Welfare & Benefit Systems

This book is unique in its presentation of social protection scenarios in four different continents: Africa, America, Asia and Europe. It has speci...

Our knowledge and awareness of mental health has never been greater, but little progress has been made in addressing a key cause of poor mental hea...

First published in 1999, this book attempts to understand housing co-operatives in terms of their development over time and their relationships to ...

Social work research is concerned with complex social issues closely connected to communities of people who are marginalized and oppressed. This vo...

EU expansion has stoked fears that criminals from the East may abuse freedom of movement to exploit the benefit systems of richer states. This book...

This title was first published in 2000: This volume is based on papers presented at the sixth International Research Seminar on Issues in Social Se...

Originally published in 1979, The Idea of Welfare critically reviews the concepts of egoism and altruism as they are expressed in residual and intu...

In this volume, Lena Sommestad explores the significance of rural womanhood in the formation of Swedens gender-egalitarian welfare state in the ear...

The European Unions (EU) fundamental principles on free movement of persons and non-discrimination have long challenged the traditional closure of ...

The welfare state is still very much central in peoples everyday lives. The welfare state is at the same time contested and debated, and has often ...

In this volume, Lena Sommestad explores the significance of rural womanhood in the formation of Swedens gender-egalitarian welfare state in the ear...

This title was first published in 2000: This volume is based on papers presented at the sixth International Research Seminar on Issues in Social Se...

'He is as funny as Bryson and as wise as Orwell' ObserverIt was the spirit of our finest hour, the backbone of our post-war greatness, and it promo...

Pension policy in the UK and US is designed on the assumption that people make informed financial decisions, consistently invest in pensions and ma...

What was American welfare like in George Washington's day? It was expensive, extensive, and run by local governments. Known as poor relief, it incl...

In the UK, the current tax year of 2012/2013 is an important one for tax credits claimants and their advisers. Since an emergency Budget in June 20...

Today the United States has one of the highest poverty rates among the world's rich industrial democracies. The Failed Welfare Revolution shows us ...

If a measure of our humanity is how we treat the most vulnerable, our report card is bleak. Our politics is divided, people in need are too often t...

Get the Social Security benefits you've earned In the newly updated Social Security For Dummies, you'll find all the basics on Social Security, plu...

'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...