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  • Compulsory Income Management in Australia and New Zealand

    More Harm than Good?

    by Greg Marston, Louise Humpage, Michelle Peterie, Philip Mendes, Shelley Bielefeld, Zoe Staines ...
    Series series Research in Comparative and Global Social Policy
    More than a decade on from their conception, this book reflects on the consequences of income management policies in Australia and New Zealand.Drawing on a three-year study, it explores the lived experience of those for whom core welfare benefits and services are dependent on government conceptions of ‘responsible’ behaviour. It analyses whether officially claimed positive intentions and benefits ... Read more

    $47.69 USD

  • Half a Citizen

    Life on welfare in Australia

    by Sonia Martin, Suellen Murray, Greg Marston, Jenny Chalmers, John Murphy ...
    'This important and illuminating book provides a powerful and harrowing depiction of the inadequacies of the Australian welfare system. Its findings challenge the foundations and direction of the welfare reform agenda.' - Professor Peter Saunders, University of New South Wales'This major new study challenges many myths about life on welfare and in low paid work. It should be read by anyone ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Risk, Welfare and Work

    by Greg Marston, Jeremy Moss, John Quiggin ...
    In recent decades, people's experience of welfare has undergone a dramatic transformation, with the responsibility for managing risk increasingly being shifted from state institutions to non-governmental agents, individuals and agencies. Some commentators see this shift as heralding a fundamental transformation of society, while others have pointed to the resilience of the welfare state. In the ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

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    The Song of Roland

    by Anonymous ...
    Narrated by Greg Marston, Summer Williams, Julian Douglas-Smith ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 59 min

    “The Song of Roland” is acknowledged today as the first masterpiece of French vernacular literature and one of the world’s greatest epic poems. Written down around the year 1090, “The Song of Roland’s” finely crafted verses tell of the betrayal and defeat of Charlemagne’s beloved nephew at the Pass of Roncevaux in the Pyrenees and of the revenge subsequently sought on his behalf. Although the ... Read more

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    The War for Middle-earth

    J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis Confront the Gathering Storm, 1933-1945

    by Joseph Loconte ...
    Narrated by Greg Marston ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 25 min

    For fans of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, discover the story behind their unique friendship forged in the darkness of World War II and how it inspired the stories of The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Chronicles of Narnia and Mere Christianity.In a world devastated by the cataclysm of war, two extraordinary authors and friends, J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, delivered a bracing vision of ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

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    Also available as: eBook

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  • Australian Social Policy and the Human Services

    by Ed Carson, Lorraine Kerr ...
    Social policy encompasses the study of social needs, policy development and administrative arrangements aimed at improving citizen wellbeing and redressing disadvantage. Australian Social Policy and the Human Services introduces readers to the mechanisms of policy development, implementation and evaluation. This third edition emphasises the complexity of practice, examining the links and gaps ... Read more

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  • Neoliberalising Old Age

    by John Macnicol ...
    Governments are encouraging later-life working and state pension ages are being raised. There is also a growing debate on intergenerational equity and on ageism/age discrimination. John Macnicol, one of Europe's leading academic analysts of old age and ageing, examines the effect of neoliberalism on the recent ageing and social policy agenda in the UK and the USA. He argues that the demographic ... Read more

    $36.09 USD

  • Australian Universities

    A conversation about public good

    Edited by Dr Julia Horne, Dr Matthew A.M. Thomas ...
    Series series Public and Social Policy Series
    Australian Universities: A conversation about public good highlights contemporary challenges facing Australian universities and offers new ideas for expanding public good.More than 20 experts take up the debate about our public universities: who they are for; what their mission is (or should be); what strong higher education policy entails; and how to cultivate a robust and constructive ... Read more

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  • Money for Everyone

    Why We Need a Citizen's Income

    by Malcolm Torry ...
    Due to government cuts, the benefits system is currently a hot topic. In this timely book, a Citizen’s Income (sometimes called a Basic Income) is defined as an unconditional, non-withdrawable income for every individual as a right of citizenship. This much-needed book, written by an experienced researcher and author, is the first for over a decade to analyse the social, economic and labour market ... Read more

    $47.69 USD

  • Hybrid Public Policy Innovations

    Contemporary Policy Beyond Ideology

    Edited by Mark Fabian, Robert Breunig ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Governance and Public Policy
    Political discourse in much of the world remains mired in simplistic ideological dichotomies of market fundamentalism for efficiency versus substantial socialism for equity. Contemporary public policy design is far more sophisticated. It blends market, government and community tools to simultaneously achieve both equity and efficiency. Unlike in the twentieth century, this design is increasingly ... Read more

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  • Introduction to Social Security

    Policies, Benefits and Poverty

    Edited by John Ditch ...
    Social Security forms a major area of government policy and social expenditure. Government activity in this area impacts directly on all citizens, and consequently social security policy is the focus for much debate. People are affected by social security whether by funding it through taxation, or using it when claiming unemployment or other benefits. Introduction to Social Security is an up-to ... Read more

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  • The Crisis for Young People

    Generational Inequalities in Education, Work, Housing and Welfare

    by Andy Green ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book provides an original and challenging analysis of one of the most pressing social issues of our times: intergenerational inequality. Based on recent mixed-method research, it explores the extent and scope of generational divides through an up-to-date analysis of the changing opportunities for young people in Britain across different life ... Read more

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