Welfare and benefit systems Books
The University of Michigan Press The Repoliticization of the Welfare State
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
£61.70
The University of Michigan Press Is Social Security Broke
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£60.95
The University of Michigan Press Universal Coverage
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£33.15
University of California Press Disaster Hits Home
Book SynopsisA study of what happens in the weeks and months after disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes strike. Using case studies it focuses on the recovery of damaged housing, demonstrates fundamental factors that have changed in contemporary urban disasters and proposes a housing recovery policy.
£44.10
University of California Press The Architecture of Affordable Housing
Book SynopsisThis text is about the design of dignified, affordable housing for those not served by the private sector, and how that housing fits comfortably into our communities. It is a non-technical analysis for everyone interested in the creation of affordable housing.Table of ContentsPREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION 1 THE ARCHITECT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING 2 THE PROCESS: THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD 3 WHY AFFORDABLE HOUSING ISN'T 4 DESIGN: THINGS BIG AND SMALL, FAR AND NEAR 5 IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING SIGNIFICANT ARCHITECTURE? AFTERWORD NOTES ILLUSTRATION CREDITS INDEX
£28.05
Cambridge University Press Welfare Choice and Solidarity in Transition
Book SynopsisReform of the welfare sector is an important yet difficult challenge for countries in transition from socialist central planning to market-oriented democracies. Here a scholar of the economics of socialism and a health economist offer health sector reform recommendations for ten countries of Eastern Europe, drawn from nine guiding principles.Trade ReviewReview of the hardback: 'To judge from its title, Janos Kornai and Karen Eggleston have written a book about health care reform in Eastern Europe. In fact, they have done much more. Following their own axiom of transparency, they begin by setting out goals of health care and other social support systems in a fresh way, and go on to apply the goals to the practical tasks of health care financing and organization. In so doing, they make a large contribution to a small literature, a comparative analytical treatment of many countries' health care systems together with advice for the would-be reformer.' Joseph P. Newhouse, Harvard UniversityReview of the hardback: 'A book bringing together a lifelong student of socialism and a highly-trained health economist was likely to produce either a major disconnect or to provide intellectual fireworks through novel ways of dissecting the issues and provocative insights into old problems. Lovers of fireworks should read on.' Nicholas Barr, London School of Economics and Political ScienceReview of the hardback: '[It] gives the reader a number of provocative insights into the health care challenges of the coming decade in Eastern Europe.' Health AffairsReview of the hardback: 'The authors' intrinsic knowledge of the political economy of transition countries, their profound understanding of the historic context of the region, and their comprehensive approach to this rather complex topic make the work especially valuable for decision-makers and opinion leaders in Europe. In this context, the book fills a considerable void.' Health AffairsTable of ContentsPart I. Points of Departure: 1. The general principles of reform; 2. The characteristics of the health sector; 3. Some international experiences; 4. The health sector in Eastern Europe: the initial state; Part II. Guidelines for Reform: 5. The demand side: financing, benefits, and organization of insurance; 6. The supply side: delivery system ownership, organization, and contracting; 7. The interaction of supply and demand: pricing, payment, hard budget constraints, and overall health-sector development; 8. Concluding remarks.
£30.38
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Children with Disabilities
Book SynopsisThis Monograph presents a longitudinal investigation of child development and family well-being during the first decade of life for children with Down syndrome, motor impairment, or developmental delay of uncertain etiology. The findings suggest that changes in selected policies and practices can improve outcomes for children with disabilities and their parentsTable of ContentsAbstract. Part I: Introduction. Part II: The Development of Children with Disabilities and the Adaptation of their Parents: Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical Evidence. Part III: The Early Intervention Collaborative Study: Study Design and Methodology. Part IV: Results: Predictors of Functioning and Change in Children's Development and Parent Well-being. Part V: Discussion. Part VI: Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice References. Acknowledgments. Commentary. Authors and Contributors. Statement of Editorial Policy
£52.43
Harvard University Press Making Room
Book SynopsisThe first full-scale economic analysis of homelessness, Making Room provides answers quite unlike those offered so far. Focused on six cities in America and Europe, Brendan O'Flaherty discusses the new homelessness as a response to changes in the housing market which is linked to a widening gap in the incomes of the rich and the poor.Trade ReviewA longtime political operative in the city of Newark who happens to be something of a technical ace in a university economics department as well, O'Flaherty adopted a well-understood model of housing markets and put it to work testing various hypotheses...Thanks to him, the diagnosis [of the causes of homelessness] is increasingly clear. -- David Warsh * Boston Globe *O'Flaherty has written an important book to explain the rise of the 'new homelessness'...An original and wide-ranging account, written with grace and subtlety. It should be read carefully by any social scientist interested in poverty, housing, or urban policy...A tour de force worthy of study by anyone with an interest in applied microeconomic theory. -- John M. Quigley * Journal of Economic Literature *[O'Flaherty's] questions are key to any basic analysis of the problem: What is homelessness? Why is it bad? What happened? Why did it happen? What can we do, and what should we do about it?...O'Flaherty's strength is documenting [the] daytime symbols of public poverty. He is mainly interested in the extent to which...single adults--whom he labels, for want of a better word, the colloquial homeless--are affected by housing market and shelter policies. Are they really homeless? Are they inherently lazy? His findings are surprising. -- Elaine S. Abelson * Journal of Urban History *The most original and wide-ranging book ever written on the homeless. [O'Flaherty] intrepidly challenges conventional theories of the rise of homelessness and offers fresh ones...Brash, iconoclastic, and down-to-earth, Making Room belongs in the library of anyone interested in extreme poverty. -- Robert C. Ellickson, Yale Law SchoolTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction What Is Homelessness? Why Is It Bad? Homeless Histories Daytime Streetpeople How to Think about Housing Markets Income Distribution Interest Rates and Operating Costs Cross-Section Studies Government and Housing Income Maintenance Mental Health Substance Abuse Criminal Justice What We Should Do Appendix: Homeless Studies Notes References Index
£26.31
Princeton University Press The Invisible Safety Net
Book SynopsisFocuses on the staples of American welfare system such as Medicaid, Food Stamps, Head Start, WIC, and public housing. This book maintains that these programs form an effective, if largely invisible and haphazard safety net, and yet they are the very programs most vulnerable to political attack and misunderstanding.Trade Review"Currie's book ... is engaging and free of both jargon and ideology... [S]he has laid out a reform agenda that could guide modern-day Moynihans in their fight against political pressure to sacrifice the safety net on the altar of national security."--Michael Brus, RealChangeNews.org "In-kind programs have long been neglected in discussions of the welfare system in the United States... At a time when funding and other support for public assistance is shrinking, [Currie] contends, the profile of this safety net must be raised, lest it be dismantled before its importance is realized."--Education Week "[Janet Currie] offers specific reforms for improving ... [anti-poverty] programs ... and concludes with an overview of an integrated safety net that would fight poverty more effectively and prevent children from slipping through holes in the net."--International Social Security Review "Currie has performed a commendable service to readers of multiple disciplines. This volume traces changes to the welfare system as it issues a warning about the potential for undercutting the ability of poor children and families to thrive and develop as the welfare system is transformed. [This book] provides a wonderful primer on public policy for psychologists and others who are interested in the welfare of children and families."--Michael B. Blank and Marlene M. Eisenberg, PsycCRITIQUES "Currie's book will never be mistaken for beach reading. But it is engaging and free of both jargon and ideology."--Michael Brus, Big Issue in the NorthTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Welfare vs."Making Work Pay" 11 Chapter 2: In Sickness and in Health: The Importance of Public Health Insurance 33 Chapter 3: Feeding the Hungry: Food Stamps, School Nutrition Programs, and WIC 61 Chapter 4: Home Sweet Home? 90 Chapter 5: Who's Minding the Kids? 113 Chapter 6: Defending and Mending the Safety Net 139 Appendix: Table 1 157 Notes 159 Index 197
£25.20
MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas Unfair Housing How National Policy Shapes Community Action
Book SynopsisWhy do most neighbourhoods in the United States continue to be racially divided? In this work, author Mara Sidney offers a fresh explanation for the persistent colour lines in America's cities by showing how weak national policy has silenced and splintered grassroots activists.Table of ContentsHousing Discrimination - Problems, Politics, Policies; Crafting Housing Policy In Spotlight And Shadow; Linking Housing Policy To Advocacy; Advocacy For Housing Equality In Minneapolis; Advocacy For Housing Equality In Denver; A Comparative Analysis Of Fair Housing And Community Reinvestment Movements - National And Local Impacts On Advocacy; Advancing The Struggle For Housing Equality - Opportunities And Constraints.
£24.26
University of Wales Press Changing Directions of the British Welfare State
Book SynopsisA unique and timely survey, by prominent academics and social campaigners, of the evolving priorities of the British welfare state, and the values which have underpinned it.Trade ReviewA valuable, wide-ranging assessment of where Beveridge's welfare state stands in the early years of the 21st century. It should be of interest to both students of social policy and a wider readership. Ruth Lister, Emeritus Professor of Social Policy, Loughborough University and member of the House of Lords. The authors cast a committed but critical eye over the past performance of the British welfare state in relation to Beveridge's '5 Giants' over the 70 years since his 1942 report, and examine current issues that are key to its future. The combination of its grounding in the specific context of Wales on the one hand and its wide range of topics on the other gives this volume a unique and valuable perspective. Fran Bennett, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of OxfordTable of ContentsIntroduction Gideon Calder, Jeremy Gass and Kirsten Merrill-Glover Part 1: The 'five giants' 1. Want | 'What the British people desire': the rise and fall of insurance-based social security Peter Kenway 2. Disease | Social democracy, health inequalities and the welfare state Michael Sullivan 3. Ignorance | Combating ignorance: education, social opportunity and citizenship in Wales Gareth Rees 4. Squalor | Shifting boundaries: people, homes and the state since 1945 John Puzey 5. Idleness | 'No longer a problem of industry': principles, practice and policy in the early 21st century David Byrne Part 2: Five challenges 6. Gender | Continuity and change: gender and welfare Sandra Shaw 7. Race | A very British welfare state? 'race' and racism Charlotte Williams 8. Disability | What rights for disabled people in a welfare state? Need-fulfilment versus identity-assertion and the 'problem of dependency' Steven R. Smith 9. Devolution | Devolution and the welfare state: the case of Wales Mark Drakeford 10. The Start and End of Life The welfare of children since 1948 Ian Butler The welfare of older people since 1948 Liz Lloyd Conclusions: Taking Stock Victoria Winckler
£54.00
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd Basic Income Freedom from Poverty Freedom to Work
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£7.95
Pluto Press Unsocial Europe
Book SynopsisAn examination of the way that changing welfare system and labour markets are rendering the underprivileged precariousTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Welfare State And The Unwaged: Past, Present And Future 3. Globalisation, Welfare And Labour 4. The Role Of The European Union 5. Benefits Enforcing Work 6. Flexploitation And The Unemployed 7. Labour Market Deregulation: Debates And Struggles 8. The Drift Towards Workfare In Europe 9. Conclusion: Alternatives To Workfare And Flexploitation Glossary Web Sites Bibliography Index
£26.99
Pluto Press Children of the Welfare State Civilising
Book SynopsisAn original ethnography looking at childhood socialisation in schools and in families, under the Welfare StateTrade Review'This detailed empirical study of how Danish children are brought up, or 'civilised' - whether within families or public institutions - is a major contribution to our understanding of Scandinavian welfare states, a powerful argument for the role of ethnography in comparative policy debates, and a must-read for anyone interested in childhood' -- Richard Jenkins, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Sheffield'Makes a valuable contribution to the anthropological study of childhood' -- Peace NewsTable of ContentsSeries Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. On Civilising: A Perspective on Childrearing, Conduct and Distinctions 2. Society’s Children: Institutionalisation and Changing Perceptions of Children and Upbringing 3. Civilising the Youngest: An Ambiguous Endeavour 4. The Not-Yet-Civilised: Negotiating the Kindergarten’s Civilising Project - Karen Fog Olwig 5. Social Children and Good Classes: Moulding Civilised Communities during the First Year of School 6. The Impossible Bilingual Boys: Civilising Efforts and Oppositional Forms in a Multi-Ethnic Class 7. The Decent Citizens: Lessons on Moral Superiority and the Immorality of Wealth in a Class of Privileged Youth 8. The Civilised Family Life: Childrearing in Affluent Families - Dil Bach 9. Civilising Institutions: Cultural Norms and Social Consequences Notes References Index
£16.14
Pluto Press Cut Out Living Without Welfare Left Book Club
Book SynopsisCut Out speaks to people whose support from the state – for whatever reason – is now being withdrawn, rendering their lives unsustainable.Trade Review'For half a century, in one delicately textured study after another, Seabrook has established himself as perhaps Britain's finest anatomist of class, deindustrialisation, migration and the spiritual consequences of neoliberalism' -- Sukhdev Sandhu, Guardian'Giving a voice to the many people who have become increasingly isolated and unsupported in their struggle to survive, this is a useful resource for activists campaigning for social justice and against the government's cuts' -- Peace NewsTable of ContentsSeries Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Welfare Cuts: The Wider Context 2. Being There: A Sense of Place 3. The Fall of Industrial Male Labour 4. Benefit Fraud 5. A Fate Foretold 6. Sheltered Accommodation 7. Zubeida 8. Azma 9. Kareema 10. Born at the Wrong Time 11. Abigail 12. Adele and Clifford 13. Graham Chinnery: Zero Hours 14. Andrea 15. Carl Hendricks 16. Arif Hossein 17. The Idea of Reform 18. People with Disability 10. Amanda 20. Belfort: Survival 21. Lorraine: In the Benefits Labyrinth 22. Jayne Durham 23. Paula 24. Violence against Women 25. Faraji 26. ‘Doing the Right Thing’ 27. Grace and Richard 28. ‘It Can Happen to Anyone’ 29. Andrew 30. Lazy Categories 31. The Secret World of ‘Welfare’ 32. Self-Employment as a Refuge 33. Joshua Ademola 34. Dayanne: The Right Thing and the Wrong Result 35. The Roots of Alienation 36. Imran Noorzai 37. Farida: The Duty of Young Women 38. Welfare and Mental Health 39. Alison: The Loneliness of Being on Benefit 40. Kenneth Lennox 41. Marie Fullerton 42. Gus: A Heroic Life 43. Stolen Identities: Epitaph for a Working Class Conclusion Further Reading
£13.49
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Welfare State Reader
Book SynopsisThe Welfare State Reader has established itself as a vital source of outstanding original research since its original appearance in 2000.Table of ContentsEditors’ Introduction to the Third Edition PART I - APPROACHES TO WELFARE The First Welfare State? Thomas Paine Section 1: ‘Classical’ The Welfare State in Historical Perspective, Asa Briggs Citizenship and Social Class, T.H. Marshall Universalism versus Selection, Richard Titmuss Section 2: Perspectives on the Left What is Social Justice? Commission on Social Justice Some Contradictions of the Modern Welfare State, Claus Offe Section 3: Responses from the Right The Meaning of the Welfare State, Friedrich Hayek The Two Wars against Poverty, Charles Murray The New Politics of the New Poverty, Lawrence M. Mead Section 4: Feminism The Patriarchal Welfare State, Carole Pateman The Welfare State and Women Power, Helga Maria Hernes PART II - WELFARE REGIMES UNDER THREAT Section 1: Trajectories Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism, Gøsta Esping-Andersen Religion and the Western Welfare State, Philip Manow and Kees van Kersbergen The New Politics of the Welfare State, Paul Pierson Section 2: Constraints Globalization, the Welfare State and Inequality, Duane Swank The Europeanization of Social Protection: Domestic Impacts and National Responses, Jon Kvist and Juho Saari Explaining Convergence of OECD Welfare States: a Conditional Approach, Carina Schmitt and Peter Starke Breaking with the Past? Why the Global Financial Crisis led to Austerity Policies but not to Modernization of the Welfare State, Klaus Armingeon Section 3: Challenges Ageing and the Welfare State: Securing Sustainability, Volker Meier and Martin Werding Very Low Fertility: Consequences, Causes and Policy Approaches, Peter McDonald Migration, Minorities and Welfare States, Carl-Ulrik Schierup and Stephen Castles The Politics of the New Social Policies: Providing Coverage against New Social Risks in Mature Welfare States, Giuliano Bonoli PART III - EMERGING IDEAS, EMERGENT FORMS Section 1: Emerging Ideas The Big Society: A New Policy Environment for the Third Sector? Peter Alcock Diffusing Ideas for After Neoliberalism: The Social Investment Perspective in Europe and Latin America, Jane Jenson The Governance of Economic Uncertainty: Beyond the ‘New Social Risk’ Analysis, Colin Crouch and Maarten Keune How Climate Change will Shape the Social Policy Framework, Zahir Sadeque Basic Income and the Two Dilemmas of the Welfare, State Phillippe van Parijs Section 2: Emergent Forms What Adult Worker Model? A Critical Look at Recent Social Policy Reform in Europe from a Gender and Family Perspective, Mary Daly Beyond Modernization? Social Care and the Transformation of Welfare Governance, Janet Newman, Caroline Glendinning and Michael Hughes Assessing the Welfare State: The Politics of Happiness, Alexander Pacek and Benjamin Radcliff Europe’s Post-Democratic Era, Jürgen Habermas
£18.99
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Can the Welfare State Survive
Book SynopsisAfter the most serious economic crash since the 1930s and the slowest recovery on record, austerity rules. Spending on the welfare state did not cause the crisis, but deep cuts in welfare budgets has become the default policy response.Trade Review�This is an incredibly useful book, on a subject that could not be more important.� ProgressTable of Contents Introduction 1. The life and times of the welfare state 2. The battle of ideas 3. Four challenges 4. A future for the welfare state Further reading
