Social welfare, social policy and social services Books
Other Press LLC Raif Badawi, The Voice of Freedom: My Husband,
Book SynopsisA powerful first-person account of Ensaf Haidar’s life wither her husband, Saudi Arabian social activist Raif Badawi, and her worldwide campaign to free him from imprisonment Ensaf Haidar's unforgettable account of her marriage to imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi tells the story of the survival of their love against all odds, and of her courageous fight for her husband’s freedom.When Ensaf and Raif married in 2002 they shed tears of joy; they had overcome the resistance of her family and the rigid conventions of Saudi Arabian culture, and their battle to be together was finally won. But an even greater challenge lay ahead. After the romance of their clandestine courtship, the triumph of their wedding day, and the ups and downs of married life, Ensaf discovers that Raif is becoming active in the liberal movement. Their partnership grows stronger as Raif works tirelessly, daring to question the social order of Saudi Arabia — until his activities attract the attention of the religious police. With Raif under increasing surveillance, Ensaf reluctantly accepts exile as the only way to protect their three young children, hoping that Raif will soon join them.But Raif's arrest and subsequent sentence — to ten years in prison and 1,000 lashes — change everything. Ensaf must take up the fight for her husband’s life, galvanizing global support and campaigning for his freedom — and their right to be reunited as a family again. This profoundly moving memoir is both a love story and an inspiring account of the making of not one but two heroic human rights activists.
£19.51
Templeton Foundation Press,U.S. A Nation of Takers: America’s Entitlement
Book SynopsisIn A Nation of Takers: America’s Entitlement Epidemic, one of our country’s foremost demographers, Nicholas Eberstadt, details the exponential growth in entitlement spending over the past fifty years. As he notes, in 1960, entitlement payments accounted for well under a third of the federal government’s total outlays. Today, entitlement spending accounts for a full two-thirds of the federal budget. Drawing on an impressive array of data and employing a range of easy-to-read, four-color charts, Eberstadt shows the unchecked spiral of spending on a range of entitlements, everything from Medicare to disability payments. But Eberstadt does not just chart the astonishing growth of entitlement spending, he also details the enormous economic and cultural costs of this epidemic. He powerfully argues that while this spending certainly drains our federal coffers, it also has a very real, long-lasting, negative impact on the character of our citizens. Also included in the book is a response from one of our leading political theorists, William Galston. In his incisive response, he questions Eberstadt’s conclusions about the corrosive effect of entitlements on character and offers his own analysis of the impact of American entitlement growth.
£10.99
University of New Orleans Press We Are Syrians: Three Generations. Three
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£16.11
Berrett-Koehler The Self-Made Myth: And the Truth About How
Book SynopsisHow we view the creation of wealth and individual success shapes our choices on taxes, public investments in schools and vital infrastructure, regulations, the legitimacy of extravagant CEO pay, and more. America canât more forward if we donât have a clear understanding of how wealth is actually produced.This book challenges the by-bootstraps-alone narrative beloved by anti-government conservatives to offer a more holistic view of the success of Americaâs business leaders and entrepreneurs. While acknowledging the importance of hard work, creativity, and leadership, it highlights several crucial, often unrecognized factors, with a particular emphasis on the ways government and society support and assists individuals: public education, research and development grants, social services, roads and highways, laws and regulations that establish a stable business environment, and many more. Miller and Lapham explore the historic roots of the self-made myth and offer profiles of business leaders who, in their own words, identify the kinds of government support and assistance that were crucial to their success. They also disprove the arguments of individuals like Donald Trump who have tried to perpetuate their own self-made myths of their success.
£15.29
Berrett-Koehler Pharmacy on a Bicycle; Innovative Solutions for
Book SynopsisDespite $21 billion spent on health-related projects, every year millions of people in poor countries die from diseases that are easy and inexpensive to prevent or cure. We know exactly what these people need, we just donât know how to get it to them effectively. People are dying not because we can't solve a medical problem but because we canât solve a logistics problem. The solution is a new kind of bottom-up health care that is delivered at the source. We need micro-clinics, micro-pharmacies, and micro-entrepreneurs located in the remote, hard-to-reach communities they serve. By building a new model that "scales down" to train and incentivize health care workers in their own villages and towns, we can create an army of health professionals who can prevent tragedy at a fraction of the cost of top-down bureaucratic programs. The key is to unleash the same forces of innovation and entrepreneurship that work in first-world business cultures, and to train, aid, and incubate health workers on site. The book is filled with practical solutions for governments, NGOs, and local and global businesses. It also contains examples of dozens of exemplary programs on the ground that are implementing these innovative solutions and saving lives.
£22.95
Georgetown University Press Work and the Welfare State: Street-Level
Book SynopsisWork and the Welfare State places street-level organizations at the analytic center of welfare-state politics, policy, and management. This volume offers a critical examination of efforts to change the welfare state to a workfare state by looking at on-the-ground issues in six countries: the US, UK, Australia, Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands. An international group of scholars contribute organizational studies that shed new light on old debates about policies of workfare and activation. Peeling back the political rhetoric and technical policy jargon, these studies investigate what really goes on in the name of workfare and activation policies and what that means for the poor, unemployed, and marginalized populations subject to these policies. By adopting a street-level approach to welfare state research, Work and the Welfare State reveals the critical, yet largely hidden, role of governance and management reforms in the evolution of the global workfare project. It shows how these reforms have altered organizational arrangements and practices to emphasize workfare's harsher regulatory features and undermine its potentially enabling ones. As a major contribution to expanding the conceptualization of how organizations matter to policy and political transformation, this book will be of special interest to all public management and public policy scholars and students.Trade ReviewThe strength of Persuasion and Power is its exhaustive research, reflected in numerous vignettes and research that compellingly illustrate successful concepts, benefits, and failures of strategic communication. Scholars and strategic communicators alike will be impressed with Farewell's research and proposed solutions to enhance strategic communication. Persuasion and Power is a must-read for those with an interest in strategic communication. Military Review This book is the first to bring a street-level approach to international research on welfare state policy, politics, and management, offering a clear and coherent interpretation of how workfare-style policies are taking shape on the ground. Social Service Review This book is the first to bring a street-level approach to international research on welfare state policy, politics, and management, offering a clear and coherent interpretation of how workfare-style policies are taking shape on the ground. School of Social Service Administration Magazine, U of ChicagoTable of ContentsPreface Part I: Introduction1. Work and the Welfare State Evelyn Z. Brodkin2. Street-Level Organizations and the Welfare StateEvelyn Z. Brodkin Part II: What's at Issue: Politics, Policies, and Jobs3. The American Welfare State: Two Narratives Michael Lipsky 4. The Policies of Workfare: At the Boundaries between Work and the Welfare State Evelyn Z. Brodkin and Flemming Larsen5. Double Jeopardy: The Misfit between Welfare-to-Work Requirements and Job Realities Susan Lambert and Julia HenlyPart III: Governance and Management: Workfare's "Second Track" 6. Triple Activation: Introducing Welfare-to-Work into Dutch Social AssistanceRik van Berkel7. Active Labor Market Reform in Denmark: The Role of Governance in Policy Change Flemming Larsen8. Performance Management as a Disciplinary Regime: Street-Level Organizations in a Neoliberal Era of Poverty GovernanceJoe Soss, Sanford Schram, and Richard Fording Part IV: Street-Level Organizations and the Practices of Workfare9. Commodification, Inclusion, or What? Workfare in Everyday Organizational LifeEvelyn Z. Brodkin 10. Race, Respect, and Red Tape: Inside the Black Box of Racially Representative Bureaucracies Celeste Watkins-Hayes 11. Good Intentions and Institutional Blindness: Migrant Populations and the Implementation of German Activation PolicyMartin Brussig and Matthias Knuth 12. Front-line Workers as Intermediaries: The Changing Landscape of Disability and Employment Services in AustraliaGregory Marston Part V: Administrative Justice: Challenging Workfare Practices13. Challenging Workfare Practices: Conditionality, Sanctions, and the Weakness of Redress Mechanisms in the British "New Deal"Michael Adler14. Redress and Accountability in US Welfare AgenciesVicki Lens Part VI: Conclusion 15. Work and the Welfare State Reconsidered: Street-Level Organizations and the Global Workfare ProjectEvelyn Z. BrodkinReferences Contributors
£54.29
Black Rabbit Books Extreme Stories about Disappearances
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Black Rabbit Books Extreme Stories about ESP
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Verso Books Crippled: Austerity and the Demonization of
