debates regarding the present direction and future of the Left. It proposes that the social democratic tradition can be renewed but only if the dominance of conservative ideas is challenged more effectively. ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD

  • A Green History of the Welfare State

    by Tony Fitzpatrick ...
    Series series Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies
    Environmental problems – particularly climate change – have become increasingly important to governments and social researchers in recent decades. Debates about their implications for social policies and welfare reforms are now moving towards centre stage. What has been missing from such debates is an account of the history of the welfare state in relation to environmental issues and green ideas.A ... Read more

    $97.99 CAD

  • International Encyclopedia of Social Policy

    Edited by Tony Fitzpatrick, Huck-ju Kwon, Nick Manning, James Midgley, Gillian Pascall ...
    Available in paperback for the first time, this milestone work offers an in-depth treatment of all aspects of the discipline and practice of social policy globally. Supported by a distinguished international advisory board, the editors have compiled almost 900,000 words across 734 entries written by 284 leading specialists to provide authoritative coverage of concepts, policy actors, welfare ... Read more

    $169.99 CAD

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    Towards Rights-Based Practice

    by Jim Ife ...
    Now in its third edition, Human Rights and Social Work explores how the principles of human rights inform contemporary social work practice. Jim Ife considers the implications of social work's traditional Enlightenment heritage and the possibilities of 'post-Enlightenment' practice in a way that is accessible, direct and engaging. The world has changed significantly since the publication of the ... Read more

    $50.99 CAD

  • Philosophy For Dummies, UK Edition

    by Martin Cohen ...
    Confused by metaphysics? In a muddle with aesthetics? Intimidated by Kant? Then look no further! Philosophy For Dummies, UK Edition is a complete crash-course in philosophical thought, covering key philosophers, philosophical history and theory and the big questions that affect us today. Tying in with standard UK curricula and including core topics such as logic, ethics and political philosophy, ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD