Welfare and benefit systems Books

Book SynopsisWelfare states vary across nations and change over time. And the balance between markets and government; free enterprise and social protection is perennially in question. But all developed societies have welfare states of one kind or another - they are a fundamental dimension of modern government. And even after decades of free-market criticism and reform, their core institutions have proven resilient and popular. This Very Short Introduction describes the modern welfare state, explaining its historical and contemporary significance and arguing that far from being ''a failure'' or ''a problem'', welfare states are an essential element of contemporary capitalism, and a vital concomitant of democratic government. In this accessible and entertaining account, David Garland cuts through the fog of misunderstandings to explain in clear and simple terms, what welfare states are, how they work, and why they matter. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewGarland's brief but magisterial and penetrating analysis of the welfare state should, and doubtless will be, a major presence in criminology, as well as in social science and public debate ... written with the sophisticated skill, scholarship and style ... this wise, informative and inspiring book will help immensely in working for a positive future for us all. * The British Journal of Criminology *Table of ContentsREFERENCES; FURTHER READING; INDEX

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Book SynopsisA TIMES POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEARA LONGMAN/HISTORY TODAY BOOK OF THE YEARThe award-winning history of the British Welfare State now fully revised and updated for the 21st Century.A masterpiece' Sunday TimesGiant Want. Giant Disease. Giant Ignorance. Giant Squalor. Giant Idleness.These were the Five Giants that loomed over the post-war reconstruction of Britain. The battle against them was fought by five gargantuan programmes that made up the core of the Welfare State: social security, health, education, housing and a policy of full employment.This book brilliantly captures the high hopes of the period in which the Welfare State was created and the cranky zeal of its inventor, William Beveridge, telling the story of how his vision inspired an entire country. The pages of this modern classic hum with the energies and passions of activists, dreamers and ordinary Britons, and seethe with personal vendettas, forced compromises, awkward contradictions, and the noisy rows of the succeeding seventy years. The Five Giants is a testament to a concept of government that is intertwined with so many of our personal histories, and a stark reminder of what we might stand to lose.Trade Review‘Why make a book that was first published in 1995 one of the political books of the year? Because this third edition of the classic history of the welfare state adds 16 years to the previous account. Anyone who hasn’t read Five Giants will want to start at the beginning, particularly for the excellent account of the founding of the NHS. But those with previous editions will find, for instance, the explanation of how the Lansley health reforms went wrong riveting’ Danny Finkelstein, The Times ‘For years now, old copies of The Five Giants have been changing hands in Westminster for dizzying sums – and for a simple reason. Other books just offer fragments of the story of British government, only this gives you the full picture. I lend my copy to new recruits at The Spectator not as history but as a guide to what they will encounter – and how the same problems keep surfacing again and again. The facts and the figures, the jokes and one-liners, the power and the personality – The Five Giants has it all. It's possible to understand modern Britain without reading this book, but it's just a lot harder (and a lot less fun)’ Fraser Nelson, Spectator ‘Nicholas Timmins has done something extraordinary: he has made a masterpiece of contemporary history even better. Updated, extended and more relevant than ever, this book is quite simply indispensable’ Matthew d'Ancona ‘A tour de force – thoroughly researched and vividly written’ Sunday Times

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Book Synopsis'He is as funny as Bryson and as wise as Orwell' ObserverIt was the spirit of our finest hour, the backbone of our post-war greatness, and it promoted some of the boldest and most brilliant schemes this isle has ever produced: it was the Welfare State, and it made you and I. But now it's under threat, and we need to save it.In this timely and provocative book, Stuart Maconie tells Britain’s Welfare State story through his own history of growing up as a northern working class boy. What was so bad about properly funded hospitals, decent working conditions and affordable houses? And what was so wrong about student grants, free eye tests and council houses? And where did it all go so wrong? Stuart looks toward Britain’s future, making an emotional case for believing in more than profit and loss; and championing a just, fairer society.