Book SynopsisIn austerity Britain, disabled people have become the favourite target. From social care to the benefits system, politicians and media alike have made the case Britain's 12 million disabled people are a drain on the public purse. In Crippled, leading commentator Frances Ryan exposes the disturbing reality, telling the story of those most affected by this devastating regime. This includes a paralyzed man forced to crawl down the stairs because the council wouldn't provide accessible housing; the malnourished woman sleeping in her wheelchair; and the young girl with bipolar forced to turn to sex work to survive. Through these personal stories, Ryan charts how in recent years the public attitude towards disabled people has transformed from compassion to contempt: from society's 'most vulnerable' to benefit cheats. Crippled is a damning indictment of a safety net gone wrong, and a passionate demand for an end to austerity measures hitting those most in need.Trade ReviewFrances Ryan reminds us what real investigative journalism looks like - except that this is a book, compelling in the case it makes. Vulnerable, disabled people are treated with conscious cruelty by politicians who have closed their eyes to the despair they have caused. We know that the welfare state has been almost wrecked, but Frances Ryan's impeccable research shows, in detail, what this means in the daily lives of those with disabilities. Keep this book on your shelves, refer it often, and use the ammunition in its pages to bring back compassion and dignity for all our citizens.' -- Ken Loach, director of I, Daniel Blake"This devastating depiction of the impact of austerity on disabled people should shake our political system to its foundations. Frances Ryan forensically exposes the scandalous politics that have left so many disabled people cold, hungry, living in poverty and pain and often suicidal. It's a cry from the heart but more importantly it's a determine demand for change." -- John McDonnellRyan is an expert in her field. Furthermore, as a disabled person writingabout disabled peopleas rights and issues, her voice is a vital additionto the debate. Essential reading. -- Baroness Tanni Grey-ThompsonNo one has done more to shed light on how austerity is harming disabled peoples lives. This book is so important, it should be read at least by every policy maker in the country. -- Jess Phillips, MPFrances Ryan reminds us what real investigative journalism looks like - except that this is a book, compelling in the case it makes. Vulnerable, disabled people are treated with conscious cruelty by politicians who have closed their eyes to the despair they have caused. We know that the welfare state has been almost wrecked, but Frances Ryan's impeccable research shows, in detail, what this means in the daily lives of those with disabilities. Keep this book on your shelves, refer to it often, and use the ammunition in its pages to bring back compassion and dignity for all our citizens. -- Ken Loach, director of I, Daniel BlakeThis devastating depiction of the impact of austerity on disabled people should shake our political system to its foundations. Frances Ryan forensically exposes the scandalous politics that have left so many disabled people cold, hungry, living in poverty and pain and often suicidal. It's a cry from the heart but more importantly it's a determined demand for change. -- John McDonnell'A fascinating insight into the harsh realities of living as a disabled person in the 21st century. A must read for anyone with a conscience' -- Lee Ridley, Lost Voice Guy"I wish I could force everyone in the UK to read this book. It's a ferocious, thoroughly substantiatedindictment of this government's maltreatment of its disabled children, women and men. It's not a secret that austerity is a choice, but Frances Ryan intimately maps this calculated evil and the cost, in lives, it exacts." -- Rob DelaneyA brilliant, bitter blend of polemic and reportage that is certainly worthy of Orwell but which, more importantly, is eminently worthy of the betrayed citizens whose lives have been blighted by Tory austerity. It's high time a writer should do our disabled friends, family, colleagues and neighbours justice. It is forensic in its condemnation. It will make you rage. -- Lucy Rhiannon CosslettFiercely angry, compulsory, and shocking reading - shining a vital light on the cruelty austerity Britain has meted out to those with disabilities. Do not look away. Read this and fight back. -- Angela ClarkeFrances and her columns were a constant source of inspiration as we researched and prepared I, Daniel Blake. She never loses sympathy for the human experience, nor lets the personal story undermine the razor sharp analysis of power. Crippled is another stunning piece of investigative journalism. It does make the blood boil, and cuts right through the propaganda. -- Paul Laverty, Screenwriter of I, Daniel BlakeA devastatingly on-point critique of austerity politics and the worsening attitudes towards those with disabilities. * Morning Star *A devastating look at both the policies that impact disabled people and the toxic rhetoric behind them - and what needs to change to make it right. * Vice *In Crippled, Frances Ryan, a fine journalist, broadcaster and campaigner for disability rights, robustly stacks up the evidence that ought to put politicians - especially chancellors - in the dock. -- Yvonne Roberts * Observer *Crippledis a timely