£36.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Can the Welfare State Survive Global Futures
Book SynopsisAfter the most serious economic crash since the 1930s and the slowest recovery on record, austerity rules. Spending on the welfare state did not cause the crisis, but deep cuts in welfare budgets has become the default policy response.Trade Review�This is an incredibly useful book, on a subject that could not be more important.� ProgressTable of Contents Introduction 1. The life and times of the welfare state 2. The battle of ideas 3. Four challenges 4. A future for the welfare state Further reading
£9.99
The History Press Ltd The Least of These
Book Synopsis"Mark B. Roe is to be congratulated on a book of first-rate history: clearly written, well organised and based, wherever possible, on primary sources, after extensive research." Trade Review"Roe’s achievement is to bring to light a very neglected part of Irish history. As a historian with a medical background, he has achieved a degree of recognition for about 127,000 souls, who otherwise would remain just a dismal statistic. I would highly recommend this book but it is not a pleasant read." -- John Kirkaldy * Books Ireland Magazine *
£18.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Formulation of Local Housing Strategies A
Book SynopsisHousing provision is a major dilemma for local authorities. There is currently a huge demand for more housing, while increasing environmental, economic and political pressures must be considered when local authorities develop their policies. This remarkable volume investigates how local authorities formulate their housing strategies. It questions whether the local authority can be seen as a single entity in terms of housing or whether it is fragmented into separate departments. Incorporating in-depth empirical research from England and Wales, the book discusses whether the process of developing housing policy and allocating land needs to be more integrated, and whether key players such as speculative house-builders should be involved in the development of policy. Analyzing which information sources influence the local authority's land allocations and housing strategies, the volume debates whether they provide the most useful data and suggests alternative information sources that mTrade Review’There is a growing realization that in order to develop effective housing strategies local authorities, in their enabling role, need to understand the housing market in which they operate. This book provides an excellent analysis of the extent to which local housing strategies take account of local housing markets, together with an examination of the inter-relationships between housing and planning departments in devising and implementing such strategies. With its examination of current trends in private sector house building, it will be of great interest to academics and practitioners concerned with this vital area of contemporary policy.’ Alan Hooper, Professor of Housing and Planning, Cardiff University, UK 'An excellent analysis gives perspective for rational sustainable housing policies.' Built Environment 'Chris Nicol's new book is a clearly written guide to many of the conceptual and practical matters associated with the formularation of housing strategies within the English context...therefore a useful practical guide that can inform officers embarking on housing stategy development.' Journal of Housing and Built EnvironmentTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Housing supply and the housing market; Demand for housing; The development of local authority housing strategies and joint housing studies; Indicators of housing demand; The use of data by local authorities in England and Wales; Housing strategy development at the local level; Concluding comments; Bibliography.
£82.64
Taylor & Francis Ltd Housing Change in East and Central Europe
Book SynopsisTen years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, patterns of change to the former communist nations of Europe are now discernible in a way that was impossible to see in the initial years. This insightful book focuses on the case of changes in housing based on evidence collected from across the Central and Eastern European region. The volume adopts a conceptual framework and provides cross-regional analysis, amongst which is situated a series of more focused case studies. Issues examined include the consequences of the rapid privatization of state rental housing including the emergence of ''super-owner-occupied'' countries, dramatic changes in urban structure and evidence that housing, having been the shock absorber against which wider economic restructuring has occurred, now faces a whole series of deferred problems. The enthusiasm with which the market economy was initially embraced must now be tempered by a more sober assessment of what in reality has happened.Trade Review’...this volume provides sobering lessons in what to do and not do in transforming any state-directed housing system into a market-based system. The volume should be on the shelf of all housing analysts and policy-makers in both the developed and developing worlds and in international agencies dealing with housing programmes.’ Professor Larry S. Bourne, University of Toronto, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: housing in post-Communist Europe - issues and agendas. Comparative Perspectives on Housing Reforms: Housing reforms and market performance, Robert M. Buckley and Sasha Tsenkova; Housing in South-Eastern Europe, Iván Tosics and József Hegedüs; Privatization and rent deregulation in Eastern Europe, Andrew Roberts; The private rented sector - evidence from Budapest and Sofia, Stuart Lowe; Comparative perspectives on urban housing conditions, Iván Tosics. The Social Housing Sector: 'Social' rental housing in the Czech Republic now and tomorrow, Martin Lux; The prospects for social housing in Slovakia, Elena Szolgayová; The impact of property restitution on housing development in East Germany, Birgit Glock and Carsten Keller; Housing a 'Nation of Home Owners' - reforms in Bulgaria, Alle Elbers and Sasha Tsenkova; Housing markets and empowerment of tenants in Slovenia, Srna Mandic. Housing Market Responses - Case Studies: Housing challenges and policy responses: the case of Riga, Sasha Tsenkova; An emerging private rental market in Ljubljana, Richard Sendi; The new housing market in Tirana, Luan Deda; Housing markets and family incomes, Judit Székely; Housing policy matters: the reform path in Central and Eastern Europe, Sasha Tsenkova; Bibliography; Index.
£123.50
SAGE Publications, Inc Current Controversies on Family Violence
Book SynopsisPRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION: These essays are exemplary in conceptualization, organization, and delivery. The messages are crystal clear, the readability superb. This book stands as a model of editorial excellence. The design of the volume is unique and responds well to a clear need in the subdiscipline of family violence, which remains fraught with diversity and dissention. . . . This piece of work is honest and effectively illuminates the growing pains of a very young and ideologically loaded subdiscipline that is anchored by an interdisciplinary and heterogeneous collection of smart people. Current Controversies on Family Violence is a powerful addition to the family violence literature. I recommend it as required reading for family violence courses. Gelles and Loseke are to be commended for their excellent idea, their tenacity, their directness and candor as expressed in the framing materials, their sensitive insights, and their superb editorial skills. --Ann Goetting, Western Kentucky University Gelles and Loseke accomplish their goal of encouraging debate among family violence researchers....does the best job I have seen at presenting the spectrum of approaches to the problem in a fair objective manner....an outstanding contribution to family violence research. --JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY The study of family violence is surrounded by multiple controversies. Experts in this field do not agree about what should be studied and condemned (Is spanking violence? Is women's violence toward men a major social problem? If it is, how should it be measured? What, specifically, should be condemned as date rape?) Experts also disagree about the causes of violence (Individual pathology? The structure of gender or families?), as well as about what should be done to eliminate it (Do child sexual abuse education programs or family preservation programs work?). Now in its Second Edition, Current Controversies on Family Violence contains thoughtful--often heated--discussions that highlight the most current controversies, research, and policy directions in the family violence area. This volume includes chapters by academic and public policy researchers, therapists, lawyers, victim advocates and educators. Some of the controversies in the First Edition have been deleted while new ones have been added. Chapters in this Second Edition also are shorter and more accessible to readers who are not already experts in family violence. This is an excellent and necessary resource for students and researchers of interpersonal violence, sociology, social work, nursing, gender studies, clinical psychology, criminal justice, and gerontology. Table of ContentsIntroduction: "Understanding Controversies on Family Violence" SECTION I: CONTROVERSIES IN CONCEPTUALIZATION Introduction to Section Issue 1: Family Violence: What Type of a Problem is it? 1. Through a Psychological Lens: "Personality Disorder and Spouse Assault" - Donald G. Dutton and Mark Bodnarchuk 2. Through a Feminist Lens: "Gender, Diversity, and Violence: Extending the Feminist Framework" - Kersti A. Yllö 3. Through a Sociological Lens: "The Complexities of Family Violence" - Donileen R. Loseke SECTION II: CONTROVERSIES IN DEFINITION AND MEASUREMENT Issue 2: Women′s Violence Toward Men: A Serious Social Problem? 