Social Welfare & Social Services

What are the challenges facing social welfare in America? Theories of stakeholders, the policy process, electoral politics, the precariat, child we...

The political and economic landscape of UK social security provision has changed significantly since the 2008 financial crisis. This fully revised,...

Problems confronting the financial-industrial system, or the ills of the casino economy, have never been more urgent than they are today. This is b...

This volume deals with one of the most understudied aspects of everyday life in Russian society. Its main heroes are the providers of goods and ser...

The politics and policies that led to America's expansion of the penal system and reduction of welfare programs In 1970s America, politicians bega...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE LONGMAN-HISTORY TODAY PRIZE 2018LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2018 'Makes a gripping human story out of the wisest and most p...

The New Structural Social Work presents a coherent and consistent theory of progressive social work. With oppression as its central focus, the text...

Social Security auxiliary benefits were established in 1939 when Congress extended benefits to the dependents and survivors of workers covered by S...

Congress continues to register concern about the rapid rise in Medicare spending and the ability of existing funding mechanisms to support the prog...

First published in 1989, The Undeserving Poor was a critically acclaimed and enormously influential account of America's enduring debate about pove...

In nearly all States, adoption records are sealed and withheld from public inspection after an adoption is finalised. This book discusses state law...

Reg Pengelly has gained considerable experience of managing arrangements to safeguard children in both the police service and the NHS. This short ...

This book provides an overview of the current Social Security special minimum benefit provision workings; explains how the Retirement Earnings Test...

International Social Security agreements are bilateral agreements primarily intended to eliminate dual Social Security taxation based on the same w...

Learn about Social Security and plan for your future with the help of this comprehensive and accessible guide to everything you need to know about ...

This landmark study provides the first comprehensive assessment of the nature and associations between the three main forms of social disadvantage ...