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  • Enemies of the Stateby Tim Priest

    New Holland Publishers (Australia) 2009; US$ 14.95

    Tim Priest is a former police detective, on the front line in the war on crime and drugs in Sydney?s Cabramatta. more...

  • Implementing Public Policyby M. Hill; P. Hupe

    Sage Publications Ltd. 2002; US$ 51.95

    Bringing the major current insights in implementation research and theory together, Public Policy, Implementation and Governance reviews the literature on public policy implementation, relating it to contemporary developments in thinking about governance. more...

  • Settlementby Peter Read

    Aboriginal Studies Press 2000; US$ 31.00

    This book encompasses the whole history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing. more...

  • Mental Health Reformby Alan Marzilli

    Infobase Publishing 2003; US$ 32.95

    Each book in this series offers all the statutes, legal opinions, and studies a student needs to structure a cohesive argument on a given controversial topic. Issues are presented from multiple points of view; sidebars cite law and opinions to aid in critical analysis; paratextual questions encourage reader engagement; and all sources are fully documented and grouped by the side of the argument. Discusses mental illness as a social problem: To what extent should persons with mental illness be contained in order to protect society? Can society afford not to bear the cost of treatment? more...

  • Health and Welfare during Industrializationby Richard H. Steckel; Roderick Floud

    University of Chicago Press 2008; US$ 39.00

    In this unique anthology, Steckel and Floud coordinate ten essays that bring a new perspective to inquiry about standard of living in modern times. These papers are arranged for international comparison, and they individually examine evidence of health and welfare during and after industrialization in eight countries: the United States, Britain, Sweden, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Japan, and Australia. The essays incorporate several indicators of quality of life, especially real per capita income and health, but also real wages, education, and inequality. And while the authors use traditional measures of health such as life expectancy and mortality rates, this volume stands alone in its extensive use of new "anthropometric" data—information... more...

  • Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United Statesby Robert A. Moffitt

    University of Chicago Press 2007; US$ 39.00

    Few United States government programs are as controversial as those designed to aid the poor. From tax credits to medical assistance, aid to needy families is surrounded by debate—on what benefits should be offered, what forms they should take, and how they should be administered. The past few decades, in fact, have seen this debate lead to broad transformations of aid programs themselves, with Aid to Families with Dependent Children replaced by Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, the Earned Income Tax Credit growing from a minor program to one of the most important for low-income families, and Medicaid greatly expanding its eligibility. This volume provides a remarkable overview of how such programs actually work, offering an impressive... more...

  • Social Entrepreneurshipby Arthur C. Brooks

    Pearson Education 2008; US$ 32.00

    For undergraduate and graduate courses in social entrepreneurship and nonprofit management. This text brings together the established pedagogy of entrepreneurship with cutting edge nonprofit and public management tools. more...

  • Private and Confidential?by Professor Chris Clark; Ms Janice McGhee

    The Policy Press 2008; US$ 39.95

    This book examines key philosophical, ethical, legal and professional practice issues in the area of privacy and confidentiality and explores their implications for policy and practice. more...

  • Mandated Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglectby Dr. Kenneth Lau; Kathryn Krase; Mr. Richard H. Morse

    Springer Publishing Company 2008; US$ 45.00

    "[A] concise and detailed description of a very complex issue rich in detail and insight.". Leslie J. Temme, LCSW. School of Social Work, Adelphi University. "[A] 'must have' resource for practicing professionals and an invaluable teaching tool for social work students .This is precisely the book that mandated reporters seek to assist in the reporting process and understanding their legal obligations.". Keva M. Miller, PhD, LCSW. School of Social Work, Portland State University. In all states, social workers are required to report suspected child abuse and neglect, and face serious penalties if they fail to do so. But not all cases of abuse are obvious. Mandated reporters are thus confronted with a host of both legal... more...

  • Portfolios of the Poorby Daryl Collins; Jonathan Morduch; Stuart Rutherford; Orlanda Ruthven

    Princeton University Press 2009; US$ 19.95

    Nearly forty percent of humanity lives on an average of two dollars a day or less. If you've never had to survive on an income so small, it is hard to imagine. How would you put food on the table, afford a home, and educate your children? How would you handle emergencies and old age? Every day, more than a billion people around the world must answer these questions. Portfolios of the Poor is the first book to systematically explain how the poor find solutions to their everyday financial problems. The authors conducted year-long interviews with impoverished villagers and slum dwellers in Bangladesh, India, and South Africa--records that track penny by penny how specific households manage their money. The stories of these families are often... more...