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  • Social Capital in Singapore

    The Power of Network Diversity

    by Vincent Chua, Gillian Koh, Ern Ser Tan, Drew Shih ...
    Series series Politics in Asia
    How can social cohesion be achieved in a meritocratic and multicultural global city-state?Meritocracy poses a paradox: On one hand, it integrates individuals through frameworks of equal treatment, equal justice and opportunity regardless of race, language or religion. On the other hand, individuals are then segregating through academic sorting, they are rewarded based on credentials and ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

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  • Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development

    by Ian Scoones ...
    The message of Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development is clear: livelihoods approaches are an essential lens on questions of rural development, but these need to be situated in a better understanding of political economy. The book looks at the role of social institutions and the politics of policy, as well as issues of identity, gender and generation. The relationships between ... Read more

    $13.29 USD

  • AQA Sociology for A-level Book 2

    by David Bown, Laura Pountney, Tomislav Maric, Natalie Meadows ...
    Exam Board: AQALevel: AS/A-levelSubject: SociologyFirst Teaching: September 2016First Exam: June 2017Build students' understanding with this concept-driven approach to the 2015 AQA A-level Sociology specification, written by a team of leading subject authors and approved by AQA.- Develop the knowledge required to master Year 2 topics with clear a... ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Human Rights and Social Work

    Towards Rights-Based Practice

    by Jim Ife, Karen Soldatić, Linda Briskman ...
    Human Rights and Social Work: Towards Rights-Based Practice helps students and practitioners understand how human rights concepts underpin the social work profession and inform their practice. This book examines the three generations of human rights and the systems of oppression that prevent citizens from participating in society as equals. It explores a range of topics, from ethics and ethical ... Read more

    $47.59 USD

  • Participation in Community Work

    International Perspectives

    Edited by Anne Karin Larsen, Vishanthie Sewpaul, Grete Oline Hole ...
    Participation is a key community work method and this text, written by an international selection of authors, covers innovative approaches in community based education and practice. Including real-life case studies of participatory practice, it offers new definitions of community work, organisation and development and will challenge and inspire all those involved in community work practice and ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Social Policy for Social Work

    Placing Social Work in its Wider Context

    by Karen Clarke, Lorraine Green ...
    Contemporary social work cannot be understood without an appreciation of the broader context of social policy in which it takes place. Such an understanding is increasingly important as social workers are expected to work across institutional, professional and even national boundaries in new ways profoundly affected by the changing global context.This insightful book examines how shifts in the ... Read more

    $25.00 USD

  • The Routledge Handbook of Community Development

    Perspectives from Around the Globe

    Edited by Sue Kenny, Brian McGrath, Rhonda Phillips ...
    The Routledge Handbook of Community Development explores community development theory and practice across the world. The book provides perspectives about community development as an interactive, relevant and sometimes contradictory way to address issues impacting the human condition. It promotes better understanding of the complexities and challenges in identifying, designing, implementing and ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Family and Population Changes in Singapore

    A unique case in the global family change

    Edited by Wei-Jun Jean Yeung, Shu Hu ...
    Series series Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
    This book depicts the evolution of Singapore’s family and population landscape in the last half a century, the related public policies, and future challenges. Since the country gained independence in 1965, family and population policies have been integral to her nation-building strategies. The chapters discuss the changes in population compositions, family structures, relations, and values among ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Gender, Schooling and Global Social Justice

    by Elaine Unterhalter ...
    Series series Foundations and Futures of Education
    Timely and original, this book examines gender equality in schooling as an aspiration of global social justice. With nearly one billion people having little or no schooling and women and girls comprising nearly two-thirds of this total, this book analyses the historical, sociological, political and philosophical issues involved as well as exploring actions taken by governments, Inter-Government ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • The SAGE Handbook of the Sociology of Work and Employment

    Edited by Heidi Gottfried, Stephen Edgell, Edward Granter ...
    The SAGE Handbook of the Sociology of Work and Employment is a landmark collection of original contributions by leading specialists from around the world.The coverage is both comprehensive and comparative (in terms of time and space) and each ‘state of the art’ chapter provides a critical review of the literature combined with some thoughts on the direction of research. This authoritative text is ... Read more

    $118.79 USD

  • Elinor Ostrom and the Bloomington School of Political Economy

    A Framework for Policy Analysis

    by Krister Andersson, Floriane Clement, Tom Evans, Richard C. Feiock, Burnell C. Fisher, Clark Gibson, Robert Holahan, Miranda Hutten, Prakash Kashwan, Sarah Mincey, Elinor Ostrom, Vincent Ostrom, Margaret Polski, Amy Poteete, Esteban Ruiz-Ballesteros, Sujai Shivakumar, Susan Stewart, Jessica Vogt, Daniel H. Cole, Michael D. McGinnis, Eduardo S. Brondizio ...
    In addition to winning the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for her path-breaking research on “economic governance, especially the commons,” Elinor (Lin) Ostrom also made important contributions to other fields of political economy and public policy. This four-volume compendium of papers written by Lin (often with coauthors, most notably her husband, Vincent), along with papers by others ... Read more

    $47.79 USD

  • Gender, Intersectionality and Climate Institutions in Industrialised States

    Edited by Gunnhildur Lily Magnusdottir, Annica Kronsell ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Gender and Environments
    This book explores how climate institutions in industrialized countries work to further the recognition of social differences and integrate this understanding in climate policy making.With contributions from a range of expert scholars in the field, this volume investigates policy-making in climate institutions from the perspective of power as it relates to gender. It also considers other ... Read more

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