4. Women′s Violence Towrad Men is a Serious Social Problem - Murray A. Straus 5. "Men′s Violence Toward Women is the Serious Social Problem" - Donileen R. Loseke and Demie Kurz Issue 3: Date and Acquaintance Rape: Exaggerated Problems? 6. "More Data Have Accumulated Supporting Date and Acquaintance Rape as Significant Problems" - Mary P. Koss and Sarah L. Cook 7. "Advocacy Research Overstates the Incidence of Date and Acquaintance Rape" - Neil Gilbert Issue 4: Spanking: Necessary and Effective? 8. "Proper Socialization Requires Powerful Love and Equally Powerful Discipline" - John Rosemond 9. "Children Should Never, Ever, Be Spanked No Matter What the Circumstances" - Murray A. Straus SECTION III: CONTROVERSIES IN CAUSE Introduction to Section Issue 5: Alcohol and Addictive Drugs: The Causes of Violence? 10. "Alcohol and Other Drugs are Key Causal Agents of Violence" - Jerry R. Flanzer 11. "Association is not Causation: Alcohol and Other Drugs Do Not Cause Violence" - Richard J. Gelles and Mary M. Cavanaugh Issue 6: Abused Elderly and Their Abusive Offspring: Who is Dependent? 12. "Elder Abuse is Caused by the Perception of Stress Associated with Providing Care" - Suzanne K. Steinmetz 13. "Elder Abuse is Caused by the Deviance and Dependence of Abusive Caregivers" - Karl Pillemer SECTION IV: CONTROVERSIES IN SOCIAL INTERVENTION Introduction to Section Issue 7: The Battered Woman′s Syndrome: A Sensible Legal Defense? - Sue Osthoff and Holly Maguigan 14. The Self-Defense Claims of Battered Women - Sue Osthoff and Holly Maguigan 15. "Battered Woman′s Syndrome: Tool of Justice or False Hope in Self-Defense Cases?" 14 - Donald A. Downs and James Fisher Issue 8: Child Sexual Abuse Education: Good Prevention? 16. "Child Sexual Abuse Prevention is Appropriate and Successful" - Carol A. Plummer 17. "Problems with Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs" - N. Dickon Reppucci, Jeffrey J. Haugaard, Jill Antonishak Issue 9: Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting: Too Much or Too Little? Issue 9: Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting: Too Much or Too Little? 18. Overreporting and Underreporting Child Abuse and Neglect are Twin Problems - Douglas J. Besharov 19. "The Main Problem is Underreporting Child Abuse and Neglect" - David Finkelhor Issue 10: Family Preservation: An Important Goal in Child Abuse Intervention? 20. "Family Preservation is the Safest Way to Protect Most Children" - Richard Wexler 21. "Protecting Children is More Important than Preserving Families" - Richard J. Gelles Conclusion: "Social Problems, Social Policies, and Controversies on Family Violence" Index Editor′s Bio′s Contributing Author Bios
£128.00
University of British Columbia Press From UI to EI
Book SynopsisEstablished in 1940 in response to the Great Depression, the original goal of Canada's system of unemployment insurance was to ensure the protection of income to the unemployed. Joblessness was viewed as a social problem and the jobless as its unfortunate victims. If governments could not create the right conditions for full employment, they were obligated to compensate people who could not find work. While unemployment insurance expanded over several decades to the benefit of the rights of the unemployed, the mid-1970s saw the first stirrings of a counterattack as the federal government's Keynesian strategy came under siege. Neo-liberalists denounced unemployment insurance and other aspects of the welfare state as inflationary and unproductive. Employment was increasingly thought to be a personal responsibility and the handling of the unemployed was to reflect a free-market approach. This regressive movement culminated in the 1990s counter-reforms, heralding a major policy shift. TTrade ReviewCampeau’s detailed account is concise, thorough and easy to follow. -- Alvin Finkel, Athabasca University * Labour/Le Travail, Issue 58, Fall 2005 *Campeau’s book is without question a useful survey of the history of employment insurance in Canada. For those interested in the legislation itself, Campeau offers a detailed and esoteric look at its adoption and development over the years. For those interested in the constitutional skirmish that has been fought through the years over employment insurance, Campeau also charts out how that battle has progressed over time ... In sum, anyone with an interest in labour law, and in particular the past, present and future of employment insurance in Canada, would likely find From UI to EI an interesting perspective and an informative read. -- Robert Neilson * Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 69, 2006 *Table of ContentsIntroduction1 Why UI?2 The British Act of 19113 Developing a Canadian System 4) The UI Act of 19405 UI Expansion, 1940-756 Vision under Siege, 1975-887 Rights Enshrined in Case Law, 1940-908 The System Hijacked, 1989-969 Onward to EI10 Case Law in the Neoliberal Riptide of the 1990sConclusionEpilogue: Bill C-2, February 2001NotesIndex
£73.95
McFarland & Company The Lustron Home
Book Synopsis Advertised as a new standard for living, the Lustron Home was introduced in 1948 in response to the urgent need for housing for veterans returning from World War II and their rapidly growing families. These enameled steel, prefabricated houses became very popular, and were heavily promoted from 1948 to 1950. Approximately 2,500 went up all over the United States and even South America. This work chronicles the history of the Lustron Corporation--how it got started and why it failed. The architectural differences between the six basic models of the Lustron Home, and how they could be built in as little as two days, are fully described. Also included is a listing that documents the location, model, color and various other particulars of the roughly 2,500 houses completed.
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McFarland & Company Chronology of Housing in the United States
Book Synopsis This chronology explores the development of housing in the United States from the arrival of the first settlers through the present day. It traces America''s growth from its rural beginnings to its present suburban sprawl and discusses how the nation has dealt with the three major issues of housing development: water supply, sanitation and, to a continually decreasing degree, defense. Additional topics include the effects of technological advances in the field of transportation; the influence of political issues such as the Civil War (especially emancipation); the entry of the government into housing finance; and the continued influx of immigrants.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Lesbians and Gays in Couples and Families
Book SynopsisThe first book to focus on clinical work with lesbians and gays in family relationships This groundbreaking resource provides you with a wealth of fascinating research and case examples, as well as recommAndations and suggestions for working with gay couples and families. Joan Laird and Robert-Jay Green have gathered a distinguished panel of practitioners to create this comprehensive collection. The contributors address the experiences of lesbians and gay men as couples and as parents?and examine their relationships with the families in which they were raised.Trade Review"The text is well written and very readable and readers do not need extensive training or knowledge in the area to gain a great deal from this book. Overall, this book can be an invaluable resource for both the practicing counselors and students." (Counseling Today) "This book exemplifies a unique and valuable contribution to the field of of couples and family therapy for many reasons. To my knowledge, this handbook represents a first attempt at integrating personal accounts, clinical practice, theory, and empirical research in addressing the complexities of being gay or lesbian in couples and families. . . . Because it is informative and comprehensive, I highly recommAnd it to all therapists." "Lesbians and Gays in Couples and Families is most effective in the way it unapologetically challenges the myths our society perpetuates about gays and lesbians, particularly the myth that places sex rather then relatedness at the center of our lives. The book challenges these myths with innovative feminist, relational theories of families and connections, and with sound research to back up most of their claims. This is a book that should be read not only by clinicians working with gay and lesbian clients, but by anyone who is worried about the effects of the patriarchy on future generations . . . gay, lesbian, straight, or bisexual." "This book is a valuable contribution to the growing gay-friAndly literature on clinical work with gay men and lesbians and demonstrates how understanding gay and lesbian relationships adds to our understanding of heterosexual ones." "Joan Laird and Robert-Jay Green are two of the brightest luminaries in our field....This book should be required reading for all family therapists...for educating ourselves, our trainees, and the field of family therapy in general." "Scholarship and clinical wisdom both abound in this timely and important volume. Laird and Green's book will set the standard in this area for a long time to come." (Alan S. Gurman, Ph.D., coeditor of the Handbook of Family Therapy and professor, University of Wisconsin Medical School) "No one who works with human beings can afford to be without this compelling and long-awaited book. The authors give us a profound new understanding of lesbian and gays, and with this, a fundamentally new and enriched view of the human condition." (Harriet Lerner, Ph.D., author of The Dance of Anger and The Dance of Intimacy) "This profoundly moving collection of essays is more than a handbook for therapists. Everybody concerned about couples, families, mental