Welfare & benefit systems books

This book presents for the first time in English language an overview of the research done in Brazil in the field...  Read More >>

A rich and varied cultural and social history of an overlooked but ever-present phenomenon, and an impassioned plea...  Read More >>

This book discusses child well-being, with children and adolescents as key informants, from a Latin American perspective....  Read More >>

This book presents evidence that children are the real experts of their lives. The 3rd World Vision Study puts the...  Read More >>

A landmark book from a remarkable new historian, on a subject that has never been more important - or imperilled...  Read More >>

First published in 1999, this multi-national collection of papers aims to stimulate policy and practice development...  Read More >>

In this book, professionals faced with a case of possible child torture will find guidelines for the recognition,...  Read More >>

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New collection of stories from lesbian, gay and transgender foster and adoptive parents about the challenges and...  Read More >>

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Establishing a national health system based on functional integration and rational, standards-based payment is key...  Read More >>

This book provides a systematic theoretical discussion of the various impacts of mass warfare on welfare state development...  Read More >>

Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works and renowned Social Security expert, brings us her third book,...  Read More >>

This book examines how the Netherlands managed to create and maintain one of the world's most generous and inclusive...  Read More >>

Exploring areas from the protection of street children to cultural proverbs related to child maltreatment, this...  Read More >>

Infused with relevant personal narratives and photographs, Social Work and Social Welfare provides a global, human...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1968, Social Security: Beveridge and After concentrates on the development of social security...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1973, Social Security and Society examines of the dominant forces that form the British...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1994 The Politics of the Welfare State looks at how the privatization and marketization...  Read More >>

Social Policy First Hand is the first comprehensive international social policy text from a participatory perspective...  Read More >>

Social Policy First Hand is the first comprehensive international social policy text from a participatory perspective...  Read More >>

A fresh approach to supporting children who experience parental separation and divorce. Murch argues for preventative...  Read More >>

Children of the Revolution is a book of converging worlds. In it you discover the very human weave of courage, perseverance...  Read More >>

A fresh approach to supporting children who experience parental separation and divorce. Murch argues for preventative...  Read More >>

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