Welfare & Benefit Systems

'A must-read exposé of one of Britains biggest hidden scandals' - Frances Ryan 'Definitive proof of how government austerity hasnt just harmed dis...

Social responsibility in healthcare is currently the subject of increasing attention around the world and is often presented as one of the necessar...

Restorative practice is an innovative approach to thinking about, and addressing, conflict and bullying, as well as disruptive, challenging and cri...

This volume investigates the policies and politics of extreme austerity, setting the crisis in Greece in its global context. Featuring multidiscipl...

Food Stamps, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), has endured and expanded in recent years. The program has been pres...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses a screening tool called the Listing of Impairments to identify claimants who are so severely impaired...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses a screening tool called the Listing of Impairments to identify claimants who are so severely impaired...

The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) provides benefits to disabled adults and children, offering vital financial support to more than 19 m...

'I tore through the pages. A book I'll read over and over again' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS'Illuminating' OBSERVER We've all had our share of mould, do...

'I tore through the pages. A book I'll read over and over again' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS'Illuminating' OBSERVER We've all had our share of mould, do...

Basic Income: An Anthology of Contemporary Research presents a compilation of six decades of Basic Income literature. It includes the most influent...

Social Security expansion is back on the agenda, at a time when Americans need it more than everhere's what it should look like (and why it matters...

Behind from the Start examines the link between America's shaming, blaming, and marginalizing of poor parents, and American policies that jeopardiz...

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY licence. The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the landscape of voluntary action. Some volunteering pr...

Has the modern Conservative Party developed a distinctive approach to the post-war welfare state? In exploring this question, this accessible book ...

How does social spending relate to economic growth and which countries have got this right and wrong? Peter Lindert examines the experience of coun...

From Finland to Kenya to Stockton, California, more and more governments and private philanthropic organizations are putting the idea of a Universa...

From Finland to Kenya to Stockton, California, more and more governments and private philanthropic organizations are putting the idea of a Universa...

People are living longer, creating an unexpected boom in the elderly population. Longevity is increasing not only in wealthy countries but in devel...

Drawing on international case studies from emerging economies and developing countries including South Africa, India, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Tunis...