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33 produkter
Social Policy
Theory and Practice
Av Paul Spicker
Häftad, 2014
431 kr
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Social Policy: Theory and practice is a fully revised, updated and extended edition of a bestselling social policy textbook, extensively reworked and adapted to meet the needs of its international readership. The book lays out the architecture of social policy as a field of study, binding the …
Social Policy in a Changing Society
Av Maurice Mullard, Paul Spicker
Inbunden, 1998
2744 kr
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Social Policy in a Changing Society is a critical guide to theories about society, exploring the links between social theory and social policy. It considers a range of interpretations of changes in society, politics and the economy, and assesses their practical implications for social welfare. …
Social Policy in a Changing Society
Av Maurice Mullard, Paul Spicker
Häftad, 1998
735 kr
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Social Policy in a Changing Society is a critical guide to theories about society, exploring the links between social theory and social policy. It considers a range of interpretations of changes in society, politics and the economy, and assesses their practical implications for social welfare. …
Social Policy in a Changing Society
Av Paul Spicker, Maurice Mullard
E-bok, 2005
847 kr
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Social Policy in a Changing Society is a critical guide to theories about society, exploring the links between social theory and social policy. It considers a range of interpretations of changes in society, politics and the economy, and assesses their practical implications for social welfare. …
Social Policy in a Changing Society
Av Paul Spicker, Maurice Mullard
E-bok, 2005
847 kr
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Social Policy in a Changing Society is a critical guide to theories about society, exploring the links between social theory and social policy. It considers a range of interpretations of changes in society, politics and the economy, and assesses their practical implications for social welfare. …
Reclaiming Individualism
Perspectives on Public Policy
Av Paul Spicker
Inbunden, 2013
1263 kr
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This book is about individualist ideas, and how they shape contemporary approaches to public policy. If we were to believe the existing literature, we might think that only markets can satisfy people's needs, and that any collective concept of welfare compromises individual welfare. The price …
Social Policy
Theory and Practice
Av Paul Spicker
Inbunden, 2014
1262 kr
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Social Policy: Theory and practice is a fully revised, updated and extended edition of a bestselling social policy textbook, extensively reworked and adapted to meet the needs of its international readership. The book lays out the architecture of social policy as a field of study, binding the …
What’s Wrong with Social Security Benefits?
Av Paul Spicker
Häftad, 2017
198 kr
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In this thought-provoking book, Paul Spicker challenges readers to rethink social security benefits in Britain. Putting a case for reform of the system, Spicker argues that most of the criticisms made of social security benefits – that spending is out of control, that it has led to mushrooming …
Poverty of Nations
A Relational Perspective
Av Paul Spicker
Inbunden, 2020
1266 kr
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In this persuasive study, social welfare and policy expert Paul Spicker makes a case for a relational view of poverty.Poverty is much more than a lack of resources. It involves a complex set of social relationships, such as economic disadvantage, insecurity or a lack of rights. These relational …
Poverty of Nations
A Relational Perspective
Av Paul Spicker
Häftad, 2020
398 kr
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In this persuasive study, social welfare and policy expert Paul Spicker makes a case for a relational view of poverty.Poverty is much more than a lack of resources. It involves a complex set of social relationships, such as economic disadvantage, insecurity or a lack of rights. These relational …
Poverty of Nations
A Relational Perspective
Av Paul Spicker
E-bok, 2020
1630 kr
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In this persuasive study, social welfare and policy expert Paul Spicker makes a case for a relational view of poverty. Poverty is much more than a lack of resources. It involves a complex set of social relationships, such as economic disadvantage, insecurity or a lack of rights. These relational …
Poverty of Nations
A Relational Perspective
Av Paul Spicker
E-bok, 2020
399 kr
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In this persuasive study, social welfare and policy expert Paul Spicker makes a case for a relational view of poverty. Poverty is much more than a lack of resources. It involves a complex set of social relationships, such as economic disadvantage, insecurity or a lack of rights. These relational …
Thinking Collectively
Social Policy, Collective Action and the Common Good
Av Paul Spicker
Inbunden, 2019
1263 kr
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What does collectivism mean in social policy? What does thinking collectively imply for policy? In this book, well-respected author Paul Spicker lends a complementary voice to his Reclaiming Individualism, reviewing collectivism as a dimension of political discourse. Breaking down his analysis to …
How to Fix the Welfare State
Some Ideas for Better Social Services
Av Paul Spicker
Inbunden, 2022
1263 kr
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The British welfare state is traditionally understood to be comprised of five main services: health, housing, social security, education and the ‘personal social services’, such as social care and child protection.In this book, Paul Spicker offers an original take on the role of the state in …
How to Fix the Welfare State
Some Ideas for Better Social Services
Av Paul Spicker
Häftad, 2022
439 kr
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The British welfare state is traditionally understood to be comprised of five main services: health, housing, social security, education and the ‘personal social services’, such as social care and child protection.In this book, Paul Spicker offers an original take on the role of the state in …
States and Welfare States
Government for the People
Av Paul Spicker
Inbunden, 2022
1046 kr
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Most governments in the world – including many that are autocratic or authoritarian – have taken responsibility for social policy and elected to develop services in health, education and social security. This book explores the role of government and the state in the contemporary world and, …
States and Welfare States
Government for the People
Av Paul Spicker
E-bok, 2022
447 kr
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Most governments in the world – including many that are autocratic or authoritarian – have taken responsibility for social policy and elected to develop services in health, education and social security. This book explores the role of government and the state in the contemporary world and, …
States and Welfare States
Government for the People
Av Paul Spicker
E-bok, 2022
1630 kr
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Most governments in the world – including many that are autocratic or authoritarian – have taken responsibility for social policy and elected to develop services in health, education and social security. This book explores the role of government and the state in the contemporary world and, …
What Is the Welfare State For?
