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80 produkter
Integrated Arithmetic and Basic Algebra
Häftad, 2012
2975 kr
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Integrated Arithmetic and Basic Algebra, Fifth Edition , integrates arithmetic and algebra to allow students to see the big picture of math. Rather than separating these two subjects, this text helps students recognize algebra as a natural extension of arithmetic. As a result, students see how …
Trapped in Poverty?
Labour-Market Decisions in Low-Income Households
Av James Davidson, Bill Jordan m. fl.
Inbunden, 1991
3058 kr
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How do people on low incomes make decisions about employment and benefit claims? Interview material and economic analysis combine with new theories of the relationship between moral and economic reasoning.
Freedom and the Welfare State
Av Bill Jordan
E-bok, 2018
658 kr
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Originally published in 1976, Freedom and the Welfare State , critiques the Welfare State in Britain and analyses the relationship between freedom and welfare. The book considers philosophical, literary and political expressions of the ideals of liberty, and relates them to present-day issues in …
Freedom and the Welfare State
Av Bill Jordan
E-bok, 2018
644 kr
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Originally published in 1976, Freedom and the Welfare State , critiques the Welfare State in Britain and analyses the relationship between freedom and welfare. The book considers philosophical, literary and political expressions of the ideals of liberty, and relates them to present-day issues in …
Automatic Poverty
Av Bill Jordan
E-bok, 2018
658 kr
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Originally published in 1981, Automatic Poverty provides a much-needed alternative to the Radical Right’s analysis. The book argues that Britain’s economic decline is symptomatic of an advanced stage of industrialisation in which productive processes are increasingly mechanised, but output …
Automatic Poverty
Av Bill Jordan
E-bok, 2018
658 kr
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Originally published in 1981, Automatic Poverty provides a much-needed alternative to the Radical Right’s analysis. The book argues that Britain’s economic decline is symptomatic of an advanced stage of industrialisation in which productive processes are increasingly mechanised, but output …
Paupers
The Making of the New Claiming Class
Av Bill Jordan
E-bok, 2018
658 kr
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Originally published in 1973, Paupers looks at poverty through the lens of class and the Welfare State. The book examines those living in poverty, and the direct effects poverty has. The book follows the basis that the economic factors which gave rise to poverty, have little to do with the Welfare …
Paupers
The Making of the New Claiming Class
Av Bill Jordan
E-bok, 2018
658 kr
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Originally published in 1973, Paupers looks at poverty through the lens of class and the Welfare State. The book examines those living in poverty, and the direct effects poverty has. The book follows the basis that the economic factors which gave rise to poverty, have little to do with the Welfare …
Theory of Poverty and Social Exclusion
Av Bill Jordan
Häftad, 1996
324 kr
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Bill Jordan seeks to fill a gap in social scientific theory by accounting for why a deterioration in the living standards of the worst-off members of societies tends to coincide with the resurgence of free-market utopianism as a political creed.
Migration
The Boundaries of Equality and Justice
Inbunden, 2003
776 kr
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The freedom to choose where to live and work is a fundamental right in liberal societies. The moral equality of persons is the basic principle of democratic politics. But liberal democracy has no coherent theory of boundaries, or how members should be selected for political communities. The global …
Migration
The Boundaries of Equality and Justice
Häftad, 2003
245 kr
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The freedom to choose where to live and work is a fundamental right in liberal societies. The moral equality of persons is the basic principle of democratic politics. But liberal democracy has no coherent theory of boundaries, or how members should be selected for political communities. The global …
Sex, Money and Power
The Transformation of Collective Life
Av Bill Jordan
Inbunden, 2004
776 kr
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Intimacy, choice, movement – these are the elements which make up the desirable lifestyle in the mainstream of affluent societies. They also undermine traditional forms of power and control. And they create a web of connections between individuals all over the world, which promises to be more …
Sex, Money and Power
The Transformation of Collective Life
Av Bill Jordan
Häftad, 2004
259 kr
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Intimacy, choice, movement – these are the elements which make up the desirable lifestyle in the mainstream of affluent societies. They also undermine traditional forms of power and control. And they create a web of connections between individuals all over the world, which promises to be more …
Social Policy for the Twenty-First Century
New Perspectives, Big Issues
Av Bill Jordan
Inbunden, 2006
846 kr
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In the new century, governments face three challenges for their social policies. Their efforts to improve their citizens’ well-being must be consistent with the development of the world economy, and should if possible enhance the situation of the poorest populations. Their systems for …
Social Policy for the Twenty-First Century
New Perspectives, Big Issues
Av Bill Jordan
Häftad, 2006
287 kr
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In the new century, governments face three challenges for their social policies. Their efforts to improve their citizens’ well-being must be consistent with the development of the world economy, and should if possible enhance the situation of the poorest populations. Their systems for …
