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  • Social Policy

    Theories, Concepts and Issues

    Edición de Michael Lavalette, Alan Pratt ...
    The Third Edition of this widely adopted textbook has been thoroughly revised and offers an authoritative and up-to-date coverage of the key theories, concepts and issues in social policy. The lively and readable text has been designed to provide students with the essential tools to gain a clear understanding of the theoretical debates surrounding the discipline.The book is organized into three ... Leer más

    $85.99 USD

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  • Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

    Enriched edition. A Stark Portrayal of Urban Desperation and Societal Decay

    de Stephen Crane, Nina Dawson ...
    Stephen Crane's 'Maggie: A Girl of the Streets' is a seminal work of American naturalism that vividly chronicles the harsh realities of urban life in late 19th-century New York. Through the poignant tale of its eponymous protagonist, Maggie, the novel explores themes of poverty, social determinism, and the struggle for identity in an unforgiving environment. Crane's unflinching narrative style, ... Leer más

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  • Growing Apart

    Regional Prosperity in New Zealand

    de Shamubeel Eaqub ...
    Series series BWB Texts
    ‘If we rank our regions internationally, Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury are comparable to France, Finland and Saudi Arabia respectively. But the smaller regions look like Timor-Leste (Northland), Greece (Manawatu-Whanganui and Gisborne) or other emerging economies such as Cyprus and the Seychelles.’The gaps between New Zealand’s regions are increasing. Many local economies are stagnating, ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD

  • A Tragedy Waiting to Happen – The Chaotic Life of Brendan O'Donnell

    The true story of an abandoned orphan who became a psychotic killer

    de Tony Muggivan, JJ Muggivan ...
    For years, Tony Muggivan urged the Irish social system to offer appropriate treatment to the desperately sick Brendan O'Donnell. A Tragedy Waiting to Happen is the harrowing story of his doomed attempts and the awful consequences of that failure: a triple murder. Tony Muggivan is a farmer. One wet night in February 1989, Brendan O'Donnell entered his life and that of his family. He had absconded ... Leer más

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  • The Poverty Industry

    The Exploitation of America's Most Vulnerable Citizens

    de Daniel L Hatcher ...
    How funds for the needy are siphoned off for profit: "A distressing picture of how states routinely defraud taxpayers of millions of federal dollars." ― Boston ReviewGovernment aid doesn't always go where it's supposed to. Foster care agencies team up with companies to take disability and survivor benefits from abused and neglected children. States and their revenue consultants use illusory ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Take Care, Son

    The Story of My Dad and his Dementia

    de Tony Husband ...
    'Hi Dad . . . can we have a chat about your dementia . . . Can you remember how it started?'When Ron Husband started to forget things - dates, names, appointments . . . daft things, important things - it took a while to realise that this was 'a different form of forgetting'. But it was just the first sign of the illness that gradually took him away from the family he loved.This is the touching, ... Leer más

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  • The Failed Welfare Revolution

    America's Struggle over Guaranteed Income Policy

    de Brian Steensland ...
    Today the United States has one of the highest poverty rates among the world's rich industrial democracies. The Failed Welfare Revolution shows us that things might have turned out differently. During the 1960s and 1970s, policymakers in three presidential administrations tried to replace the nation's existing welfare system with a revolutionary program to guarantee Americans basic economic ... Leer más

    $28.09 USD

  • Oxford Handbook of Happiness

    Edición de Susan David, Ilona Boniwell, Amanda Conley Ayers ...
    Series series Oxford Library of Psychology
    In recent decades there has been a shift in focus from psychological and social problems-what might be called the "dark side" of humanity-to human well-being and flourishing. The Positive Psychology movement, along with changes in attitudes toward organisational and societal health, has generated a surge of interest in human happiness. The Oxford Handbook of Happiness is the definitive text for ... Leer más

    $77.39 USD

  • Private Profits versus Public Policy

    The Pharmaceutical Industry and the Canadian State

    de Joel Lexchin ...
    The widespread condemnation of drastic price increases on life-saving drugs highlights our growing dependency on and vulnerability to international pharmaceutical conglomerates. However, aren’t the interests of the public supposed to supersede the pursuit of private profit?In his new work, Private Profits versus Public Policy, Joel Lexchin addresses this question as he examines how public policy ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD

  • Dead on Arrival

    The Politics of Health Care in Twentieth-Century America

    de Colin Gordon ...
    Series series Politics and Society in Modern America
    Why, alone among industrial democracies, does the United States not have national health insurance? While many books have addressed this question, Dead on Arrival is the first to do so based on original archival research for the full sweep of the twentieth century. Drawing on a wide range of political, reform, business, and labor records, Colin Gordon traces a complex and interwoven story of ... Leer más

    $38.19 USD

  • Tackling Child Neglect

    Research, Policy and Evidence-Based Practice

    de Jane Barlow, Jan Horwath, Jenny Woodman, Andrew Turnell, Hilary Kennedy, Sarah Gorin, Amanda Bunn, Debra Allnock, Jan McAllister, Wendy Lee, Marian Brandon, Pippa Belderson, Dan Koziolek, Leigh Taylor, Maeve Macdonald, Whitney R. Rostad, Katelyn M. Guastaferro, John R. Lutzker, Paul Whalley ...
    With contributions from internationally recognized experts, this edited volume presents original thinking on the theory, research and practice surrounding child neglect.Comprehensive and current, the book takes an expansive look at how we can better address this prevalent issue. It explores the effects of neglect on the developing child and makes recommendations on how to identify neglect at the ... Leer más

    $32.79 USD

  • Show Me the Evidence

    Obama's Fight for Rigor and Results in Social Policy

    de Ron Haskins, Greg Margolis ...
    The first comprehensive history of the Obama administration's evidence-based initiatives. From its earliest days, the Obama administration planned and enacted several initiatives to fund social programs based on rigorous evidence of success. Ron Haskins and Greg Margolis tell the story of six-spanning preschool and K-12 education, teen pregnancy, employment and training, health, and community ... Leer más

    $32.99 USD