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  • Urban Governance Voice and Poverty in the Developing Worldby Nick Devas

    Earthscan 2004; US$ 48.95

    Poverty and governance are both issues high on the agenda of international agencies and governments in the South. With urban areas accounting for a steadily growing share of the world's poor people an international team of researchers focused their attention on the hitherto little-studied relationship between urban governance and urban poverty. In their timely and in-depth examination of ten cities in Africa Asia and Latin America they demonstrate that in many countries the global trends towards decentralization and democratization offer new opportunities for the poor to have an influence on the decisions that affect them. They also show how that influence depends on the nature of those democratic arrangements and decision-making processes... more...

  • Megacitiesby Kees Koonings; Dirk Kruijt

    Zed Books 2009; US$ 35.95

    Featuring case studies from across the globe, including Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, Megacities examines recent worldwide trends in poverty and social exclusion, urban violence and politics, and links these to the challenges faced by policy-makers and practitioners. more...

  • Leadership in Social Careby Zoe Van Zwanenberg

    Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2009; US$ 37.95

    Social care needs excellent leaders now more than ever. Effective leaders aim high, listen to what the service users want and need, inspire their staff and continually question what they are doing and why. This book draws together the latest research on fundamental leadership issues in social care, discussing collaborative leadership and the importance of place-based development, exploring the key disciplines of supervision, management and leadership and examining the purpose of a learning framework for social care. Comparative approaches are also provided by practitioners working outside of social work, placing leadership development in context across the public, private and voluntary sectors and presenting authoritative guidance from an international... more...

  • East Asian Welfare Modelby Roger Goodman; Gordon White; Huck-ju Kwon

    Routledge 1998; US$ 64.95

    Offers the first broad-ranging study of the development and implementation of various welfare systems in East Asia, unfolding the reality behind the rhetoric in this important area. more...

  • Sociology for Social Workers and Probation Officersby Viviene E. Cree

    Routledge 1999; US$ 49.95

    Provides an introduction to sociological ideas and research and places it firmly in the context of social work practice. more...

  • Citizenship and the Ethics of Careby Selma Sevenhuijsen

    Routledge 1998; US$ 59.95

    This book marks a new and significant contribution to the debates surrounding the whole nature of care and citizenship. A new political concept of an ethics of care that will integrate themes from feminist ethics and gender theories is proposed. more...

  • Invest in Charityby Ron Jordan; Katelyn L. Quynn

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 29.95

    A Complete Guide to Personal Philanthropy Are you one of the newly wealthy with an interest in "giving back" . . . an heir to money you'd like to share with a favorite cause . . . or simply someone who would like to do good in your community? There are more opportunities than ever for people of every financial station to make a difference through charitable giving. But how do you choose among the many options available, and how do you know which type of gift is best for you? Invest in Charity: A Donor's Guide to Charitable Giving will teach you everything you need to know to devise and follow an effective charitable giving plan. It explains how to find the right charity; understand the tax, estate, and financial considerations; and select... more...

  • Testing, Testing 1, 2, 3by Mal Warwick

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 32.00

    Fundraising experts know that successful direct mail requires a continual search for improvements in copy, package formats, and lists through trial-and-error testing. There is no doubt that testing—when done correctly—can raise more money for your organization. In Testing, Testing, 1,2,3 direct mail and fundraising expert Mal Warwick shows how the cumulative value of thoughtful, systematic testing can help your organization reach its direct mail fundraising goals. This reader-friendly guide will take you through each phase of the scientific process of discovering your organization's ideal combination of direct mail offer, package, and postage. Like Warwick's other, widely quoted books on fundraising, Testing, Testing, 1,2,3 ... more...

  • Human Rights in Global Perspectiveby Richard A. Wilson; Jon P. Mitchell

    Routledge 2003; US$ 45.95

    In the West we frequently pay lip service to universal notions of human rights. But do we ever consider how these work in local contexts and across diverse cultural and ethical structures? Do human rights agendas address the problems many people face, or are they more often the imposition of Western values onto largely non-Western communities? Human Rights in a Global Perspective develops a social critique of rights agendas. It provides an understanding of how rights discussions and institutions can construct certain types of subjects such as victims and perpetrators, and certain types of act, such as common crimes and crimes against humanity. Using examples from the United States, Europe, India and South Africa, the authors restore the social... more...

  • Slums And Redevelopmentby J.A. Yelling

    Routledge 1992; US$ 105.00

    From the early Victorian period to the 1970s, the question of slums occupied an important place in British politics and in housing and town planning policies. The inter-war period has two major points of interest. It sees the restoration of slum clearance following a period of opposition and the onset of the first national slum clearance campaign. It reaches its climax in the plans for large-scale redevelopment made during World War II. more...