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.Extensively updated, this second edition of the Advanced Introduction to Social Policy provides a concise overview of the field that takes newer realities into account as well as taking insights from the traditional social policy canon. Daniel Béland and Rianne Mahon draw on both classic and contemporary theories to illuminate the broad processes that are putting pressure on existing social policy arrangements and raising new research questions.Key Features: Assesses the social policy implications of changing gender relations and the increasing salience of ethnic diversity Focuses on both the advanced industrial world and the growing significance of the Global South as a site of social policy innovation Provides a global perspective on social policy that features systematic attention to transnational actors, moving beyond the methodological nationalism that has traditionally marked the field Presenting a lucid and up-to-date overview of comparative and global social policy, this thoroughly revised second edition will prove vital to researchers, university students, and university instructors of social policy, political science, sociology, public policy, and social work.Trade Review‘In this timely second edition, Daniel Béland and Rianne Mahon bring new contexts and debates to their outstanding foundational social policy text. These include global crises, wars, and global social governance. It remains an admirably succinct and clear yet comprehensive text, perfect for undergraduate and postgraduate students of social policy and related subjects. The authors combine classic social policy concepts with key contemporary theories and issues. They show how political, social, and economic contexts influence shifts in thinking and the movement of ideas. The book importantly references the significance of social policies of different global regions. It will continue to appeal to a wide international audience.’ -- Fiona Williams, University of Leeds, UK‘This book delivers a superb concise introduction to social policy. With a wonderful flow and a truly global perspective, it draws from the finest of the classics and contemporary research to address the ideas and societal transformations that have deeply changed the face of social policy. Millions of people on the move, the travel of ideas, intense statecrat, critical feminist voices across the globe, all make their way into the novel contribution Béland and Mahon make to the teaching of social policy. In addition to refining arguments and including new material regarding subjects already present in the first edition, this new edition addresses the consequences of authoritarian parties and movements on social policy. It also elaborates on the role of war and crises like pandemics and climate change in welfare state building. As such, this improved second edition is even more of a must have on social policy courses in Latin America and the global South than the first one.’ -- Juliana Martínez Franzoni, Universidad de Costa Rica‘Daniel Béland and Rianne Mahon provide advanced students with an excellent overview of systems of social provision and regulation worldwide, notable for its theoretical sophistication and compelling empirical materials. The authors engage with the practical and analytic challenges to welfare states, and their analysts, posed by globalization and global governance, increased migration, transformations in household forms and gender relations, and shifting racial/ethnic dynamics. Moreover, the book is well-grounded in the rich comparative traditions of welfare studies while also attending to innovative theoretical trends.’ -- Ann Shola Orloff, Northwestern University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Capitalism, citizenship, and solidarity 2. Explaining social policy development: theoretical perspectives 3. Classifying countries: reconsidering welfare regimes 4. Taking ideas seriously in social policy 5. Social exclusion, new social risks, and social investment 6. Changing gender norms, welfare regime forms 7. Social policy and the politics of diversity 8. Globalization and social policy Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisFrom Finland to Kenya to Stockton, California, more and more governments and private philanthropic organizations are putting the idea of a Universal Basic Income to the test. But can the reality live up to the hype? The motivating idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) is radically simple: give people cash and let them do whatever they want with it. But does this simple idea have the potential to radically transform our society? Is a UBI the ultimate solution to the problem of poverty? Is it the solution to automation-induced unemployment? Can it help solve gender and racial inequality?This book provides the average citizen with all the information they need to understand current debates about the UBI. It recounts the history of the idea, from its origins in the writings of 18th century radical intellectuals to contemporary discussions centered on unemployment caused by technological advances such as artificial intelligence. It discusses current pilot programs in the United States and Trade ReviewIn this important book, Zwolinski and Fleischer provide a clear and comprehensive introduction to universal basic income in all its forms, including stakeholder grants, the earned income tax credit, and the child tax credit. As UBI spreads across the United States and the world, this new work is essential reading. * Anne Alstott, Yale Law School *A complete, thorough, and practical breakdown of UBI. Whether you're a supporter or a skeptic, Zwolinski and Fleischer's work is a must-read. * Andrew Yang, Entrepreneur and Former 2020 Presidential Candidate *This book provides a balanced, comprehensive exploration of Universal Basic Income, deftly tackling its many facets in an approachable manner. Without getting mired in excessive detail, it covers many frequently asked questions, serving as an essential primer for anyone wanting to participate in this crucial policy discussion. An accessible, bipartisan guide, it is an ideal starting point for better understanding this transformative idea that I personally believe is the most important policy discussion of all to be having this century. * Scott Santens, Senior Advisor for Humanity Forward *Universal Basic Income provides a fair and balanced explanation of an important topic...it would be good for our society. * Religion & Liberty *The book is quite simply a tour de force. It's clear, concise, and can easily be digested by anyone sufficiently curious: no academic background in economics, social science, or politics required. * David J. Herbert, Religion & Liberty Online *

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Book SynopsisSHORTLISTED FOR THE LONGMAN-HISTORY TODAY PRIZE 2018LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2018 ''Makes a gripping human story out of the wisest and most progressive policy achievement of any government in the history of the world ... the welfare state deserves books this good'' Stuart Maconie, New Statesman, Books of the Year''A brilliant book, full of little revelations'' Jon Cruddas, Prospect''Carefully argued, deftly balanced and wittily written, with countless lovely details'' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday TimesA landmark book from a remarkable new historian, on a subject that has never been more important - or imperilledToday, everybody seems to agree that something has gone badly wrong with the British welfare state. In the midst of economic crisis, politicians and commentators talk about benefits as a lifestyle choice, and of ''skivers'' living off hard-working ''strivers'' as they debate what a welfaTrade ReviewA brilliant book, full of little revelations -- Jon Cruddas * Prospect *Carefully argued, deftly balanced and wittily written, with countless lovely details -- Dominic Sandbrook * Sunday Times *

