Inequality in U.S. Social Policy: An Historical Analysis (Warde Bryan)(Paperback)

Inequality in U.S. Social Policy: An Historical Analysis (Warde Bryan)(Paperback)

In Inequality in US Social Policy: An Historic Analysis, Bryan Warde illuminates the pervasive and powerful role that social inequality based on race and ethnicity, gender, immigration status, sexual orientation, class, and disability plays and has historically played in informing social policy

Social Policy: An Introduction (Blakemore Ken)(Paperback)

An overview of developments in social policy and welfare, this text offers chapters on social security, education, health, housing and environment, and community care. The history and principles of British social policy are also

Key Themes in Social Policy (Kennedy Patricia)(Paperback)

'Key Themes in Social Policy' provides an accessible and authoritative introduction to the key concepts used in social policy, from autonomy to wellbeing. With over 100 ideas discussed, this is a comprehensive student guide and is designed to help readers to gain a deeper understanding of major

Welfare Words: Critical Social Work & Social Policy (Garrett Paul Michael)(Paperback)

Insightful and engaging, Welfare Words provides a critical analysis of social work and social policy in its articulation and discussion of a number of significant words and phrases. Written by an authoritative voice in the field, Paul Michael Garrett makes sense of complex theories which codify

Social Work and Social Policy: An Introduction (Dickens Jonathan)(Paperback)

An understanding of social policy is vital for engaging practically with social work values, and dealing with political and ethical questions about responsibility, rights and our understanding of 'the good society'. This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to social policy, tailored to

Foreign Policy Analysis: A Toolbox (Morin Jean-Frdric)(Paperback)

Offers a thorough analysis of the scientific advances in FPAFeatures an eclectic panorama of different conceptual, theoretical and methodological approaches to FPAIdentifies emerging theoretical trends, gaps in the literature, data that can be mobilized, methodological pitfalls in FPA and

Social Policy and Social Work: An Introduction (Cunningham Jo)(Paperback)

An understanding of social policy is crucial for social workers as it underpins and shapes the legislative framework that they work within. From safeguarding service users and enabling them to improve their lives, to protecting the most vulnerable in society, social policy also has a vital role to

An Analysis of Amartya Sen's Inequality Re-Examined (Klein Elise)(Paperback)

Amartya Sen's Inequality Re-Examined is a seminal text setting out a theory to evaluate social arrangements and inequality. By asking the question, 'equality of what'?, Sen shows that (in)equality should be assessed as human freedom; for people to have the ability to pursue and achieve goals they

Social Policy: A Critical and Intersectional Analysis (Williams Fiona)(Paperback)

Welfare states face profound challenges. Widening economic and social inequalities have been intensified by austerity politics, sharpened by the rise in ethno-nationalism and exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, recent decades have seen a resurgence of social justice activism at both

Interpreting Hashtag Politics: Policy Ideas in an Era of Social Media (Jeffares S.)(Paperback)

Why do policy actors create branded policy ideas like Big Society and does launching them on Twitter extend or curtail their life? This book reveals how policy analysis can adapt in an increasingly mediatised to offer interpretive insights into the life and death of policy ideas in an era of

The Pandemic Within: Policy Making for a Better World (Wagenaar Hendrik)(Paperback)

COVID-19 has exposed defects in our current political-economic order: extreme wealth inequality, an ideology-driven government, a greedy corporate sector, a precarious labour force and a looming climate catastrophe. This accessible book offers a unique blend of moral imagination and

Irish Social Policy: A Critical Introduction (Dukelow Fiona)(Paperback)

When the first edition of Irish Social Policy was published in 2009, Ireland's enduring economic crisis was only beginning to emerge. In the time since, nearly all areas of Irish social policy have been significantly affected, as policy makers have sought to combat the numerous, multifaceted social

Historical Dictionary of Japanese Foreign Policy (Shimamoto Mayako)(Pevná vazba)

The Historical Dictionary of Japanese Foreign Policy includes a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture

Contemporary Social Work Practice: A Handbook for Students (Teater Barbra)(Paperback)

An introduction to the diverse settings of social work, detailing the relevant policy context, methods and

Making Social Welfare Policy in America: Three Case Studies Since 1950 (Berkowitz Edward D.)(Paperback)

American social welfare policy has produced a health system with skyrocketing costs, a disability insurance program that consigns many otherwise productive people to lives of inactivity, and a welfare program that attracts wide criticism. Making Social Welfare Policy in America explains how this

Housing Policy and Vulnerable Social Groups: 2008 (Bernan)(Paperback)

Spatial Regression Models (Ward Michael D.)(Paperback)

Spatial Regression Models illustrates the use of spatial analysis in the social sciences within a regression framework and is accessible to readers with no prior background in spatial analysis. The text covers different modeling-related topics for continuous dependent variables, including: mapping

Social Policy (Baldock John)(Paperback)

What is social policy, and why are welfare systems important? How have they been affected by the global financial crisis? The fourth edition of this well-respected textbook provides an excellent introduction to social policy in the twenty-first century. Expert contributors examine the development,

Social Policy: Theory and Practice (Spicker Paul)(Paperback)

Social Policy: Theory and practice is a fully revised, updated and extended edition of a bestselling social policy textbook, extensively reworked and adapted to meet the needs of its international readership. The book lays out the architecture of social policy as a field of study, binding the

Competition Law: Analysis, Cases, & Materials (Lianos Ioannis)(Paperback)

This casebook, designed for a readership of graduate students, policy makers, and practitioners in competition law, aims to provide a comprehensive reference on EU and UK competition law. While the majority of the text comprises analysis supplemented with detailed commentary and analysis of

Applied Conversation Analysis: Social Interaction in Institutional Settings (Lester Jessica Nina)(Paperback)

Focusing on applied conversation analysis (CA), Applied Conversation Analysis: Social Interaction in Institutional Settings by Jessica N. Lester and Michelle O'Reilly offers practical insights and guidelines for CA scholars studying social interactions in institutional settings. Written in an

Data Mining for Social Network Data (Memon Nasrullah)(Paperback)

Driven by counter-terrorism efforts, marketing analysis and an explosion in online social networking in recent years, data mining has moved to the forefront of information science. This proposed Special Issue on Data Mining for Social Network Data will present a broad range of recent studies in

Policy Analysis as Problem Solving: A Flexible and Evidence-Based Framework (Meltzer Rachel)(Paperback)

Drawing extensively from real-life cases, Policy Analysis as Problem Solving helps students develop the analytic skills necessary to advise government officials and nonprofit executives on a wide range of policy issues. Unlike other texts, Policy Analysis as Problem Solving employs a pragmatic,

Monetary Policy and Macroprudential Regulation with Financial Frictions (Agenor Pierre-Richard)(Pevná vazba)

An integrated analysis of how financial frictions can be accounted for in macroeconomic models built to study monetary policy and macroprudential regulation.Since the global financial crisis, there has been a renewed effort to emphasize financial frictions in designing closed- and open-economy