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  • Studying Health Inequalities

    An Applied Approach

    by Jonathan Wistow, David Byrne, Tim Blackman, Gerald Wistow ...
    New public health governance arrangements under the coalition government have wide reaching implications for the delivery of health inequality interventions.Through the framework of understanding health inequalities as a 'wicked problem' the book develops an applied approach to researching, understanding and addressing these by drawing on complexity theory. Case studies illuminate the text, ... Read more

    $46.79 USD

  • Urban Policy in Practice

    by Tim Blackman ...
    Urban Policy and Practice is a practical and critical guide to urban policy in contemporary Britain.The book covers a range of topics including:* Quality and consumerism in the public sector* Community development* Public Health* Environmental issues* Local intervention in the creation of skills and jobsCase studies are drawn from housing, planning, the social services, economic development, and ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

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  • Does Education Matter?

    Myths About Education and Economic Growth

    by Alison Wolf ...
    "Education, education, education" has become an obsession for politicians and the public alike. It is seen as an economic panacea: an engine for growth and prosperity. But is there a link between increased spending on higher eductaion and economicgrowth? Professor Alison Wolf takes a critical look at successive governments' education policy and challenges many of the tenets of received wisdom: ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • Breadline Britain

    The Rise of Mass Poverty

    by Stewart Lansley, Joanna Mack ...
    Poverty in Britain is at post-war highs and - even with economic growth -is set to increase yet further. Food bank queues are growing, levels of severe deprivation have been rising, and increasing numbers of children are left with their most basic needs unmet.Based on exclusive access to the largest ever survey of poverty in the UK, and its predecessor surveys in the 1980s and 1990s, Stewart ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Irish Business and Society

    Governing, Participating and Transforming in the 21st Century

    Edited by John Hogan, Paul F. Donnelly, Brendan K. O'Rourke ...
    A collection of stimulating essays exploring the wide-ranging debates surrounding the relationship between business and society in 21st century Ireland.Wide-ranging, diverse and thought-provoking contributions from leading business researchers, economists, sociologists and political scientists from Ireland and abroad probe five central themes: the making and unmaking of the Celtic Tiger; ... Read more

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  • Industrial Relations in Schools

    by Mike Ironside, Roger Seifert ...
    The subject of industrial relations is intimately connected with the nature of schooling - in particular, the teacher trade unions have played and will continue to play a crucial role in shaping the school system - yet this subject has been virtually neglected in educational literature. Mike Ironside and Roger Seifert's book redresses this balance and unravels the complex issues surrounding the ... Read more

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  • Adult Social Care

    Edited by Iain Ferguson, Michael Lavalette ...
    Series series Critical and Radical Debates in Social Work
    Adult social care in Britain has been at the centre of much media and public attention in recent years. Revelations of horrific abuse in learning disability settings, the collapse of major private care home providers, abject failures of inspection and regulation, and uncertainty over how long-term care of older people should be funded have all given rise to serious public concern. In this short ... Read more

    $16.19 USD

  • Australian Workplace Relations

    Edited by Richard Gough, Julian Teicher, Peter Holland ...
    Australian Workplace Relations explains the defining themes in workplace relations in the twenty-first century. It explores issues relating to employee voice, declining trade union membership, occupational health, disadvantaged workers and surveillance in the workplace. The treatment of each topic is placed in both a national and an international context. The book examines the effects on ... Read more

    $113.99 USD

  • Public Sector Management

    by Norman Flynn, Alberto Asquer ...
    The seventh edition of the bestselling Public Sector Management is a rich and insightful description, analysis and critique of the management of the public sector by the UK government.NEW to the seventh edition:Now set in an international context with comparative global examples throughoutThree new chapters covering: strategy and planning in the public sector; transparency, accountability and ... Read more

    $69.29 USD

  • Employment in the Lean Years:Policy and Prospects for the Next Decade

    Policy and Prospects for the Next Decade

    Edited by David Marsden ...
    Over the last fifteen years, the deregulation of Britain's labour market has led to economic growth, employment opportunities, and a more diverse workforce: the 'fat years'. However, now as Britain faces its lean years with job cuts, rising unemployment, income insecurity, and related social strains, how can and should the government and key labour market policy makers ensure the labour market ... Read more

    $38.69 USD

  • The Student's Companion to Social Policy

    by Pete Alcock, Tina Haux, Vikki McCall, Margaret May ...
    The new edition of the bestselling guide to the issues students will encounter in the study of social policy in both the UK and abroadFully updated and expanded, the sixth edition of The Student’s Companion to Social Policy remains the most accessible and comprehensive review of UK and comparative social policy available for undergraduate students. Written and edited by leading experts in the ... Read more

    $38.00 USD

  • The Student's Companion to Social Policy

    Edited by Pete Alcock, Tina Haux, Margaret May, Sharon Wright ...
    This fully updated and expanded edition of the bestselling Student’s Companion to Social Policy charts the latest developments, research, challenges, and controversies in the field in a concise, authoritative format.Provides students with the analytical base from which to investigate and evaluate key concepts, perspectives, policies, and outcomes at national and international levelsFeatures a new ... Read more

    $61.95 USD