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Book SynopsisSick Note is a history of how the British state asked, 'who is really sick?' Tracing medical certification for absence from work from 1948 to 2010, Gareth Millward shows how the sick note has survived in practice and in the popular imagination - just like the welfare state itself.Trade ReviewBetween the book's deft and attractive opening and its fine conclusion there is much to enjoy. * Druin Burch, Times Literary Supplement *Fascinating * BBC History Magazine *Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: The 'birth' of the sick note 3: Absenteeism and postwar rebuilding 4: Chauvinists and breadwinners in the 'classic welfare state' 5: Privatization? The sick note into the 1980s 6: Chronicity and capacity towards the new millennium 7: The 'death' of the sick note? 8: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisWhat was American welfare like in George Washington''s day? It was expensive, extensive, and run by local governments. Known as poor relief, it included what we would now call welfare and social work. Unlike other aspects of government, poor relief remained consistent in structure between the establishment of the British colonies in the 1600s and the New Deal of the 1930s. In this book, Gabriel J. Loiacono follows the lives of five people in Rhode Island between the Revolutionary War and 1850: a long-serving overseer of the poor, a Continental Army veteran who was repeatedly banished from town, a nurse who was paid by the government to care for the poor, an unwed mother who cared for the elderly, and a paralyzed young man who attempted to become a Christian missionary from inside of a poorhouse. Of Native, African, and English descent, these five Rhode Islanders utilized poor relief in various ways. Tracing their involvement with these programs, Loiacono explains the importance of welfare through the first few generations of United States history. In Washington''s day, poor relief was both generous and controlling. Two centuries ago, Americans paid for--and many relied on--an astonishing governmental system that provided food, housing, and medical care to those in need. This poor relief system also shaped American households and dictated where Americans could live and work. Recent generations have assumed that welfare is a new development in the United States. This book shows how old welfare is in the United States of America through five little-known, but compelling, life stories.Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Overseer of the Poor: How William Larned Spent Public Funds on the Needy Chapter 2: Warned Out: How Cuff Roberts was Banished by Poor Law Officials Chapter 3: Healthcare for the Poor: How "One-Eyed" Sarah Saved Paupers' Lives Chapter 4: Hard-working Single Mother: Lydia Bates and Poor Relief in a Small Town Chapter 5: Stuck in the Poorhouse: William Fales and the Experience of Institutionalization Epilogue: What Can We Learn from These Five Lives? Acknowledgements Notes Bibliography

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Book SynopsisSince the mid-1990s European welfare states have undergone a major transformation. Relative to the post-war years, today they put less emphasis on income protection and more on the promotion of labour market participation. This book investigates this transformation by focusing on two fields of social policy: active labour market policy and childcare. Throughout Europe, governments have invested massively in these two areas. The result, a more active welfare state, seems a rather solid achievement, likely to survive the turbulent post-crisis years. Why? Case studies of policy trajectories in seven European countries and advanced statistical analysis of spending figures suggest that the shift towards an active social policy is only in part a response to a changed economic environment. Political competition, and particularly the extent to which active social policy can be used for credit claiming purposes, help us understand the peculiar cross-national pattern of social policy reorientatiTrade Reviewthese case studies are woven into a coherent narrative concerning the origins of active social policy which draws upon an impressive range of theoretical discussion of the policy making process. * Jan Windebank, Journal of Contemporary European Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ; List of Figures ; List of Tables ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Defining active social policy ; 3. Mapping variation in active social policies ; 4. Explaining the emergence of active social policy ; 5. Active labour market policies in a comparative perspective ; 6. Childcare policy in a comparative perspective ; 7. Quantitative evidence: the determinants of public spending on active labour market policy and childcare ; 8. The origins of active social policy ; Index

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Book SynopsisThis work seeks to cut through some of the myths and fallacies surrounding Social Security policy issues. It argues that there is no economic, demographic or actuarial basis for the widespread belief that the programme needs to be fixed.

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Book SynopsisStudies the working poor in the United States, focusing on the relation between welfare and low-wage earnings among working mothers. Grounded in the experience of thirty-three women living in Milwaukee and Racine, Wisconsin, this title tells the story of their struggle to balance child care and wage-earning in poorly paying jobs.Trade Review"The originality of Both Hands Tied lies not just in its rich case study interview materials - in poor women's voices and the trajectories of their work and home lives - but in its careful tying of those materials to shifting national, state, and local economic policies." - Micaela di Leonardo, Northwestern University"

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Book SynopsisDiscussing the privatization of social security in the face of an ageing population, this text studies retirement benefits in systems based on individual saving in funded accounts. It presents an argument for reform by overviewing the economic effects of social security and the current situation.