Av Paul Spicker
Häftad, 2025
126 kr
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Most states in the world make some provision for the welfare of their citizens. Every state engages with health care provision, almost all provide education services, and, after an explosion of interest in recent years, a substantial majority now have national schemes in place for cash …
What Is the Welfare State For?
Av Paul Spicker
E-bok, 2025
147 kr
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Most states in the world make some provision for the welfare of their citizens. Every state engages with health care provision, almost all provide education services, and, after an explosion of interest in recent years, a substantial majority now have national schemes in place for cash assistance. …
What Is the Welfare State For?
Av Paul Spicker
E-bok, 2025
978 kr
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Most states in the world make some provision for the welfare of their citizens. Every state engages with health care provision, almost all provide education services, and, after an explosion of interest in recent years, a substantial majority now have national schemes in place for cash assistance. …
Arguments for Welfare
The Welfare State and Social Policy
Av Paul Spicker
Inbunden, 2017
1345 kr
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This book makes the case for the welfare state. Nearly every government in the developed world offers some form of social protection, and measures to improve the social and economic well-being of its citizens. However, the provision of welfare is under attack. The critics argue that welfare states …
Arguments for Welfare
The Welfare State and Social Policy
Av Paul Spicker
Häftad, 2017
514 kr
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This book makes the case for the welfare state. Nearly every government in the developed world offers some form of social protection, and measures to improve the social and economic well-being of its citizens. However, the provision of welfare is under attack. The critics argue that welfare states …
Arguments for Welfare
The Welfare State and Social Policy
Av Paul Spicker
E-bok, 2017
549 kr
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This book makes the case for the welfare state. Nearly every government in the developed world offers some form of social protection, and measures to improve the social and economic well-being of its citizens. However, the provision of welfare is under attack. The critics argue that welfare states …
Poverty
An International Glossary
Av Paul Spicker, Sonia Alvarez Leguizamón m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
514 kr
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This second edition of this highly-successful glossary provides an exhaustive and authoritative guide to over 200 technical terms used in contemporary scholarly research on poverty. It seeks to make researchers, students and policy makers aware of the multi-dimensional and complex nature of this …
How social security works
An introduction to benefits in Britain
Av Paul Spicker
Häftad, 2011
456 kr
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How social security works is an introduction to the much-misunderstood system of benefits in Britain. The book is an accessible, broadly based and sometimes controversial text which can help readers to make sense of the system in practice. It explains the guiding principles, outlines the social …
How social security works
An introduction to benefits in Britain
Av Paul Spicker
Inbunden, 2011
1270 kr
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How social security works is an introduction to the much-misunderstood system of benefits in Britain. The book is an accessible, broadly based and sometimes controversial text which can help readers to make sense of the system in practice. It explains the guiding principles, outlines the social …
Poverty
An International Glossary
Av Paul Spicker, Sonia Alvarez Leguizamón m. fl.
E-bok, 2008
561 kr
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This second edition of this highly-successful glossary provides an exhaustive and authoritative guide to over 200 technical terms used in contemporary scholarly research on poverty. It seeks to make researchers, students and policy makers aware of the multi-dimensional and complex nature of this …
Poverty
An International Glossary
Av Paul Spicker, Sonia Alvarez Leguizamón m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
561 kr
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This second edition of this highly-successful glossary provides an exhaustive and authoritative guide to over 200 technical terms used in contemporary scholarly research on poverty. It seeks to make researchers, students and policy makers aware of the multi-dimensional and complex nature of this …
Policy analysis for practice
Applying social policy
Av Paul Spicker
Häftad, 2006
399 kr
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People who work in planning, management and service delivery in the public sector need to know how policy is translated into practice, what is happening, and whether a policy works. "Policy analysis for practice" introduces students and practitioners to the concepts, methods and techniques required …