Welfare & benefit systems books

6233 books were found.

Social Work, Social Welfare, Unemployment and Vulnerability Among Youth

Social Work, Social Welfare, Unemployment and Vulnerability...

Author: Vibeke Bak Nielsen ,  Petra Malin
ISBN: 9780367562083
Format: Hardback
$284.00

Social Work, Social Welfare, Unemployment and Vulnerability Among Youth critically analyses contemporary welfare...  Read More >>

Social Security Law in Poland

Social Security Law in Poland

Author: Andrzej Marian Świątkowski
ISBN: 9789403549309
Format: Paperback
$188.89

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this book describes the social security...  Read More >>

Children's Rights and Sustainable Development: Interpreting the UNCRC for Future Generations

Children's Rights and Sustainable Development: Interpreting...

Author: Claire Fenton-Glynn (University of Cambridge)
ISBN: 9781316643464
Format: Paperback
$72.42

This book is for academics and practitioners working in the fields of children's rights, international development,...  Read More >>

Big Data and the Welfare State: How the Information Revolution Threatens Social Solidarity

Big Data and the Welfare State: How the Information...

Author: Torben Iversen ,  Philipp Rehm
ISBN: 9781009151399
Format: Paperback
$59.49

This book explores, theoretically and empirically, the consequences of 'Big Data' for the politics of social protection....  Read More >>

Big Data and the Welfare State: How the Information Revolution Threatens Social Solidarity

Big Data and the Welfare State: How the Information...

Author: Torben Iversen ,  Philipp Rehm
ISBN: 9781009151368
Format: Hardback
$181.10

This book explores, theoretically and empirically, the consequences of 'Big Data' for the politics of social protection....  Read More >>

Richie Who Cares?: Lost Childhood and a Boy's Journey for Justice

Richie Who Cares?: Lost Childhood and a Boy's Journey...

Author: Richie Barlow
ISBN: 9781838489960
Format: Paperback
$33.61

Abandoned by his abusive mother & stepfather & put in an inadequate care system, Richie Barlow was sold into child...  Read More >>

Research and the Field of Child and Youth Care: An Invitation

Research and the Field of Child and Youth Care: An Invitation...

Author: Kiaras Gharabaghi
ISBN: 9781773382944
Format: Paperback
$150.08

In an inviting and conversational style, Kiaras Gharabaghi offers a concise guide introducing foundational research...  Read More >>

Advanced Introduction to Children’s Rights

Advanced Introduction to Children’s Rights

Author: Gamze Erdem Türkelli ,  Wouter Vandenhole
ISBN: 9781789900279
Format: Hardback
$219.94

This Advanced Introduction offers a succinct yet comprehensive introduction to the multidisciplinary field of children’s...  Read More >>

Advanced Introduction to Children’s Rights

Advanced Introduction to Children’s Rights

Author: Gamze Erdem Türkelli ,  Wouter Vandenhole
ISBN: 9781789900293
Format: Paperback
$42.56

This Advanced Introduction offers a succinct yet comprehensive introduction to the multidisciplinary field of children’s...  Read More >>

Recognizing Autism in Women & Girls: When It Has Been Hidden Well

Recognizing Autism in Women & Girls: When It Has Been...

Author: Wendela Whitcomb Marsh ,  Temple Grandin
ISBN: 9781949177848
Format: Paperback
$52.67

Autism has long been considered a boys' condition, but there is more to this story. The truth is, autism looks different...  Read More >>

Birmingham's Children: A Tale of Two Cities

Birmingham's Children: A Tale of Two Cities

Author: Eddie O'Hara, BEM
ISBN: 9781803132310
Format: Paperback
$25.85

This book reflects the positive work of a small local campaigning charity set up in 2018 called All Birmingham's...  Read More >>

Resilient Welfare States in the European Union

Resilient Welfare States in the European Union

Author: Professor Anton Hemerijck (European University Institute) ,  Robin Huguenot-Noël (European University Institute)
ISBN: 9781788214865
Format: Paperback
$64.66

Examines the nature of European welfare provision and the untruths that surround it. They examine the impact of...  Read More >>

Resilient Welfare States in the European Union

Resilient Welfare States in the European Union

Author: Professor Anton Hemerijck (European University Institute) ,  Robin Huguenot-Noël (European University Institute)
ISBN: 9781788214858
Format: Hardback
$194.06

Examines the nature of European welfare provision and the untruths that surround it. They examine the impact of...  Read More >>

The state of the world's children 2021: on my mind, promoting, protecting and caring for children's mental health

The state of the world's children 2021: on my mind,...

Author: UNICEF
ISBN: 9789280652857
Format: Paperback
$118.80

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised huge concerns for the mental health of an entire generation of children. But the...  Read More >>

Social Policy in Britain

Social Policy in Britain

Author: Pete Alcock (University of Birmingham, UK) ,  Lee Gregory (University of Nottingham, UK)
ISBN: 9781350932715
Format: Paperback
$69.99

In this fifth edition of the best-selling core introductory textbook, Pete Alcock and Lee Gregory provide a comprehensive...  Read More >>

Social Policy in Britain

Social Policy in Britain

Author: Pete Alcock (University of Birmingham, UK) ,  Lee Gregory (University of Nottingham, UK)
ISBN: 9781350932708
Format: Hardback
$220.00

In this fifth edition of the best-selling core introductory textbook, Pete Alcock and Lee Gregory provide a comprehensive...  Read More >>

The Development of Child Protection Systems in the Post-Soviet States: A Twenty Five Years Perspective

The Development of Child Protection Systems in the Post-Soviet...

Author: Ilze Earner ,  Alexandra Telitsyna
ISBN: 9783030595906
Format: Paperback
$284.60

This volume provides an understanding of how systems of child protection evolve in disparate cultural, social and...  Read More >>

If You Were There: Missing People and the Marks They Leave Behind

If You Were There: Missing People and the Marks They...

Author: Francisco Garcia
ISBN: 9780008412173
Format: Paperback
$22.99

‘One of the non-fiction books of the year.’ Andrew O’ Hagan A powerful, evocative and...  Read More >>

I Just Want to Be Loved

I Just Want to Be Loved

Author: Casey Watson
ISBN: 9780008484859
Format: Paperback
$17.99

After taking a few weeks off work, Casey is presented with a new foster child: 14-year-old Elise, whose Mum left...  Read More >>

The Failure of Child Support: Gendered Systems of Inaccessibility, Inaction and Irresponsibility

The Failure of Child Support: Gendered Systems of Inaccessibility,...

Author: Kay Cook (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)
ISBN: 9781447348863
Format: Hardback
$175.00

Drawing on interviews with key international informants across 16 countries, this book examines how child support...  Read More >>

The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames: A Foundling's Story

The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames: A Foundling's Story...

Author: Justine Cowan
ISBN: 9780349013190
Format: Paperback
$26.99

A gripping memoir and revelatory investigation into the history of the Foundling Hospital and one girl who grew...  Read More >>

Rethinking Welfare and the Welfare State

Rethinking Welfare and the Welfare State

Author: Bent Greve
ISBN: 9781800885110
Format: Hardback
$188.89

This innovative book takes a unique approach to rethinking welfare states by considering two centrally interlinked...  Read More >>

The Loving Push: A Guide to Successfully Prepare Spectrum Kids for Adulthood

The Loving Push: A Guide to Successfully Prepare Spectrum...

Author: Temple Grandin ,  Debra Moore
ISBN: 9781949177749
Format: Paperback
$52.67

Help preparing kids for the real world and their best selves. The greatest gifts we can give a child are those that...  Read More >>

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