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Book SynopsisGiven the projected increase in life expectancy and number of retirees, the social security system faces eventual overload. Studies show that specially designed investment-based reforms can reduce the long-term burden on future taxpayers and increase the expected future income of retirees.

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Book SynopsisPresents a reappraisal of the causes and consequences of a movement that ultimately transformed the nature of social insurance and the American workplace. This book argues that workers' compensation, rather than being an early progressive victory, succeeded because all relevant parties - labor, lawyers, and legislators - benefited from the ruling.Trade Review"This is surely the very best book ever written about the passage of workers' compensation, an instant 'classic' in historical political economy." - Robert A. Margo, Southern Economic Journal "Substantial, well-written, and compelling.... The end result is an in-depth analysis of how workers' compensation was created and initially implemented in the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century." - Christopher R. Larrison, Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare"

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Book SynopsisEven as life expectancy in many countries has continued to increase, social security and similar government programs can provide strong incentives for workers to leave the labor force when they reach the age of eligibility for benefits. Disability insurance programs can also play a significant role in the departure of older workers from the labor force, with many individuals in some countries relying on disability insurance until they are able to enter into full retirement. The sixth stage of an ongoing research project studying the relationship between social security programs and labor force participation, this volume draws on the work of an eminent group of international economists to consider the extent to which differences in labor force participation across countries are determined by the provisions of disability insurance programs. Presented in an easily comparable way, their research covers twelve countries, including Canada, Japan, and the United States, and considers the requ

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Book SynopsisShows how federal intervention spurred a dramatic shift in the language and logic of racial integration in residential neighborhoods after World War II - away from invocations of a mythical racial hierarchy and toward talk of markets, property, and citizenship.Trade Review"A creative, vital entry point to explore the tangle of federal mortgage financing, housing reform, and deep-seated racism.... This well-written, much-needed study brings together the realms of urban history, race relations, and economic opportunity." - Choice "Freund's book unravels the ties that bound (and bind) race and property, and, in the process, shows how that linkage altered white racial ideals and politics in postwar America." - Andrew Wiese, Journal of American History"

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Book SynopsisShows how federal intervention spurred a dramatic shift in the language and logic of racial integration in residential neighborhoods after World War II - away from invocations of a mythical racial hierarchy and toward talk of markets, property, and citizenship.Trade Review"A creative, vital entry point to explore the tangle of federal mortgage financing, housing reform, and deep-seated racism.... This well-written, much-needed study brings together the realms of urban history, race relations, and economic opportunity." - Choice "Freund's book unravels the ties that bound (and bind) race and property, and, in the process, shows how that linkage altered white racial ideals and politics in postwar America." - Andrew Wiese, "Journal of American History."

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Book SynopsisDrawing on surveys of public attitudes and analyses of more than 40 years of television and news-magazine stories on poverty, this book demonstrates how public opposition to welfare is fed by a potent combination of racial stereotypes and misinformation about the true nature of America's poor.

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Book SynopsisMany of us suspect that Social Security faces eventual bankruptcy. But the government projects its future finances using outdated methods. This title argues that the program faces insolvency far sooner than previously thought. It examines the forces shaping American demographics and the economy to project their future evolution.Trade Review"Social Security is innovative, interesting, and important. Gokhale delivers on the promise in the title, providing a new appraisal of a variety of plans to reform Social Security that will appeal to a wide range of readers, including policy makers in Congress and the White House and economists concerned with retirement income." - Dale Jorgenson, Harvard University"

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Book SynopsisPresenting an account of the decline in labour force participation, this text suggests that social security programmes actually provide incentives for early retirement. The text houses a set of papers that present information on social security systems and labour force participation patterns.Table of ContentsIntroduction and Summary Jonathan Gruber and David A. Wise 1. Social Security and Retirement in Belgium Pierre Pestieau and Jean-Philippe Stijns 2. Social Security and Retirement in Canada Jonathan Gruber 3. Social Security and Retirement in France Didier Blanchet and Louis-Paul Pelé 4. Social Security and Retirement in Germany Axel Börsch-Supan and Reinhold Schnabel 5. Social Security and Retirement in Italy Agar Brugiavini 6. Social Security and Retirement in Japan Naohiro Yashiro and Takashi Oshio 7. Social Security and Retirement in the Netherlands Arie Kapteyn and Klaas de Vos 8. Social Security and Retirement in Spain Michele Boldrin, Sergi Jimenez-Martin, and Franco Peracchi 9. Social Security, Occupational Pensions, and Retirement in Sweden Marten Palme and Ingemar Svensson 10. Pensions and Retirement in the United Kingdom Richard Blundell and Paul Johnson 11. Social Security and Retirement in the United States Peter Diamond and Jonathan Gruber

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Book SynopsisThe future of retirement programs is troubled, both in United States and in most other developed countries with aging populations. This title examines the consequences of reforming retirement benefits in a dozen nations. It evaluates the effects of illustrative policies for countries facing the impending growth of social security benefits.

