Social Welfare & Social Services

The book is the first major study to examine the implications of differences in welfare regimes for the experience of unemployment in Europe. It is...

This book analyses the specific demographic implications and conditioning factors of women's experience of poverty. By investigating the different ...

Gender and Welfare State Regimes focuses on the interrelationships between aspects of the welfare state and labour market policies in structuring a...

The arrival of the welfare state in Western Europe brought with it a vast expansion in the role of government. That expansion led to fears that the...

Of the many functions of the welfare state, two are particularly prominent: the 'Robin Hood' function - the provision of poverty relief, the redist...

In this ground-breaking, two-volume study of the adjustment of advanced welfare states to international economic pressures, leading scholars detail...

Moral philosophers agree that welfare matters. But they do not agree about what it is, or how much it matters. Wayne Sumner presents an original th...

The is the first major study to examine the implications of different welfare regimes for the experience of unemployment in Europe. It addresses th...

The problem-solving capacity, and hence the democratic legitimacy, of national governments is being weakened by the dual processes of legal and eco...

A Critique of Welfare Economics was first published in 1950. It was concerned with the exposition, criticism, and appreciation of the theory of eco...

This books deals with labour reallocation in the midst of structural change, drawing on the experience of economic transition in formerly planned e...

This is a study of one of the central themes of pre-1914 British history - the move towards social reform and the accompanying growth of collectivi...

What is the difference between an "Oriental" and an "Asian American"? In this fascinating study, Henry Yu explains how Chinese Americans and Japane...

Multicultural Social Work in Canada is divided into two sections. Section one outlines the knowledge and skills required for effective multicultura...

Historians of the Christian Social movement in the Church of England during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries have paid little attention...

During this century the Christian Churches of Britain have lost support and influence to the extent that their future is considered by some observe...

Community social work practice based on a capacity enhancement model offers tremendous potential for unifying communities consisting of groups from...

From the O.J. Simpson verdict to peace-making in the Balkans, the critical role of human judgment--complete with its failures, flaws, and successes...

This book challenges the view that there was a smooth and inevitable progression towards liberalism in early nineteenth-century England. It examine...

Most Americans are not aware that the US prison population has tripled over the past two decades, nor that the US has the highest rate of incarcera...

From Welfare to Work offers an analysis of how private corporations and industries can become effective partners with government in training and hi...

Looking at refugee crises in Asia, Latin America, and Africa, this book is the first systematic attempt to explain why the developing world today i...

Why, in an era of downsized corporation, stagnant wages, and decreasing job security, do Americans continue to embrace free market capitalism? Prof...