health, love, support, community, and lives of dignity and decency will want to read this stirring book. Joan Laird and Robert-Jay Green have given us all a very great gift.? (Blanche Wiesen Cook, Ph.D., author of the acclaimed biography, Eleanor Roosevelt and professor of history and women's studies, City University of New York) "This exceptionally powerful and important book is a major contribution to the helping professions. Despite the fact that I have worked all my professional life in multicultural psychology, I gained insights and new knowledge which I hope will make me a more sensitive and competent helping professional when working with lesbians/gays." (Derald Wing Sue, Ph.D., coauthor, Counseling the Culturally Different: Theory and Practice) "Comprehensive and theoretically grounded... provides clinically useful approaches... A must for therapists working with lesbians and gay men." (Marshall Forstein, M.D., former president, Association of Gay & Lesbian Psychiatrists; medical director, Mental Health & Addiction Services, Fenway Community Health Center) "Laird and Green have collected an impressive amalgam of clinical wisdom and empirical data...destroying stereotypes and shining light in dark corners.... A necessary companion to any couples and family therapist who wishes to have a new perspective on any family grouping, irrespective of sexual orientations." (Laura S. Brown, Ph.D., ABPP, author of Subversive Dialogues: Theory in Feminist Therapy; clinical professor of psychology, University of Washington; and psychologist in private practice, Seattle) "A long overdue book that belongs on every therapist's bookshelf. In both subtle and obvious ways, we are given direction and guidance for addressing the problems faced by families of lesbians and gays." (Gail A. Rekers, Lesbian Review of Books, Altadena, California) "[Laird and Green] have edited a remarkable book, ambitious in intent, comprehensive in scope, challenging in concept." (Volker Thomas, Book Review Editor, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy) "Uniformly well-written, thoughtful and clinically useful." "Joan Laird and Robert-Jay Green have compiled a much-needed collection of articles on couples and family therapy with gays and lesbians." "They have edited a remarkable book, ambitious in intent, comprehensive in scope, challenging in concept." (Volker Thomas, Book Reviews Editor, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy) "Clearly written and timely chapters provide information about gay fathers and lesbian mothers, lesbian and gay males in committed couple relationships as well as in their families of origin...Lesbians and Gays in Couples and Families helps us confront our ignorance and biases and increases our knowledge base at the same time." (Terrance Patterson, EdD, The Family Psychologist) "[This book] shatters many myths that family therapists may hold about the nature of couple and family relationships...The editors have done a terrific job of pulling together a large amount of theory, research, and case examples into a cohesive body of work. This book challenges our assumptions about the nature of individuals, couples and families and, in doing so, should help wake up the mental health profession to the fact that lesbians and gays are family too." "An excellent compilation of chapters designed to change this situation [of invisibility], bringing gay and lesbian family issues more into the public and professional eye ... In general, Laird and Green have created an extremely thoughtful and provoking forum for many discussions that surely will be continued in the coming years." (Jane Ariel, Ph.D., Journal of Feminist Family Therapy)Table of ContentsLesbians and Gays in Couples and Families: Central Issues. PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND POLITICAL CONTEXTS. Transgenerational Homophobia in the Family: A Personal Narrative (M. English). Connections: Conversations Between a Gay Therapist and a Straight Therapist (S. Siegel & G. Walker). Social Policy as a Context for Lesbian and Gay Families: The Political is Personal (A. Hartman). FAMILIES OF ORIGIN. Invisible Ties: Lesbians and Their Families of Origin (J. Laird). Coming Out and the Mother-Daughter Bond: Two Case Examples (S. Iasenza, et al.). Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Asian Americans and Their Families (P. Liu & C. Chan). Self-Labeling and Disclosure Among Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth (R. Savin-Williams). LESBIAN AND GAY COUPLES. Are Lesbian Couples Fused and Gay Male Couples Disengaged?: Questioning GAnder Straightjackets (R. Green, et al.). Creating and Maintaining Boundaries in Male Couples (T. Johnson & M. Keren). African American Lesbians: Issues in Couples Therapy (B. Greene & N. Boyd-Franklin). Gender Roles Among Latino Gay and Bisexual Men: Implications for Family and Couple Relationships (E. Morales). Lesbian Couples and Childhood Trauma: Guidelines for Therapists (S. Kerewsky & D. Miller). Assessing Heterosexist Bias in the Treatment of Lesbian Couples with Chemical Dependency (S. Anderson). LESBIAN AND GAY PARENTS. Two Moms: Contribution of the Planned Lesbian Family to the Deconstruction of GAndered Parenting (V. Mitchell). Lesbians Choosing Children: Creating Families, Creating Narratives (C. Muzio). Working with Gay Fathers: Developmental Postdivorce Parenting and Therapeutic Issues (J. Bigner). Families Coping with HIV Disease in Gay Fathers: Dimensions of Treatment (S. Shuster). Lesbian Mothers and Their Children: Findings from the Bay Area Families Study (C. Patterson).
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Mediating Divorce
Book SynopsisMediating Divorce: A Step-by-Step Manual is written for family law attorneys and therapists who need a comprehensive resource for facilitating the divorce mediation process. Written by Marilyn S. McKnight and Stephen K. Erickson, two widely known pioneers in the field of divorce mediation, this useful guide will show how to implement the techniques needed to be an effective divorce mediator. It includes helpful information for understanding and working through the emotions experienced by people going through a divorce.Table of Contents1 Introduction 1 PART I: ELEMENTS OF DIVORCE MEDIATION 5 2. What is Client-Centered Mediation? 7Approaches to Resolving Conflict 7Competition versus Cooperation 10 3. Your Role As a Mediator 15Qualifications 15Responsibilities 15References 23 4. Emotions Involved in Divorce 25The Emotional Divorce Process 25The Relationship Circle 27Reference 30 PART II: THE MEDIATION PROCESS 31 5. Initial Consultation 35Administering the Intake Form 36Screening for Abuse 36Forming a Relationship 40Providing Information 42Closing the Initial Consultation 47Assigning Homework for Next Session 47 6. Subject Area 1: Establishing a Parenting Plan 49Child Development and the Effects of Divorce 49Effects of Spousal Abuse on Children 55The "Custody" Contest Is Always About Something Else 56How to Create a Parenting Plan 58The Process of Establishing a Parenting Plan 63Assigning Homework for Next Session 69After the Session 70Parenting Arrangements 70Reference 74 7. Subject Area 2: Budgeting for the Future 75Why the Budgeting Process is Necessary 75The Process of Budgeting for the Future 76Assigning Homework for Next Session 84After the Session 84Expenses 85 8. Subject Area 3: Dividing Property 89Listing Property and Its Value 89Identifying Nonmarital Property 104Defining Standards of Fairness 104Final Division and Distribution 104Summary of Property Division 105After the Session 106 9. Subject Area 4: Addressing Tax and Legal Issues and Review Agreements 107Addressing Tax Issues 107Address Legal Issues 109Reviewing Agreements 109Assigning Homework for Next Session 109After the Session 110Memorandum of Agreement 114 10. Subject Area 5: Finalizing the Memorandum of Agreement 141 11. Mediator Strategies143Basic Mediator Strategies 143Strategies for Mediating Special Situations 160Strategies for Avoiding Impasse163Reference 175 PART III: APPENDIXES 177 A. Forms 179 B. Recommended Readings 201
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State University Press of New York (SUNY) Fundamentals of Family Mediation
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State University Press of New York (SUNY) Housing and Community Development in New York
Book SynopsisProvides a comprehensive, up-to-date description and analysis of the housing and neighborhood problems facing residents of the nation''s largest city, and the policies that have been developed to solve these problems.Leading housing scholars and practitioners provide a comprehensive, up-to-date description and analysis of housing and community development policy as they examine one of America''s largest and most important cities.Throughout the nation''s history, New York City has been at the forefront of housing policy creativity and innovation. As the federal government''s role in social policy continues to shrink and authority devolves to local governments, the focus in urban policy turns to America''s cities. New York City''s experience provides useful lessons for other municipalities on both the opportunities and pitfalls for government intervention in the housing market. Housing and Community Development in New York City comprehensively explores a full range of policy issues including the analysis of current housing problems and demographics; examination of federally supported housing assistance programs such as public housing and Section 8; scrutiny of the City''s response to homelessness and the abandonment of private sector housing; and a look at New York''s innovative program to rebuild neighborhoods with public-private partnerships.[Contributors include Victor Bach, Frank P. Braconi, Dennis Culhane, Paula Galowitz, Steve Metraux, Peter D. Salins, Benjamin P. Scafidi, Michael H. Schill, Alex Schwartz, Philip Thompson, Avis Vidal, Susan Wachter, and Kathryn Wylde.]