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Book SynopsisThe liberal political origins of work-welfare programmes and issues of conflicting goals is documented in this text. With examples derived from Great Britain and America, the incorporation of liberal requirements and private market forces in providing opportunities for the unemployed is discussed.

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Book SynopsisEdward F. Lawlor demonstrates that arguments focussing on technical issues of payment, or expanding managed-care choices, are missing the point. Lawlor suggests we look at Medicare as a contract between the federal government and those in need, to provide high quality care.

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Book SynopsisOberlander provides a comprehensive hostory of Medicare politics, from the decades of consensus to debates over Medicare reform. Revealing how Medicare policies have developed over the past several decades this analysis will interest anyone concerned with public policy or healthcare.

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Book SynopsisOberlander provides a comprehensive hostory of Medicare politics, from the decades of consensus to debates over Medicare reform. Revealing how Medicare policies have developed over the past several decades this analysis will interest anyone concerned with public policy or healthcare.

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Book SynopsisWhy did the United States lag behind Germany, Britain, and Sweden in adopting a national plan for the elderly? When the Social Security Act was finally enacted in 1935, why did it depend on a class-based double standard? Why is old age welfare in the United States still less comprehensive than its European counterparts? In this sophisticated analytical chronicle of one hundred years of American welfare history, Jill Quadagno explores the curious birth of old age assistance in the United States. Grounded in historical research and informed by social science theory, the study reveals how public assistance grew from colonial-era poor laws, locally financed and administered, into a massive federal bureaucracy.

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Book SynopsisThis text examines issues surrounding the reorganization of the Medicare system: whether to allocate the growing financial load to workers through higher taxes, shift the onus to future generations, or shortchange both the expectations/care of present recipients by substantially cutting benefits.

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Book SynopsisIn the US, it is rare that people of different races and social classes live together in the same housing developments and neighbourhoods. The Gautreaux program was especially designed to help redress this problem. This work shows this unique experiment in racial, social, and economic integration.

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Book SynopsisIn the US, it is rare that people of different races and social classes live together in the same housing developments and neighbourhoods. The Gautreaux program was especially designed to help redress this problem. This work shows this unique experiment in racial, social, and economic integration.Trade Review"This book's history of Chicago public housing should be required reading for anyone interested in social policy in the United States." - Jens Ludwig, Social Service Review; "[The authors"] work is rightly cited as one of the important precedents in the field.... This is a remarkable, unassailable accomplishment and this book is an important record of their scholarly contribution." - John M. Goering, Ethnic and Racial Studies

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Book SynopsisThis work makes a contribution to the public understanding of the issues involved in reforming Social Security. It describes the current system and the pressures that have been brought to bear upon it, before dissecting and evaluating the various reform proposals.

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Book SynopsisSocial security reform in the United States continues to be a contentious issue, with advocates proposing a centralized or privatized system of personal accounts. This volume provides an analysis of the issues involved in the administration of just such a system.

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Book SynopsisGlobalization affects health in varied ways and this book examines the competing ways in which 'global health' has been framed in public policy, concluding by revealing how health promoters can respond to globalization's new challenges.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION: Localizing the Global Health Promotion Practice: Concepts and Context Health Promotion Practice; Power, Empowerment and the Social Determinants of Health Pathways to Local Empowerment Working to Build Empowerment: The Local Challenge Pathways from the Local to the Global Working to Build Empowerment: The Global Challenge Globalization: Health Promotion's Next Grand Challenge? References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book chronicles the complex connections between race and class that have marked American social reform since the New Deal, revealing an aspect of the civil rights struggle that that has been too long overlooked or obscured: the struggle for policies to expand social and economic welfare for blacks and whites alike.Trade ReviewThe Hamiltons'lucid study of the history of policy making in social welfare, from the New Deal to the present, is written from a black perspective and is meticulously researched and documented. Black civil rights organizations, seeking a universal social welfare system, jobs in the regular work force, and national hegemony over government programs, worked for policies that comprised a dual agenda: the pursuit of race-specific issues and the fight for a social welfare agenda that included all citizens regardless of race. Part of the story is that of the clash of the two agendas... Highly recommended. Choice A richly detailed history of African American political strategy Perspectives on Political Science