What's Wrong with Social Policy and How to Fix It
Av Bill Jordan
Inbunden, 2010
690 kr
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This book argues that the financial crash of 2008-9 has exposed the disastrous consequences of applying economic theory to the collective life of societies. In seeking to manage social relationships through incentives for individual gain, market-like menus of choices and business-style sets of …
What's Wrong with Social Policy and How to Fix It
Av Bill Jordan
Häftad, 2010
231 kr
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This book argues that the financial crash of 2008-9 has exposed the disastrous consequences of applying economic theory to the collective life of societies. In seeking to manage social relationships through incentives for individual gain, market-like menus of choices and business-style sets of …
The New Politics of Welfare
Social Justice in a Global Context
Av Bill Jordan
Inbunden, 1998
4137 kr
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This critical and highly topical introduction to the current debates and politics surrounding welfare reform in the United Kingdom and the United States explains the origins and main tenets of the Blair-Clinton orthodoxy. Central to the book is an examination of this orthodoxy's appeal to the …
The New Politics of Welfare
Social Justice in a Global Context
Av Bill Jordan
Häftad, 1998
2122 kr
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This critical and highly topical introduction to the current debates and politics surrounding welfare reform in the United Kingdom and the United States explains the origins and main tenets of the Blair-Clinton orthodoxy. Central to the book is an examination of this orthodoxy's appeal to the …
Social Work and the Third Way
Tough Love as Social Policy
Av Bill Jordan
Inbunden, 2000
2856 kr
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`This lively book critiques New Labour assumptions and implementation of policies related to citizenship, communities and welfare reform and the implications of current developments for social work. Focusing explicitly on the UK, the book nevertheless draws on examples and comparisions from other …
Social Work and the Third Way
Tough Love as Social Policy
Av Bill Jordan
Häftad, 2000
2041 kr
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`This lively book critiques New Labour assumptions and implementation of policies related to citizenship, communities and welfare reform and the implications of current developments for social work. Focusing explicitly on the UK, the book nevertheless draws on examples and comparisions from other …
Helping in Social Work
Av Bill Jordan
E-bok, 2022
606 kr
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First published in 1979, Helping in Social Work elaborates on the personal processes of influence in social work between clients and social workers. Shifting focus from the organizational structure of social work to face-to-face interactions, the author expounds on the personal and qualitative …
Putting the Family First
Identities, decisions, citizenship
Av Simon James, Marcus Redley m. fl.
E-bok, 2022
624 kr
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First published in 1994, Putting the Family First is a study of better-off couples that clarifies the relationship between individualism and family values. Partners’ cultural practices focus on "making something of themselves", being "supportive" of each other, and spending "quality time" with …
Helping in Social Work
Av Bill Jordan
E-bok, 2022
606 kr
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First published in 1979, Helping in Social Work elaborates on the personal processes of influence in social work between clients and social workers. Shifting focus from the organizational structure of social work to face-to-face interactions, the author expounds on the personal and qualitative …
Putting the Family First
Identities, decisions, citizenship
Av Simon James, Marcus Redley m. fl.
E-bok, 2022
642 kr
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First published in 1994, Putting the Family First is a study of better-off couples that clarifies the relationship between individualism and family values. Partners’ cultural practices focus on "making something of themselves", being "supportive" of each other, and spending "quality time" with …
Collective Action
Tribes, Empires, Nations, and Protest Movements
Av Bill Jordan
E-bok, 2022
762 kr
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This book examines how different levels and forms of human collectivity have interacted, voluntarily or coercively, and how these transformed societies and polities. Every size and type of human collective involve co-operation among members and competition with other groups. The two most recent …
Collective Action
Tribes, Empires, Nations, and Protest Movements
Av Bill Jordan
E-bok, 2022
746 kr
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This book examines how different levels and forms of human collectivity have interacted, voluntarily or coercively, and how these transformed societies and polities. Every size and type of human collective involve co-operation among members and competition with other groups. The two most recent …
Helping in Social Work
Av Bill Jordan
Inbunden, 2022
1524 kr
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First published in 1979, Helping in Social Work elaborates on the personal processes of influence in social work between clients and social workers. Shifting focus from the organizational structure of social work to face-to-face interactions, the author expounds on the personal and qualitative …
Helping in Social Work
Av Bill Jordan
Häftad, 2024
532 kr
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First published in 1979, Helping in Social Work elaborates on the personal processes of influence in social work between clients and social workers. Shifting focus from the organizational structure of social work to face-to-face interactions, the author expounds on the personal and qualitative …