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Cornell University Press The Other Welfare
Book SynopsisThe Other Welfare offers the first comprehensive history of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), from its origins as part of President Nixon's daring social reform efforts to its pivotal role in the politics of the Clinton administration. Enacted into law in 1972, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) marked the culmination of liberal social and economic policies that began during the New Deal. The new program provided cash benefits to needy elderly, blind, and disabled individuals. Because of the complex character of SSImarking both the high tide of the Great Society and the beginning of the retrenchment of the welfare stateit provides the perfect subject for assessing the development of the American state in the late twentieth century. SSI was launched with the hope of freeing welfare programs from social and political stigma; it instead became a source of controversy almost from its very start. Intended as a program that paid uniform benefits across the nation, it ended up repTrade ReviewThe Other Welfare is an excellent and insightful contribution to the study of federal and state interactions in social-welfare policy making and execution. In a few years its readers will want to return to it to trace the parallels between SSI and Obamacare. -- John E. Murray * Journal of Interdisciplinary History *Berkowitz and DeWitt offer an exceptionally fine history of SSI. Along with their descriptive project, Berkowitz and DeWitt offer a handful of historically informed lessons for SSI, including how the perceived 'deservedness' of program beneficiaries can profoundly affect how policies are understood and how they are 'reformed.'. -- Stephen Pimpare * The Journal of American History, *Berkowitz and DeWitt's story of SSI illuminates not ony the program's participants but also the largely uncharted territory of social poicymaking after 'the high tide of the expansive welfare state of the postwar and Great Society eras.' Drawing on recent multidisciplinary scholarship on the state and American political development, they point to new structures and actors shaping social policy in an age of political conservatism, market ascendancy, congressional restructuring, and media saturation. -- Jennifer Mittelstadt * The American Historical Review *For those familiar with the SSI program, the details in the book will shed some needed light on the legislative wrangling that produced the program's cumbersome and often confusing structure. For those unfamiliar with SSI, the book is a well-documented reminder of the difficulties of efficiently and effectively managing federal income support programs across changing political and social environments. -- Mary C. Daly * Journal of Economic Literature *In their masterful historical account of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Edward D. Berkowitz and Larry DeWitt argue convincingly that disability benefits policy, though little studied by historians and political scientists, is at the heart of contemporary debate over the proper scope of government and its capacity to do good.. Drawing from archival material not previously available, Berkowitz and DeWitt's The Other Welfare is a marvelous book and their inquiry a timely one. Reformers of the left and right, academics, and policy analysts would do well to heed its lessons as our nation, amid great public doubt, partisan rancor, and budgetary pressures, rolls out the Affordable Care Act, one of the most ambitious pieces of social legislation since SSI. -- Jennifer L. Erkul * Journal of Children and Poverty *This unusual book provides an in-depth history of the administration of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program from its inception through 1996 and the Clinton administration. Berkowitz and DeWitt examine the pressures and compromises they witnessed from their respective professional positions.... The authors' proximity to the program enables them to report the details of political maneuvers and policy proposals few others could achieve. * Choice *This well-researched and insightfully argued history of the SSI program tells us how and why SSI failed to reinvent welfare and illuminates our understanding of U.S. social policy in several fundamental ways along the way. It shows that welfare policy—particularly in the U.S. political-cultural context of deserving and underserving poor—is inherently fraught with controversy.... In this sense, it takes its place in the venerable tradition of American Political Development. -- Benjamin W. Veghte * Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare *Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. Creating a New Welfare Program: The Politics of Welfare and Social Security Reform in the Nixon Administration2. A Year in Transition: Why Planning for the New Program Became Difficult3. Launching the Program: Why the Program Began Badly4. The Emergence of a Disability Program: How the Program's Fundamental Identity Changed5. The Continuing Disability Reviews: How the Politics of Controversy Hindered the Program6. The Courts and Other Sources of Program Growth: How the Program Expanded in a Conservative Age7. The Welfare Reform of 1996: How the Program Became Swept Up in the Narrative of Welfare Fraud and Abuse8. Post-1996 Developments: A Brief PostscriptConclusionNotes Index
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Cornell University Press Healthy Democracies
Book SynopsisDo the pressures of economic globalization undermine the welfare state? Contrary to the expectations of many analysts, Taiwan and South Korea have embarked on a new trajectory, toward a strengthened welfare state and universal inclusion. In Healthy Democracies, Joseph Wong offers a political explanation for health care reform in these two countries. He focuses specifically on the ways in which democratic change in Taiwan and South Korea altered the incentives and ultimately the decisions of policymakers and social policy activists in contemporary health care debates.Wong uses extensive field research and interviews to explore both similarities and subtle differences in the processes of political change and health care reform in Taiwan and South Korea. During the period of authoritarian rule, he argues, state leaders in both places could politically afford to pursue selective social policiesreform was piecemeal and health care policy outcomes far from universal. Wong fiTrade ReviewHealthy Democracies brings a detailed and timely argument to bear against several key orthodoxies of globalization, while at the same time avoiding cultural or social-structural assumptions that serve to occlude rather than explain the complexities and variations of regional development. -- Marc Carcelon * Contemporary Sociology *Joseph Wong shows how a state-centric approach for the analysis of the emerging welfare states in Taiwan and South Korea is not sufficient in account for how new political and policy goals were generated in the larger context of democratic change.... Healthy Democracies is a most valuable contribution to the growing literature on welfare-state development in general, and on East Asian developments in particular. -- Stein Kuhnle * Democratization *This is an excellent and well-written book. For years to come it is likely to be a standard reference point in debates not only about East Asian welfare capitalism but also about welfare developments in advanced societies throughout the globe. -- Ian Holliday * Political Studies Review *Wong offers new perspectives and a well-crafted analysis of welfare politics in Taiwan and Korea and has built a solid foundation for further comparative study with other regions. His book is a must-read for scholars of East Asian political economics. -- Tieh-Chih Chang * Political Science Quarterly *
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Cultures of Caregiving
Book Synopsis, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health; Rick Surpin, Independence Care System.Trade ReviewThis text would be helpful for teaching students in medicine, nursing, social work, and health care administration. -- Tina Kenyon, ACSW Family Medicine 2005 This book can be recommended to family caregivers, health care staff, and policy-makers-as well as to those teaching courses in health care, policy, and gerontology. -- Anne P. Glass Journal of Women and Aging 2006 A must read for those who are planning to work in the healthcare field and for those currently employed in it. -- Molly Ranney Journal of Women and Aging 2005 A well-researched and fascinating historical recount of the cultural differences between the family members, health professionals and policy makers... Recommended background reading for geriatric care managers and professionals seeking policy changes in caregiving. -- Kathleen Wall Inside GCM 2005 Editors Levine and Murray and their contributors demonstrate a broad understanding of the culture of caregiving and families. Choice 2005 The collaboration and talents brought together to write this book are phenomenal... This book should be considered an instrument in building and solidifying the bridge between caregivers and the medical community. -- David Sigel Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings 2005 Levine and Murray have taken us beyond complaining about conflicts and problems in providing healthcare across the cultural divide. Instead, they offer insights, knowledge, and, most important, direction for creating remedies to problems. -- Peggy Dilworth-Anderson, Ph.D. JAMA A well-written and thought-provoking book written by professionals in the health care industry, some who are family caregivers themselves. Family Caregiver Alliance The Cultures of Caregiving: Conflict and Common Ground among Families, Health Professionals, and Policy Makers is a well-crafted book. -- Fahmida Hussain Journal of Health Care for the Poor and UnderservedTable of ContentsList of Contributors ForewordPrefaceIntroduction: Caregiving as a Family Affair: A New Perspective on Cultural DiversityPart I: Perspectives on Family Caregiving: Data, Diversity, and Personal ExperienceChapter 1. Family Caregivers and the Health Care System: Findings from a National SurveyChapter 2. On Loving Care and the Persistence of Memories: Reflections of a Grieving DaughterChapter 3. The Weight of Shared Lives: Truth Telling and Family CaregivingPart II: Home Care Past and PresentChapter 4. Family Caregiving in New England: Nineteenth-Century Community Care Gives Way to Twentieth-Century InstitutionsChapter 5. Nurses and Their Changing Relationships to Family CaregiversChapter 6. The Culture of Home Care: Whose Values Prevail?Part III: The Societal ContextChapter 7. Explaining the Paradox of Long-Term Care Policy: An Example of Dissonant CulturesChapter 8. Family Caregivers in Popular Culture: Images and Reality in the MoviesPart IV: Bridging the Gap among CulturesChapter 9. Integrating Medicine and the Family: Toward a Coherent Ethic of CareChapter 10. Project DOCC: A Parent-Directed Model for Educating Pediatric ResidentsChapter 11. Changing Institutional Culture: Turning Adversaries into PartnersConclusion: Building on Common GroundIndex
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University of Toronto Press Putting Children First A Guide for Parents
Book SynopsisA step-by-step guide to the emotional work parents must do to make their divorce a success for themselves and their children. The authors present practical instructions for conflict resolution and illustrate the importance of co-operation in divorce.