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Book SynopsisAnalyzing the critical juncture of family-centred policy and practice, this text places the universal institution of the family in a global context. The book offers a multimodal approach toward understanding family-centred policy practice from an international perspective.Table of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Meaning and Significance of Families and Threats to Their Well-Being, by Katharine Briar-Lawson, Hal A. Lawson, and Charles B. Hennon, with Alan R. Jones 2. Families as Comprehensive Social Welfare Institutions and Preventive Systems, by Katharine Briar-Lawson, Hal A. Lawson, and Charles B. Hennon, with Alan R. Jones 3. Meaningful, Gender-Equitable Work and Family Well-Being, by Katharine Briar-Lawson, Hal A. Lawson, and Charles B. Hennon 4. Key Sensitizing Concepts, a Family Policy Continuum, and Examples from the IYF, by Hal A. Lawson, Katharine Briar-Lawson, and Charles B. Hennon, with Alan R. Jones 5. Analyzing Policy Impacts and Making Strategic Policy Choices for Families and Helping Professions, by Hal A. Lawson, Katharine Briar-Lawson, and Charles B. Hennon 6. Families as Experts and Partners in the Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of Family-Centered Policies and Practices, by Katharine Briar-Lawson and Hal A. Lawson 7. Developing Family-Centered Policy and Practice Discourses, by Katharine Briar-Lawson and Charles B. Hennon 8. Introducing Policy-Practice Skills for Family-Centered Change Agents, by Katharine Briar-Lawson 9. Promoting New Alliances Among Families, Family Advocates, and Helping Professionals, by Katharine Briar-Lawson 10. Introducing Globalization's Challenges and Opportunities and Analyzing Economic Globalization and Liberalization, by Hal A. Lawson 11. Globalization, Flows of Culture and People, and New-Century Frameworks for Family-Centered Policies, Practices, and Development, by Hal A. Lawson 12. New-Century Investment Strategies and Social Action Agendas for the World's Families, by Hal A. Lawson and Katharine Briar-Lawson

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Book SynopsisA social and cultural history of out-of-wedlock pregnancy in the United States from 1890 to 1945. The book examines the three groups of women involved with the issue: the evangelical reformers, the new generation of social workers and the unmarried mothers themselves.

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Book SynopsisAn eye-opening look at how America's social policy has been hijacked by a rhetoric of extremes.

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Book SynopsisEvidence-Based Counselling and Psychological Therapies assesses the impact of the international drive towards evidence-based health care on NHS policy and the provision of the psychological services in the NHS. An outstanding range of contributors provide an overview of evidence-based health care and the research methods that underpin it, demonstrating its effect on policy, provision, practitioners and patients. Their thought-provoking chapters look at a variety of relevant issues including: * generating and implementing evidence * cost-effectiveness issues * practical guidelines * practitioner research Evidence-Based Counselling and Psychological Therapies is essential for mental health professionals and trainees concerned with this movement which is having, and will continue to have a huge impact on the purchasing, provision and practice of health care.Table of ContentsPart 1 What is evidence-based health care?; Chapter 1 Evidence-based psychological therapies, Nancy Rowland, Stephen Goss; Chapter 2 The drive towards evidence-based health care, Mark Baker, Jos Kleijnen; Chapter 3 Towards evidence-based health care, Brian Ferguson, Ian Russell; Chapter 4 Economics issues, Alan Maynard; Chapter 5 Evidence-based psychotherapy, Glenys Parry; Part 2 Generating the evidence; Chapter 6 Randomised controlled trials and the evaluation of psychological therapy, Peter Bower, Michael King; Chapter 7 The contribution of qualitative research to evidence-based counselling and psychotherapy, John McLeod; Chapter 8 Rigour and relevance, Michael Barkham, John Mellor-Clark; Part 3 Synthesising the evidence; Chapter 9 Systematic reviews in mental health, Simon Gilbody, Amanda Sowden; Chapter 10 Clinical practice guidelines development in evidence-based psychotherapy, John Cape, Glenys Parry; Chapter 11 Getting evidence into practice, Stephen Goss, Nancy Rowland;

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the processes and relationships that underpin the delivery of new homes across the United Kingdom, focussing primarily on the land use planning system in England, the way that housing providers engage with that system, and how the processes of engagement are changing or might change in the future.Planning, market and social house building - the three key processes - are first dissected and explored individually, then brought together to study the key areas of interaction between planning and the providers of social and market housing by way of the range of tensions that have consistently dogged those interactions. Extensive illustrative case study material provides a platform to the consideration of developing more integrated, realistic and proactive approaches to planning.Proposing evolutionary, and sometimes radical proposals for change, Delivering New Homes makes a bold contribution to finding a better way of delivering the newTable of ContentsPart 1: Processes 1. Introduction 2. Planning Process 3. Housing Development Process 4. Social Housing Process Part 2:Tensions 5. Land 6. Delay 7. Discretion 8. Design 9. Gain 10. Co-ordination Part 3:Solutions 11. Streamlined Implementation 12. Inclusive Planning and Decision Making 13. Integrated and Realistic Working Practices 14. Certainty and Transparency 15. Positive and Proactive Planning 16. Moving On References Index

