Intelligent Kindness: Rehabilitating the Welfare State (Ballatt John)(Paperback)

Intelligent Kindness: Rehabilitating the Welfare State (Ballatt John)(Paperback)

At a time of renewed concern about health, social care, and national unity, the authors reassert the value of the Welfare State for society as a whole, not simply for those in need. Years of relentless regulatory and structural reforms have not prevented scandals, yet have exhausted, demoralised

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

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: 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

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

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)

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

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

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

Poverty Is Not Natural (Cutis George)(Paperback)

Across Europe, politicians and economists remain locked into micromanaging the welfare state established post-war, tweaking it here and tweaking it there to ameliorate the consequences of poverty, but failing to end poverty. Instead of focusing on consequences, George Curtis seeks the cause of

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

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,

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

The Age of Responsibility: Luck, Choice, and the Welfare State (Mounk Yascha)(Paperback)

A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceResponsibility--which once meant the moral duty to help and support others--has come to be equated with an obligation to be self-sufficient. This has guided recent reforms of the welfare state, making key entitlements conditional on good behavior. Drawing

Cultural Anthropology: Tribes, States, and the Global System (Bodley John H.)(Paperback)

John H. Bodley's Cultural Anthropology: Tribes, States, and the Global System, Seventh Edition, is intended for the introduction to cultural anthropology course taught at the freshman/sophomore

Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child (Goleman Daniel)(Paperback)

Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child is John Gottman's groundbreaking guide to teaching children to understand and regulate their emotional world.Intelligence That Comes from the Heart Every parent knows the importance of equipping children with the intellectual skills they need to succeed in

Designated Survivor (Matthews John H.)(Paperback)

The United States Capitol is overtaken by terrorists during the State of the Union speech and the nation's leadership are held hostage. Precautions are taken for such an extreme event. One cabinet member is chosen by the president to be away from the Capitol and D.C. This is the Designated

John Keats (Everest Kelvin)(Paperback)

This book offers the intelligent new reader a critically evaluative guide to Keats's major poems and letters, from a perspective which aims to counter the historical emphasis of recent critical

The Welfare State in Europe: Economic and Social Perspectives (Pestieau Pierre)(Paperback)

Although in Europe there continues to be a large degree of consensus that it is the responsibility of government to ensure that nobody who is poor, sick, disabled, unemployed, or old is left deprived, there are mounting calls to roll back spending on the welfare state. It is argued that it fails to

Long and the Short of It - A guide to finance and investment for normally intelligent people who aren't in the industry (Kay John)(Paperback / softback)

The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke (1784) (Filson John)(Paperback)