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  • Combining Work and Care

    Carer Leave and Related Employment Policies in International Context

    de Shingou Ikeda, Kate O'Loughlin, Tatjana Rakar, Maša Filipovič Hrast, Valentina Hlebec, Anna Ruzik-Sierdzińska, Jolanta Perek-Bialas, Alison Williams, Linnéa Aldman, Eva Sennemark, Elizabeth Hanson, Camille Allard, Emilia Leinonen, Jacquie Eales, Katja Knauthe, Andreas Hoff ...
    Series series Sustainable Care
    Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.The proportion of employees with caring responsibilities is growing and, as a result, policies that support working carers are becoming increasingly important.Written and informed by national experts, this is the first publication to provide a detailed examination of the development and implementation of carer leave policies and policies in ... Leer más

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  • A Dictionary of Social Work and Social Care

    de John Harris, Vicky White ...
    Series series Oxford Quick Reference
    This new edition has been fully revised and updated to provide over 1,800 A-Z definitions of terms from the field of social care, concentrating on social work as a significant area within this field. Covering social work theories, methods, policies, organizations, and statutes, as well as key terms from interdisciplinary topics overlapping with health and education, this is the most up-to-date ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • Evidence-Based Policy-Making in Canada

    de Shaun P. Young ...
    Making policy is what governments do, but there are some fascinating and hotly debated issues associated with how government decisions get made in the interests of the people. The concept and practice of evidence-based policy-making insists that properly developed public policy draws on the best available evidence. This book considers how governments in Canada have historically interacted with ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Where to from Here?

    Keeping Medicare Sustainable

    de Stephen Duckett ...
    Series Libro 161 - Queen's Policy Studies Series
    Universal healthcare, perhaps the most distinguishing feature of Canada's public policy, is under fire, criticized for its heavy expense and questionable sustainability. In Where to From Here?: Keeping Medicare Sustainable, Stephen Duckett defends Canadian Medicare, addressing key concerns and refuting criticism, while also acknowledging flaws in the system and room for improvement.Duckett argues ... Leer más

    $36.99 USD

  • The Palgrave Handbook of Family Policy

    Edición de Rense Nieuwenhuis, Wim Van Lancker ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This open access handbook provides a multilevel view on family policies, combining insights on family policy outcomes at different levels of policymaking: supra-national organizations, national states, sub-national or regional levels, and finally smaller organizations and employers. At each of these levels, a multidisciplinary group of expert scholars assess policies and their implementation, such ... Leer más

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  • Care Technologies for Ageing Societies

    An International Comparison

    de James Wright, Tomoko Wakui, Meryl Lovarini, Kate O'Loughlin, Lindy Clemson, Andreas Hoff, Bill Pottharst, Arlene Astell, Janet Fast ...
    Series series Sustainable Care
    EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.Technology is quickly becoming an integral part of care systems across the world and is frequently cited in policy discourse as pivotal for solving the ‘crisis’ in care and delivering positive outcomes.Exploring the role of technology in Europe, Canada, Australia and Japan, this book examines how technology contributes effectively to ... Leer más

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  • The Politics of Disability

    A Need for a Just Society Inclusive of People with Disabilities

    de Peter Gibilisco ...
    We are confronted by neoliberalism and the inhumane consequences of its economic policies. The claim that "there is no alternative" to profit-making simply denies basic features of everyday reality. The Politics of Disability asks: Just where does all of this leave people with disabilities? What are their alternatives? They are among the most downtrodden people, frequently treated as losers for ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

  • Social Investment

    A New Zealand Policy Experiment

    Edición de Jonathan Boston, Derek Gill ...
    The idea of social investment has obvious intuitive appeal. But is it robust? Is it built on sound philosophical principles and secure analytical foundations? Will it deliver better outcomes?For almost a decade, the idea of social investment has been a major focus of New Zealand policy-making and policy debate. The broad aim has been to address serious social problems and improve long-term fiscal ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • Disabled People, Work and Welfare

    Is Employment Really the Answer?

    Edición de Chris Grover, Linda Piggott ...
    EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This is the first book to challenge the concept of paid work for disabled people as a means to ‘independence’ and ‘self determination’. Recent attempts in many countries to increase the employment rates of disabled people have actually led to an erosion of financial support for many workless disabled people and their increasing ... Leer más

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  • School Choice around the World

    … And the Lessons We Can Learn

    de Christopher J. Counihan, Nick Cowen, Corey A. DeAngelis, Triin Lauri, Kaire Põder, M. Danish Shakeel, Patrick J. Wolf, Toby Young ...
    This volume of essays examines the empirical evidence on school choice in different countries across Europe, North America, sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. It demonstrates the advantages which choice offers in different institutional contexts, whether it be Free Schools in the UK, voucher systems in Sweden or private-proprietor schools for low-income families in Liberia. Everywhere experience ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Welfare Reform and Social Investment Policy in Europe and East Asia

    International Lessons and Policy Implications

    de Jooha Lee, Hyejin Choi, Jaehyoung Park, Mi Young An, Jieun Lee, Ijin Hong, Niccolo Durazzi, Young Jun Choi, Kim Yun-Young, Sonia Exley0, Sung-Hee Lee1, Sam Mohun-Himmelweit2 ...
    Series series Research in Comparative and Global Social Policy
    Social investment policies have enjoyed prominence during recent welfare reforms across the OECD world, and yet there is insufficient long-term strategy for their success.Reviewing labour market, family and education policies, this edited collection analyses the emergence of social investment policies in both Europe and East Asia. Adopting a life course perspective and examining both public and ... Leer más

    $44.99 USD

  • Comparing Health Systems

    de Ian Greener ...
    Health services are among the most expensive and complex areas of social policy.Using qualitative comparative analysis to explore 11 developed countries’ health services, this volume considers the links between a range of different outcome measures and levels of funding, social determinants and different types of health expenditures. It also reflects on how those systems responded to the first ... Leer más

    $38.99 USD