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Book SynopsisA powerful expose of a deeply-rooted but woefully ignored form of racial blindness, Welfare Racism is an important first step toward more humane and rational policies for the men, women, and children who have been ravaged by the current system.Trade Review"It is a powerful expose of a deeply-rooted form of racism that hits poor people in general, not just those of color...These engaged scholars clearly tell us all to open our eyes wide." -- Multidiversity"Welfare Racism shows the ways racist attitudes and administrative policies and practices have long undermined public assistance programs...More than most academic researchers who deal with welfare reform, Neubeck and Cazenave ask a range of critical political and moral questions about the meaning of welfare reform that moves the reader to wonder about who we are as a nation and what policymakers think about women, people of color, the poor, and the near poor...Welfare Racism is a well-documented study that show how welfare policy can be understood in connection with racialized public assistance attitudes, policymaking, and administrative practices that function to maintain white economic advantages over blacks." -- Contemporary Sociology 31, 4"Few social welfare scholars have provided a fully race-centered perspective on U.S. welfare policy. Neubeck and Cazenave's well-documented and readable study takes a giant step toward filling this unforgivable gap-without ignoring the dynamics of gender and class...The book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand but also to change U.S. public policy." -- Mimi Abramovitz, author of Under Attack, Fighting Back: Women and Welfare in theUnited States"Welfare racism is an important book. It forces the reader to rethink the contemporary history of welfare policy..This is a book that effectively brings to the surface the discriminatory nature of allegedly neutral social policies. And that is not just good scholarship; it is a significant public service." -- Sanford F. Schram, author of After Welfare: The Culture ofPostindustrial Social Policy"[A] bracing and illuminating analysis that should change the way we think about American welfare policy..Neubeck and Cazenave show definitively that the politics of welfare cannot be explained unless we attend to contemporary racism." -- Francis Fox Piven, author of TheBreaking of the American Social Compact"Whites have long believed that most welfare recipients and most poor people are black. Such myths are so stereotyped, irrational, and off the mark that they cry out for deeper structural and cultural analysis-which is provided with great depth and thoroughness in this momentous book. Bravo to this first comprehensive analysis of welfare racism in the United States!" -- Joe R. Feagin, Professor of Sociology, University of Florida"[T]his is an important book which deserves to be widely read and discussed. It certainly succeeds in drawing attention to the on-going role of race in welfare policy." -- Journal of Sociology and Social WelfareTable of ContentsChapter 1 Seeing Welfare Racism; Chapter 2 Conceptualizing “Welfare Racism”; Chapter 3 Welfare Racism in the Early Years of Public Assistance; Chapter 4 Welfare Racism as a Defense Against Challenges to White Supremacy; Chapter 5 The Demise of AFDC as a Legacy of White Racial Backlash; Chapter 6 Welfare Reform as Race Population Control; Chapter 7 After AFDC and the Return of States’ Rights-Era Welfare Racism; Chapter 8 Confronting Welfare Racism;

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses the viability of unfunded pension systems in the presence of the projected demographic evolution and looks at: efficiency considerations and the possibility of welfare improvements; political economy aspects and the feasibility of reforms; and the process of European integration and its influence on national pension systems.Trade ReviewExplores the crisis that publicly provided unfunded pension systems in industrialized countries are facing due to population aging and labor mobility, paying special attention to EU memeber countires and particularly Germany. Journal of Economic Literature, 2005.Table of ContentsAbbreviated. Preface. 1. Introduction. 1.1 Focus of the analysis. 1.2 Structure and overview. 2. Unfunded Pension Systems. 2.1 Mechanisms of unfunded and funded pension systems. 2.2 The concept of implicit taxes and implicit debt. 2.3 Conclusion. 3.Projected development of fundamental factors. 3.1 Determinants of the population growth. 3.2 Development of the total population. 3.3 Conclusion. 4. Country studies. 4.1 Characteristics of pension systems. 4.2 Recent reforms of pension systems. 4.3 Conclusion. 5. Welfare analysis of pension reforms. 5.1 Intergenerationally efficient reforms. 5.2 Intrapersonally efficient reforms. 6. Political feasibility of pension reforms. 6.1 Intergenerational redistribution. 6.2 Voting model. 6.3 Feasibility of pension reforms. 6.4 Conclusion. 7. Mobility as a counterforce to gerontocracy. 7.1 Voting model with mobility. 7.2 Mobility as a commitment device. 8. Qualitative aspects of migration. 8.1 Description of the data. 8.2 Estimation of the intention to migrate. 8.3 Conclusion. 9. Sustainability of pension systems with systems competition. 9.1 Status Quo. 9.2 Theoretical results when pension systems are similar. 9.3 Institutional distribution of competence between the national and the European level. 9.4 Comparison of the theoretical and institutional results. 9.5 Alternative options when pension systems are different. 9.6 Conclusion. 10. Conclusion. References. Symbol glossary. Subject index.

