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“simon birnbaum”

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  • Welfare to Work in Contemporary European Welfare States

    Legal, Sociological and Philosophical Perspectives on Justice and Domination

    by Stuart White, Simon Birnbaum, Peter Dwyer, Niklas Andreas Andersen, Sophie Danneris Luthman, Mathias Herup Nielsen, Luca Perrig, Jean-Michel Bonvin, Christian Højer Schøler, Neville Harris, Kurt Pärli, Melanie Studer, Elise Dermine, Amir Paz-Fuchs ...
    With welfare to work programmes under intense scrutiny, this book reviews a wide range of existing and future policies across Europe.Seventeen contributors provide case studies and legal, sociological and philosophical perspectives from around the continent, building a rich picture of welfare to work policies and their impact. They show how many schemes do not adequately address social rights and ... Read more

    $47.69 USD

  • The Generational Welfare Contract

    Justice, Institutions and Outcomes

    by Simon Birnbaum, Tommy Ferrarini, Kenneth Nelson ...
    This groundbreaking book brings together perspectives from political philosophy and comparative social policy to discuss generational justice. Contributing new insights about the preconditions for designing sustainable, inclusive policies for all of society, the authors expose the possibilities of supporting egalitarian principles in an aging society through balanced generational welfare contracts ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

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  • Quarterly Essay 18 Worried Well

    The Depression Epidemic and the Medicalisation of Our Sorrows

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  • The Welfare of Nations

    by James Bartholomew ...
    What damage is being done by failing welfare states? What lessons can be learned from the best welfare states? And—is it too late to stop welfare states from permanently diminishing the lives and liberties of people around the world? Traveling around the globe, James Bartholomew examines welfare models, searching for the best education, health care, and support services in 11 vastly different ... Read more

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  • Social Work and Human Rights

    A Foundation for Policy and Practice

    by Elisabeth Reichert ...
    Social Work and Human Rights has become a standard text highlighting the role of social work in protecting the rights of vulnerable populations. Through rigorous analysis, classroom exercises, and a frank discussion of the implications for practice both within and outside of the United States, the volume effectively acquaints readers with the political, economic, and social dimensions of rights ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Organized Crime

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Georgios A Antonopoulos, Georgios Papanicolaou ...
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    For many people around the world, instances of what is described as organized crime may be part of their everyday experience; in their neighbourhoods, their streets, and the places they work and live. Policymakers, law enforcement, and the media rarely fail to bring up the issue when discussing the nature and seriousness of contemporary criminal threats, and the appropriate responses towards them. ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • The Future of the Eurozone

    How to Keep Europe Together: A Progressive Perspective from Germany

    Edited by Philipp Steinberg, Alexander Schellinger ...
    Europe is stumbling from crisis to crisis. The financial and debt crises are endangering the European currency union; referenda in several EU countries show widespread Euroscepticism; the economy is only slowly regaining momentum; unemployment remains high in many Member States; and the refugee crisis has deepened political divisions. We need an answer to the question of how to rescue the Euro and ... Read more

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  • Community Practice

    Theories and Skills for Social Workers

    by David A. Hardcastle ...
    For almost two decades, Community Practice has been a definitive text for social workers, community practitioners, and students eager to help individuals contribute to and use community resources or work to change oppressive community structures. In this third edition, a wealth of new charts and cases spotlight the linkages between theoretical orientations and practical skills, with an enhanced ... Read more

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  • Safeguarding and Promoting the Well-being of Children, Families and Communities

    Edited by Jane Scott, Harriet Ward ...
    Series series Child Welfare Outcomes
    Improving the well-being of children is more effective when social care professionals work with the children's parents, families and communities. This collection brings together innovative interventions designed to nurture children's health and welfare, and analyses which types of programmes are most effective and why.The contributors explore the impact of poverty on children's development and ... Read more

    $81.99 USD

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    Enhancing Individual and Social Development

    by Xavier Rambla, Christian Christrup Kjeldsen, Franziska Felder, Sharon Bessell, Anna Gupta, Brid Featherstone, Paolo Graziano, Susan C Seifert, Mark Stern, Ann Mitchell, Severine Deneulin, Emilio J. Morales-Fernandez, Guillermo Bornemann-Martínez, Indira Mahendravada, Paola Ballon, Elise Klein, Reiko Gotoh ...
    How can unjust societies be overcome with a better distribution of opportunities to flourish? How can human development be revitalised in countries where social welfare is being questioned? In short, how can human development be fostered in practice? These are some of the important questions asked in this volume through analysis of existing policies and conceptualisations of coherent and ... Read more

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  • Governance in Multicultural Societies

    by Gurharpal Singh ...
    Series series Research in Migration and Ethnic Relations Series
    In the last decade the study of multiculturalism has become an established field in political and social theory. This in-depth and engaging volume focuses on public policy and the dilemmas faced by the governments of increasingly diverse societies. Offering a theoretically and empirically rich collection of essays from some of the leading specialists in the field, it fills the gap between the ... Read more

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