read that could bring anyone out of a Brexit news-induced stupor. * politics.co.uk *Comprehensively and competently dissects the spin behind austerity, and its most unpardonable effects. -- https://www.leftlion.co.uk/read/2019/june/live-review-dr-frances-ryan-crippled-waterstones/ * LeftLion *A powerful polemic * Guardian *This powerful book by respected journalist, Frances Ryan is the perfect wake-up call for anyone sleep-walking through austerity -- Simon Duffy * Fabian Review *A blistering polemic, full of telling details. * Guardian *A powerful book ... Austerity kills and it is killing disabled people. Ryan does a brilliant job of describing the human costs. * Fabian Society *Frances Ryan's Crippledpowerfully brings into sharp focus the lived experiences of disabled people. -- Sam Smethers * Fawcett Society *Timely * Red Pepper *Everyone should read this book * Labour Briefing *A powerful statement of a compelling social issue ... [that] should be noted for the personal reading lists of students, academia, political activists, government policy makers, and non-specialist general readers. -- Susan Bethany * Midwest Book Review *Read [Crippled], get angry and act: some of society's most marginalised people are depending on it. * Independent *Ryan takes us on a tour of Britain to demonstrate how the rights of disabled people have been curtailed. Crippled marshals wide-ranging research and on-the-ground reportage as well as bristling with anger. It's sobering, but fundamentally necessary. * Financial Times [for the audiobook edition] *
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Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd Supervision for Early Years Workers: A Guide for
Book SynopsisThis guide is designed to provide a framework and support for early years settings and their staff to implement the expectation of the "Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage 2014" 3.21 "Providers must put appropriate arrangements in place for the supervision of staff who have contact with children and families". It will: Outline a definition of staff supervision and explore its applicability to Early Years settings Provide a framework and include templates, which may be used for effective use of the model Explore the difference staff supervision makes for outcomes for children and the emotional impact safeguarding children may have on practitioners Explain how supervision links to maintaining safe settings for children.
£21.81
Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd Parental Mental Health and Child Welfare Work
Book SynopsisThis is the second volume in a series that explores the mental health of parents and its impact on child welfare, and which acts as a yearly update on key research, policy developments and practice innovations, both in the UK and around the world. This publication is a unique opportunity to explore and share ideas about 'success' and what 'leads to success' from the different perspective of parents, children and the professionals who work with them. Much like its predecessor, it draws together a range of experts in the field - researchers, policy makers, practitioners and service users - to identify both the opportunities and challenges, as well as to explore what works in which contexts, for whom and why.
£42.35
Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd Ten Rules for Delivering a Diagnosis of Autism or
Book SynopsisDiagnosis of learning disabilities or autism can happen at any point in an individual's life. While this should mean freedom to move forward with information to access all that's needed to live a fulfilling and rewarding life, the huge obstacles that exist in reality can make a diagnosis a cause for dismay. Furthermore, the way in which the diagnosis is delivered is often done without thought or preparation and consequently ensures lasting emotional trauma to the individuals involved and their loved ones. The aim of this thought-provoking booklet is to directly challenge the method and moment a diagnosis is given, so that it can become the defining opportunity to set individuals and their families off on a positive, hopeful path rather than a negative, diminished one. Each 'rule' speaks powerfully with the voice of the individual or family on the receiving end of diagnosis. Together, the 10 rules provide a useful starting point for discussion and a catalyst for action. Each is followed by suggestions for positive practices. The booklet also contains additional background information on good practice, together with references and sources of further information. The booklet has been written for anyone involved in providing diagnoses and follow-up support to autistic people, those with learning disabilities and their families, together with allied professionals, carers and student in relevant disciplines. It can be used for a wide range of purposes, including staff induction, learning disability and autism awareness training, individual professional development and reflection, and team discussions about the quality of practice and services provided.