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University of Toronto Press Enough to Keep Them Alive
Book SynopsisFar from being a measure of progress or humanitarian aid, Indian welfare policy in Canada was used deliberately to oppress and marginalize First Nations peoples and to foster their assimilation into the dominant society. 'Enough to Keep Them Alive' explores the history of the development and administration of social assistance policies on Indian reserves in Canada from confederation to the modern period, demonstrating a continuity of policy with roots in the pre-confederation practices of fur trading companies.Extensive archival evidence from the Indian Affairs record group at the National Archives of Canada is supplemented for the post-World War Two era by interviews with some of the key federal players. More than just an historical narrative, the book presents a critical analysis with a clear theoretical focus drawing on colonial and post-colonial theory, social theory, and critiques of liberalism and liberal democracy.
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Stanford University Press Home Ownership and Social Inequality in
Book SynopsisAlthough a strong indicator of social status, home ownership has rarely emerged as a topic in social inequality research. This book compares twelve countriesthe United States, Germany, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Israelto determine the interdependence of social inequality and homeownership attainment over the life course. Examining countries that are similar with respect to socioeconomic development, but different in regard to their housing policies, the authors show that housing policies matter and are largely consistent with a country's general approach in the provision of welfare. This book presents a valuable contribution to the social stratification literature, which traditionally has neglected the dimension of home ownership. It goes beyond most housing studies by adopting a life-course framework and longitudinal approach. The empirical findings provide evidence that in all countries under studyeven tTrade Review"...the book makes a seminal and important contribution to the literature....It is a highly recommended reference work for students and researchers alike....It has certainly set a high standard for future research in this neglected field."—Journal of Sociology and Social WelfareTable of ContentsTable of Contents for Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Comparative Perspective Tables and Figures Contributors 1. Introduction: Social Stratification, Welfare Regimes, and Access to Home Ownership, by Karin Kurz and Hans-Peter Blossfeld 2. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in West Germany, by Karin Kurz 3. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in France, by Monique Meron and Daniel Courgeau 4. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Belgium, by Veerle Geurts and Luc Goossens 5. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in the Netherlands, by Clara H. Mulder 6. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Denmark, by SA,ren Leth-SA,rensen 7. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Norway, by Lars Gulbrandsen 8. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Italy, by Fabrizio Bernardi and Teresio Poggio 9. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Spain, by Anna CabrA(c) Pla and Juan Antonio MA^3denes Cabrerizo 10. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Britain, by John Ermisch and Brendan Halpin 11. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Ireland, by Tony Fahey and Bertrand MaA(R)tre 12. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in the United States, by George S. Masnick 13. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Israel, by Noah Lewin-Epstein, Irit Adler, and Moshe Semyonov 14. Summary and Conclusions, by Karin Kurz and Hans-Peter Blossfeld Index
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Rlpg/Galleys Can America Afford to Grow Old
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Rowman & Littlefield Boosting Paychecks
Book Synopsis When most people think of policies designed to help the poor, welfare is the first program that comes to mind. Traditionally welfare has served individuals who do not workhence much of the stigma that some attach to the program. An equally important strand of American social policy, however, is meant to support low-wage workers and their families. In Boosting Paychecks, Daniel Gitterman illuminates this often neglected part of the American safety net. Gitterman focuses on two sets of policy instruments that have been used to aid the working poor since the early twentieth century: the federal tax code and the minimum wage. The income tax code can be fine-tuned in many waysthrough exemptions, deductions, credits, changing tax brackets and ratesto alter the amount of income workers are left with at the end of the day. In addition, it interacts with the minimum wage to determine the economic well-being of many lowincome households. Boosting Paychecks analyzes th
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University of Minnesota Press Male Fantasies
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University of Minnesota Press Making a Better World
Book SynopsisChronicles the demise of public housing and social democratic reform.Table of ContentsContents Foreword Kevin StarrPrefaceAcknowledgementsAbbreviationsIntroduction: Of Politics, Public Housing Projects, and the Modern City1. The New Day of Decent Housing: Building a Public Housing Program2. Homes for Heroes: Public Housing During World War II3. David and Goliath: The Struggle to Expand the Public Housing Program4. The Headline-Happy Public Housing War: Public Housing and McCarthyism5. Old Town, Lost Town, Shabby Town, Crook Town: Bunker Hill and the Modern Cityscape6. This Modern Marvel: Chavez Ravine and the Politics of ModernismConclusion: Thus the Sixties Reap the Folly of the FiftiesChronology of Significant Public Housing Events in Los AngelesAppendix A: The File on Frank WilkinsonAppendix B: SourcesNotesIndex
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Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Inequality and Economic Policy Essays in Honor of
Book SynopsisDrawing from a 2014 Hoover Institution Conference on Inequality in honor of Gary Becker, a group of distinguished contributors explore various measures of inequality in America and address the issue of whether or not it is increasing. In looking at this question and examining policy implications, the authors draw on research on human capital and intergenerational mobility.
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RAND Building Better Homes Government Strategies for
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George Ronald Publisher Coral and Pearls Some Thoughts on the Art of Marriage
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Berghahn Books European Foundations of the Welfare State
Book SynopsisThis book aims to review the intellectual foundations which underpinned the road towards the European welfare state, to formulate some basic concepts for its understanding, and to highlight how the underlying structural and philosophical conditions in continental Europe differed from those in the English-speaking world.Trade Review ”In spite of the great breadth of his work, Emeritus Professor Kaufmann has only had parts of his work translated into English. English-language audience has thus not been fortunate enough to have access to his very broad and comprehensive view on the “welfare state” as it emerged in the geography of continental Europe. In the book at hand the author has compiled a number of his older works, with the aim of interpreting the foundations of social policy in contemporary states and more specifically, of interpreting the core of the sociological approach to the welfare state. This book may serve as a good introduction to readers who seek to approach the various dimensions of social policies; it is also a useful methodological guide for analyzing contemporary social policy and its prospects.” · Social Cohesion and Development "This collected edition of Professor Kaufmann's essays, written over many years and now translated into English, offers a way of thinking about the welfare state that may not be familiar to an international readership; indeed it exposes the distinctively different intellectual foundations that have shaped the continental European notion of state welfare compared with those of the English-speaking, or Anglo-Saxon, world…[a] splendidly eloquent set of essays." · Journal of Contemporary European Studies “An exceptional reprise of the welfare state experience, the author's sociological approach provides the means for gauging the adequacy of social policy over time and offering projections about the future… Highly recommended.” · Choice “This book renders accessible a rich set of essays on the past and future development of the welfare state in Europe… and is essential reading.” · from the Foreword “The author belongs to a handful of leading German sociologists. While his international reputation is undisputed, much of his work is not available in English. This collection is an excellent introduction to his work that combines systematic and historical approaches, is highly theoretical (also with respect to the history of social theory), but at the same time based on a profound knowledge of empirical material..” · Jürgen Kocka, Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung Potsdam “Reagan, Thatcher, New Zealand, austerity, Bush, more Bush, endless financial crises. If we are as shortsighted as Walter Benjamin's famous "angel of history," we stare at the wreckage at our feet, while the "storm of progress" propels us backwards into the future. But Franz-Xaver Kaufmann's angel of history flies above the storm and looks beyond the wreckage, giving us a multi-dimensional, panoramic view across nations, shifting theories, and eras -- from their 19th century inceptions, through their mid-20th-century "Golden Age," and into their turn-of-the-millennium retrenchment and internationalization. If we want to reclaim our sense of solidarity and rebuild our systems for insuring social and economic well-being, this collection of carefully selected, translated, and revised essays is the place to start.” · Stephan Leibfried, Universität Bremen "Even though the chapters were originally published separately, they fit well together and complement each other well… The book gives a thorough and solid overview not only of the European welfare state concept in itself but also sets it in an international context by including the United States and the former Soviet Union." · Isabelle Kürschner, Hanns-Seidel-FoundationTable of Contents List of Figures Foreword Anthony Atkinson Translator’s Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: A Sociological Perspective PART I: INTELLECTUAL FOUNDATIONS Chapter 1. Pioneers of Social Reformism: Sismondi, List, Mill Chapter 2. German Origins of a Theory of Social Reform: Hegel, Stein and the Idea of ‘Social Policy’ Chapter 3. Christian Infl uences on Social Reform Chapter 4. Welfare Internationalism before the Welfare State: The Emergence of Social Human Rights PART II: THEORY OF SOCIAL POLICY Chapter 5. Social Security: The Leading Idea and its Problems Chapter 6. Social Policy Intervention: Elements of a Sociological Theory 146 Chapter 7. First-order and Second-order Social Policies PART III: THEORY OF AND FOR THE WELFARE STATE Chapter 8. The State and the Production of Welfare Chapter 9. National Welfare State Traditions and the European Social Model Chapter 10. Towards a Theory of the Welfare State PART IV: THE FUTURE OF THE WELFARE STATE Chapter 11. The Welfare State’s Achievements and Continuing Problems Chapter 12. Human Assets and Demographic Challenges to the Welfare State Chapter 13. Solidarity and Redistribution under the Pressure of International Competition Chapter 14. What Comes after the Classic Welfare State? Bibliography Index of Names Index of Subjects
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State University of New York Press From Sicily to Elizabeth Street Housing and
Book SynopsisFor many immigrants, the move from Sicily to a New York tenement was accompanied by rapid, significant, and often surprisingly satisfactory changes in a wide variety of social relationships. Many of these changes can be traced to the influence of a changing housing environment.From Sicily to Elizabeth Street analyzes the relationship of environment to social behavior. It revises our understanding of the Italian-American family and challenges existing notions of the Italian immigrant experience by comparing everyday family and social life in the agrotowns of Sicily to life in a tenement neighborhood on New York''s Lower East Side at the turn of the century.Moving historical understanding beyond such labels as uprooted and huddled masses, the book depicts the immigrant experience from the perspective of the immigrants themselves. It begins with a uniquely detailed description of the Sicilian backgrounds and moves on to recreate Elizabeth Street in lower Manhattan, a neighborhood inhabited by some 8,200 Italians.The author shows how the tightly knit conjugal family became less important in New York than in Sicily, while a wider association of kin groups became crucial to community life. Immigrants, who were mostly young people, began to rely more on their related peers for jobs and social activities and less on parents who remained behind.Interpreting their lives in America, immigrants abandoned some Sicilian ideals, while other customs, though Sicilian in origin, assumed new and distinctive forms as this first generation initiated the process of becoming Italian-American.
