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  • Towards a more equal society?

    Poverty, inequality and policy since 1997

    Edited by John Hills, Tom Sefton, Kitty Stewart ...
    Series series CASE Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy
    When New Labour came to power in 1997, its leaders asked for it to be judged after ten years on its success in making Britain 'a more equal society'. As it approaches the end of an unprecedented third term in office, this book asks whether Britain has indeed moved in that direction.The highly successful earlier volume "A more equal society?" was described by Polly Toynbee as "the LSE's mighty ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Social Policy in a Cold Climate

    Policies and their Consequences since the Crisis

    Edited by Ruth Lupton, Tania Burchardt, John Hills, Kitty Stewart, Polly Vizard ...
    Series series CASE Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy
    Social Policy in a Cold Climate offers a data-rich, evidence-based analysis of the impact Labour and coalition government policies have had on inequality and on the delivery of services such as health, education, adult social care, housing and employment in the wake of the greatest recession of our time.The authors provide an authoritative and unflinching analysis of recent approaches to social ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • An Equal Start?

    Providing Quality Early Education and Care for Disadvantaged Children

    Edited by Ludovica Gambaro, Kitty Stewart, Jane Waldfogel ...
    Series series CASE Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy
    Early education and care has become a central policy area in many countries. As services expand rapidly, it is crucial to examine whether children from disadvantaged backgrounds receive provision of the highest possible quality.In this original, topical book, leading experts from eight countries examine how early education and care is organised, funded and regulated in their countries. Bringing ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

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    ‘Punished’ is the inspiring true story of an unusual little girl, Vanessa, whose childhood was devastated by torture and abuse at the hands of her sadistic mother. Vanessa was nearly destroyed until she discovered a secret that ultimately saved her life.From the age of 3, Vanessa lived in daily terror of her mother's unpredictable rage. If she was 'naughty', her mother would lash out at her – with ... Read more

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  • Fostering Nation?

    Canada Confronts Its History of Childhood Disadvantage

    by Veronica Strong-Boag ...
    Series series Studies in Childhood and Family in Canada
    Fostering Nation? Canada Confronts Its History of Childhood Disadvantage explores the missteps and the promise of a century and more of child protection efforts by Canadians and their governments. It is the first volume to offer a comprehensive history of what life has meant for North America’s most disadvantaged Aboriginal and newcomer girls and boys.Gender, class, race, and (dis)ability are ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Young Children's Rights

    Exploring Beliefs, Principles and Practice Second Edition

    by Priscilla Alderson ...
    Series series Children in Charge
    Published in association with Save the ChildrenPriscilla Alderson examines the often overlooked issue of the rights of young children, starting with the question of how the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child applies to the youngest children, from birth to eight years of age. The question of finding a balance between young children's rights to protection, to provision (resources and ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • A Practical Guide to Caring for Children and Teenagers with Attachment Difficulties

    by Chris Taylor ...
    This book guides childcare professionals through attachment theory and provides techniques for caring for children with attachment difficulties.It explains what attachment is, what different patterns of attachment look like in children and young people, how early attachment experiences affect their lives, and how this understanding can help childcare workers to develop therapeutic ways of caring. ... Read more

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  • International Social Work

    Issues, Strategies, and Programs

    by Manohar Pawar, David R. Cox ...
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  • Researching Resilience

    Edited by Linda Liebenberg, Michael Ungar ...
    While categorization has always been one of the primary focuses of the social sciences, recent trends within these disciplines have tended to categorize various behaviours as disorders. Researching Resilience challenges this tendency to pathologize, and marks a profound shift in research methods from the study of disorder to the study of well-being.This collection assembles qualitative and ... Read more

    $41.99 USD

  • Key Themes in Social Policy

    by Patricia Kennedy ...
    Key Themes in Social Policy provides an accessible and authoritative introduction to the key concepts used in social policy, from autonomy to wellbeing.With over 100 ideas discussed, this is a comprehensive student guide and is designed to help readers to gain a deeper understanding of major debates and issues. Each entry:explains the origin of the worddiscusses its relationship to the social ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Moral Hazard in Health Insurance

    by Amy Finkelstein ...
    Series series Kenneth J. Arrow Lecture Series
    Addressing the challenge of covering heath care expenses—while minimizing economic risks.Moral hazard—the tendency to change behavior when the cost of that behavior will be borne by others—is a particularly tricky question when considering health care. Kenneth J. Arrow's seminal 1963 paper on this topic (included in this volume) was one of the first to explore the implication of moral hazard for ... Read more

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  • "When the Welfare People Come"

    Race and Class in the US Child Protection System

    by Don Lash ...
    "[An] excellent overview of the child welfare system . . . Most importantly, [the author] provides a discussion of how to create true change." —Tina Lee, author of Catching a Case: Inequality and Fear in New York City's Child Welfare SystemA groundbreaking look at the history and politics of the American child welfare system, "When the Welfare People Come" exposes the system in its totality, from ... Read more

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