£11.74
Amberjack Publishing Company Life Detonated: The True Story of a Widow and a
Book Synopsis"A raw, somber emotional journey that concludes with hope and a measure of forgiveness." - Kirkus Reviews The gripping true story of Kathleen Murray, a young mother whose life was changed on September 11, 1976 when her husband, Brian Murray, a NYPD bomb disposal expert, was killed by a terrorist's bomb. It details her childhood in the Bronx, her journey out of poverty with Brian's help, and her own determination to take care of her two young sons after Brian's death. While Kathleen heals, she launches a lawsuit against the city of New York to find out the real reason the bomb exploded, and at the same time begins a relationship through letters with one of the hijackers, Julie Busic. All the while, Kathleen becomes one of the founders of Survivors of the Shield, a group that advocates for and provides support and assistance to the spouses and children of New York City police officers killed in the line of duty.
£21.24
Belt Publishing Trust the Circle: The Resistance and Resilience
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£22.40
Penguin Putnam Inc Glimmer of Hope: How Tragedy Sparked a Movement
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£15.30
Brill Schoningh War and Veterans: Treatment and Reintegration of
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£147.00
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Der Deutsche Sozialstaat: Entfaltung Und
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£100.55
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Wohlfahrtsstaat der Mittelschichten?:
Book SynopsisText in German. The study focuses on the relationship between welfare state and middle classes in Germany in the period between 1949 and 1975. It examines the development of welfare state benefits and services towards the middle classes as well as the impact of these measures on the social structure.
£94.91
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Handbook of Systemic Psychotherapy
Book SynopsisThis book provides people who want to work systemically with a set of practical tools. It is above all a reference book full of specific and helpful information - which is especially important to persons learning the trade or who are in their first year of practice. The authors, experienced in training, consultation, therapy and supervising, take the reader step by step through the various phases of systemic work: observation, understanding, recording of information, clarification, forming hypothesis, defining aims, planning and application.
£55.44
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Weltanschauung Als Erzeahlkultur Zur Konstruktion
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£228.75
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Management des Sozialen: Inspiriert diakonisch
Book SynopsisAll employees in an organization are potential leaders, according to the authors. The task of good leadership is therefore that employees recognize problems and challenges themselves and take responsibility for them. But how can familiar hierarchies be changed and responsibility distributed among more employees? So how can one manage the social? The book provides information from the history of social diaconal action - the starting point is the following of Jesus - as well as theories on the management of the social. This is followed by inspirations on how, on the one hand, the current state of the respective organization can be perceived and, on the other hand, implementation and restructuring in one's own practice is actually possible.
£36.18
Brill U Fink The Many Meanings of Home: Cultural
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£153.70
Schwabe Verlagsgruppe Diffraction Normative, Comportements Caches Et
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£50.35
V&R unipress GmbH Die Mathematik des Sozialstaats: Internationale
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£49.81
World Health Organization Housing: shared interests in health and
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£22.76
World Health Organization Management of Patient Information: Trends and
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£32.67
World Health Organization Strontium and Strontium Compounds
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£23.17
World Health Organization Fao/Who Expert Meeting on the Application of
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£32.79
World Health Organization Principles for Modeling Dose-response for the
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£37.22
World Health Organization Pesticide Residues in Food - 2009: Part 2:
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£85.50
World Health Organization Informe Sobre La Salud En El Mundo 2008: La
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£45.60
World Health Organization Informe Mundial Sobre La Discapacidad
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£45.60
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Eastern Mediterranean status report on road
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£26.00
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Addressing diseases of poverty: an initiative to
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£18.43
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Health systems in transition template for
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£19.11
