Five Giants - A Biography of the Welfare State (Timmins Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

Five Giants - A Biography of the Welfare State (Timmins Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

An accessible and entertaining narrative history of the establishment, development and unravelling of the British Welfare State - now fully revised to cover Blair's first term. Lively writing in the style of Peter Hennessy. 'Giant Want. Giant Disease. Giant Ignorance. Giant Squalor. And the

Five Giants [New Edition] - A Biography of the Welfare State (Timmins Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

NEW EDITION FOR THE 75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEVERIDGE REPORT The classic and entertaining narrative history of the establishment, development and unravelling of the British Welfare State - now fully revised to cover New Labour and Cameron's

Economics of the Welfare State (Barr Nicholas)(Paperback)

The sixth edition of this successful textbook discusses elements of the welfare system, including cash benefits, the health service and education. The text argues that the welfare state does not exist just to help the underprivileged, but also offers efficiencies in areas where the private markets

Bread for All - The Origins of the Welfare State (Renwick Chris)(Paperback / softback)

The Oxford Handbook of the Welfare State (Castles Francis G.)(Paperback)

The Oxford Handbook of the Welfare State is the authoritative and definitive guide to the contemporary welfare state. In a volume consisting of nearly fifty newly-written chapters, a broad range of the world's leading scholars offer a comprehensive account of everything one needs to know about the

The Welfare State Reader (Pierson Christopher)(Paperback)

The Welfare State Reader has established itself as a vital source of outstanding original research since its original appearance in 2000. In the third edition, Pierson, Castles and Naumann have comprehensively overhauled the content, bringing it wholly up to date with contemporary discussions about

Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism (Esping-Andersen Gosta)(Paperback / softback)

1. Esping--Andersen is a leading authority on the welfare state.2. Offers a completely new theoretical framework for understanding the contemporary welfare state and employment structures.3. Offers a new methodology for the comparative analysis of state and social

Charles Dickens (Smiley Jane)(Paperback / softback)

Superb, highly accessible biography of one of the giants of English literature by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A THOUSAND ACRES'Engaging and stimulating' Simon

Bethlehem - Biography of a Town (Blincoe Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

An unforgettable history of the beloved little town at the heart of the world's longest conflict, chronicling times of peace and war over the course of 11,000

Daughters of Chivalry - The Forgotten Children of Edward I (Wilson-Lee Kelcey)(Paperback / softback)

The first full biography of the five remarkable daughters of Edward

Disabled State (Stone Deborah)(Paperback)

A book about the defining assumptions and assumed definition of the welfare state. It argues that 'the concept of disability is fundamentally the result of political conflict about distributive criteria and the appropriate recipients of social

Battle of Kadesh (Jacq Christian)(Paperback / softback)

* The eagerly-awaited third Volume in the compelling five part fictional biography of Egypt's most glamorous

Aldous Huxley - An English Intellectual (Murray Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

* Fascinating and perceptive new biography of one of the most brilliant writers of his age: novelist, essayist and born-again mystic Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), author of BRAVE NEW WORLD and EYELESS IN

Bruce Chatwin (Shakespeare Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

A biography of Bruce Chatwin, based on private notebooks, diaries, letters and hundreds of interviews. It illuminates the many sides of Chatwin, from Sotheby's director, archaeologist, 'Sunday Times' journalist and traveller to devoted husband and active gay, socialite and

The Welfare State: A Very Short Introduction (Garland David)(Paperback)

Welfare states vary across nations and change over time. And the balance between markets and government; free enterprise and social protection is perennially in question. But all developed societies have welfare states of one kind or another - they are a fundamental dimension of modern government

State at Any Cost - The Life of David Ben-Gurion (Segev Tom)(Paperback / softback)

A biography of Israel's most iconic and controversial

Latin America: A New Developmental Welfare State in the Making? (Riesco Manuel)(Paperback)

The 21st century Latin American developmental welfare state model is based on a new public-private alliance, where state-led developmental social policy relies for its implementation mainly on proactive, emerging regional entrepreneurs and a growing middle class. This volume illustrates where

Reinventing the Welfare State: Digital Platforms and Public Policies (Huws Ursula)(Paperback)

The Covid-19 pandemic has tragically exposed how today's welfare state cannot properly protect its citizens. Despite the valiant efforts of public sector workers, from under-resourced hospitals to a shortage of housing and affordable social care, the pandemic has tragically shown how decades of

Privatising Capital: The Commodification of Poland's Welfare State (Rychard Andrzej)(Pevná vazba)

This book examines Poland's public sector and welfare state. These are historically rooted in economic and social structures and amount to a form of public capital. There is an ongoing attempt to financialise and commodify this public capital. This includes areas such as health, education and

Europe's New State of Welfare: Unemployment, Employment Policies and Citizenship (Goul Andersen Jrgen)(Paperback)

It is often argued that European welfare states, with regulated labour markets, relatively generous social protection and relatively high wage equality, have become counter-productive in a globalised and knowledge-intensive economy. Using in-depth, comparative and interdisciplinary analysis of

Daniel Craig - The Biography (Marshall Sarah)(Paperback / softback)

The biography of James Bond icon Daniel

Lighthouses of England - The South West (Leach Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

Giacometti: A Biography (Lord James)(Paperback / softback)

The definitive biography of a fascinating and enigmatic

Ayrton Senna: The Messiah of Motor Racing (Craig Richard)(Paperback / softback)

An original biography of Senna, based on new research and interviews, examining his status as a