£22.30
Georgetown University Press Budgeting Entitlements
Book SynopsisAs budgetary concerns have come to dominate Congressional action, the design and implementation of welfare programs have come under greater scrutiny. This book focuses on the food stamp program to examine how the growing integration of welfare and budgeting has affected both politics and people. Applying insightful analysis to this important policy topic, Ronald F. King looks at the effects on welfare transfers of the kinds of budgetary rules adopted by Congress: discretion, entitlement, and expenditure caps. King uses models based on these forms to interpret the events in the history of the food stamp program up to the welfare reform of 1996, and he shows how these different budget rules have affected political strategies among key actors and policy outcomes. King analyzes tensions in the program between budgetary concerns and entitlement, revealing that budget mechanisms which seek to cap the growth of entitlement spending have perverse but predictable effects. He alTrade ReviewOne of the best works so far in integrating budgeting into the general study of the American welfare state. American Politics A work of interest and usefulness not only to scholars of publc policy but to graduate and undergraduate college students and even to the general reader who wishes to know more about the inner workings of government policy. Social Service ReviewTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Budget Politics and Welfare Politics 2. Model Behavior: Th Problems of Costs and the Forms of Budget Control 3. Stamping In: Discretionary Budgeting and the Origins of the Food Stamp Program, 1964-1973 4. Caps On: Entitlement Budgeting and the Politics of Uncontrollable Food Stamp Spending, 1974-1977 5. Cap Sizes: Food Stamp Budget Caps under Unified Partisan Control, 1978-1980 6. Top Hats: Food Stamp Budget Caps under Divided Partisan Control, 1981-1984 7. Caps Off: The Repeal of Food Stamp Budget Caps in an Era of Fiscal Constraint, 1985-1990 8. Old Hat: The Return of Entitlement Politics and the Revival of Budget Cap Proposals, 1991-1994 9. Block HeadsL Food Stamp Budget Control and the Politics of Welfare Reform, 1995-1996 10. Re-Caps: Food Stamps and Budget Rules in Retrospect and Prospect AppendixFood Stamp Program, Fiscal Years 1961-1998, Authorization Ceilings, Appropriations, and Outlays Index
£54.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Social Reformism 2.0
Book SynopsisTrade Review‘To tackle today’s challenges in the context of globalization, the authors argue the role of the European Union should be even more centre-stage, not just technocratically, but also politically, to more actively develop an “Eco-Social Union”, complementing the core functions of democracies and welfare states. This elegantly composed book is strongly recommended for scholars, students and policymakers.’ -- Caroline de la Porte, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark‘This unique volume not only provides an insightful account of the deep social transformations and policy dilemmas in today’s post-industrial economies, it also does what other books don’t: it proposes an intellectual framework and reform proposals for bringing progressive policy making forward. A very welcome contribution in challenging times.’ -- Amandine Crespy, Université libre de Bruxelles, BelgiumTable of ContentsContents: 1 A Great Transformation, again: introduction 2 Post-industrial, educated but ‘precarious’: the society of the twenty-first century 3 Globalisation, inequality, insecurity 4 The digital economy and the changing world of work 5 Investing, including, encouraging: the new welfare state 6 The social dimension of the European Union through crises and beyond 7 After COVID-19: towards a new eco-social agenda 8 Social Reformism 2.0: robust protections, effective capacities, more and richer opportunities Conclusions: a long pan-European march Bibliography Index
£80.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Western Welfare Capitalisms in Good Times and Bad
Book SynopsisWestern Welfare Capitalisms in Good Times and Bad provides an insightful appraisal of policy priorities and outcomes in four Western regimes: the Anglo-American liberal regimes, Southern European ‘proto-corporatist’ regimes, the historically social democratic Scandinavian regimes, and Western European conservative-corporatist regimes.Trade Review‘This book not only offers many statistical indicators that describe the social situations in the countries studied very well, but it also clarifies terms that often cause confusion. For example, it explains how the term “liberal” is used in different cultures.’ -- Gert G. Wagner, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany‘This book provides a comprehensive, comparative analysis of recent welfare state policies and achievements. Drawing on national and international data, the authors examine welfare policies and outcomes before, during and after the financial and Covid crises. The findings are innovative, compelling and at times provocative, but always engaging and thought-provoking. The book is essential reading for welfare state scholars, students and anyone interested in the recent socio-economic history of capitalist nations.’ -- Peter Saunders, University of New South Wales, Sydney, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: PART I WELFARE-CAPITALIST REGIMES: POLICY PRIORITIES AND POLICY OUTCOMES 1. What are governments for? 2. Worlds of welfare capitalism 3. International comparisons, international data PART II COMPARING POLICY PERFORMANCE. 4. The Global Financial Crisis: a crisis within the economic system 5. Reducing poverty and income inequality 6. Wealth inequality: the one that got away 7. Reducing gender inequality 8. Enhancing personal autonomy 9. Promoting economic growth and rising living standards 10. Promoting economic security and social stability 11. Enhancing life satisfaction: a shared priority? PART III A CURRENT CRISIS: COPING WITH COVID. 12 Coping with Covid: public health responses – the trade-off that didn’t exist 13 Coping with Covid: fiscal, monetary, labour market, welfare and environmental policy responses PART IV WESTERN WELFARE CAPITALISMS: CONVERGENCE OR CONTINUITY. 14. Welfare-capitalist regimes in the 21st century: still delivering distinctive policy outcomes, little evidence of convergence Appendix 1. Ireland: a welfare-capitalist regime that defies classification Appendix 2. Western welfare publics support the welfare state ‒ in principle References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Unconditional
Book SynopsisCan anything ever be truly unconditional? Can public services such as healthcare or education be unconditional? And can an income ever be unconditional? This incisive book responds to these questions with a qualified âyes,â and considers whether a social policy regime based on unconditionality might ever replace neoliberalism.Trade Review‘This is an important and timely book. Malcolm Torry rightly argues that the time has come to shift social policy away from the punitive, exclusionary failures commonplace to neoliberalism and towards a more effective, compassionate, and generative unconditionality fit for the complexities of the 21st Century. Combining empirical rigour and theoretical complexity, the book makes a strong case that it is time for “an unconditionality paradigm” to emerge and argues that this could be anchored in Universal Basic Income (UBI). This is an important text for anyone wishing to re-think contemporary social policy.’ -- Neil Howard, University of Bath, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction to Unconditional 1 The meaning of unconditionality 2 Social policy regimes 3 Is unconditional giving possible? 4 Arguments for unconditionality 5 Arguments for unconditionality in healthcare and education 6 Some of the arguments for unconditionality in income maintenance 7 More of the arguments for unconditionality in income maintenance 8 Arguments against unconditionality 9 A trajectory: snapshots in history 10 Quite simply, unconditionality works 11 The ethics of unconditionality 12 Prospects for unconditionality Bibliography Index
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