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Book SynopsisOVER 1,000 SOURCES OF FREE DOLLARS AND ASSISTANCE FOR SENIORS Millions of dollars of services are available to help seniors and their caregivers get the top quality care they need for free or at a minimal cost.Table of ContentsTHE SERVICES AND PRODUCTS. Services and Products Available for the Well at Home. Community-Based Services. Services Provided at Home for the Ill. Alternative Housing Arrangements for Older People. Nursing Homes. Arranging and Checking Care from Afar. THE SOURCES. Associations and Organizations Directed Toward the Needs of OlderAmericans. Private Foundation Funding. Area Agencies on Aging. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisFew people have had as profound an impact in the theory and practice of family therapy as Salvador Minuchin. As one commentator put it, "Memories of his classic sessions have become the standard against which therapists judge their own best work.Table of ContentsForeword viiBraulio Montalvo Preface ixSalvador Minuchin Acknowledgments xiii Part I Families and Family Therapy 1 Family Therapy: A Theoretical Dichotomy 3 2 Family Particulars: All Families are Different 17 3 Family Universals: All Families are Alike 33 4 Family Therapies: Clinical Practice and Supervision 41 5 Contemporary Trends: Whatever Happened to Family Therapy? 61 6 The Therapeutic Encounter 75 Part II Stories of Supervision 7 Supervision of the Therapeutic Encounter 99 8 The Feminist and the Hierarchical Teacher 107Margaret Ann Meskill 9 One Head, Many Hats 123Hannah Levin 10 The Poet and the Drummer 137Adam Price 11 “The Oedipal Son” Revisited 159Gil Tunnell 12 Into the Crucible 177Israela Meyerstein 13 Men and Dependency: The Treatment of a Same-Sex Couple 195David E. Greenan 14 The Shit-Painter 215Wai-Yung Lee 15 Filling the Empty Vessel: Andy Schauer’s Story 243Wai-Yung Lee Epilogue 261Salvador Minuchin References 267 Index 271

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Book SynopsisRELATE is one of the largest couple-counseling agencies in the world, offering over 300,000 hours of counseling each year. This book presents the theories and practices which together make up the RELATE approach. Practical tables, lists, and case studies allow the reader to experience the reality of being with a counselor using the approach.Table of ContentsAn Overview. Stage One - Exploration. Stage Two - Understanding. Stage Three - Action. Sex and Couples. Problems in the Work. Clients Requiring Work Elsewhere. Endings. Bibliography. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisCombining cross-national quantitative research covering the entire region and in-depth case studies based on field research, Human Capital versus Basic Income challenges the conventional wisdom that these two transformations were unrelated.

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Book SynopsisCompares welfare state politics before and after the Great Recession arguing that a new and lasting post-crisis dynamic has emerged where political parties once again matter for social spending. At the heart of this repoliticization are intense ideological debates over market regulation, social inequality, redistribution, and the role of the state.Trade Review“McManus’s book marks a turning point in the political economy of the welfare state. After decades of retrenchment, the global financial crisis of 2008 caused a thorough-going ‘repoliticization’ of the welfare state. Left parties suddenly parted ways with the right on austerity and those that did not were badly punished by voters, in some cases even disappearing. Populist parties advocated more spending. In all the different welfare state worlds, politics is back. This fabulous book shows why and how.” —Mitchell Orenstein, University of Pennsylvania “This book provides a comparative overview of the responses to the global financial crisis and the political dynamics at work in different European welfare states. It makes a strong case for the argument that politics matter (again).” —Elke Heins, University of EdinburghTable of Contents List of Illustrations Chapter 1. The Realignment of Welfare State Politics Chapter 2. Crisis and the Politics of Social Spending Chapter 3. The European Union Chapter 4. Germany: Continental European Welfare State Chapter 5. United Kingdom: Liberal Welfare State Chapter 6. Sweden: Nordic Welfare State Chapter 7. Spain: Southern European Welfare State Chapter 8. Czech Republic: Eastern European Welfare State Chapter 9: Conclusion References

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