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Illusions of prosperity Illusions of prosperity Joel Blau "In Illusions of Prosperity, Blau launches a far-reaching assault on the idea that "the market" knows best. Blau writes that while the share of the national income held by the bottom four-fifths of t… OL1927051W
Women and children last Women and children last Ruth Sidel Includes material on welfare, family policy, day care, and Swedish practice. OL19670970W
Social welfare programs Social welfare programs Louise Skolnik,Raymond Albert This text aims to help readers understand the social programs affecting professional practice with those who have been economically dislocated, the near-poor and poor situated on the fringe of the ec… OL20436737W
Work, welfare and politics Work, welfare and politics Frances Fox Piven From an editorial team that includes Piven, one of the foremost academic critics of conservative ideologies and practices surrounding welfare reform (including that of Bill Clinton's), comes 22 essay… OL20545381W
Les Métiers du social Les Métiers du social Pascal Fitzner Une description des professions (assistante de service social, éducateur, chef de projet quartier ...), les formations passées au crible, les débouchés et les nouveaux secteurs d'activités, des témoi… OL24721496W
Nationalisme et protection sociale Nationalisme et protection sociale Daniel Béland Le livre Nationalisme et protection sociale met en lumière les interactions entre protection sociale, formation identitaire et mobilisation territoriale. OL24922082W
Welfare as we knew it Welfare as we knew it Noble, Charles Compared to other rich Western democracies, the U.S. does less to help its citizens adapt to the uncertainties of life in a market economy. In Welfare As We Knew It, Charles Noble offers a groundbrea… OL2685103W
In the shadow of the poorhouse In the shadow of the poorhouse Michael B. Katz Examines the origins of social welfare in the United States, from the days of the colonial poorhouse through the current tragedy of the homeless, and explains why the disliked and often criticized sy… OL2815422W
World economic and social survey 2007 World economic and social survey 2007 United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs Greater longevity is an indicator of human progress in general. Increased life expectancy and lower fertility rates are changing the population structure worldwide in a major way: the proportion of o… OL29255638W
Modernising the welfare state Modernising the welfare state Martin Powell Tony Blair was the longest serving Labour Prime Minister in British history. Martin Powell analyses the legacy of his government for social policy, focusing on the extent to which it has changed the … OL3083847W
Politics in the age of Fox, Pitt, and Liverpool Politics in the age of Fox, Pitt, and Liverpool John W. Derry "For many people the late eighteenth century was a period of political corruption, with the political world waiting for the triumph of reform. In this study, now in a revised edition, John Derry show… OL4098168W
Social work and poverty Social work and poverty Monica Dowling xiii, 195 p. ; 23 cm OL532670W
Visions of Poverty Visions of Poverty Robert Asen "Images shape the debate surrounding poverty. In 1996, then President Bill Clinton signed welfare reform legislation repealing the principal federal program providing monetary assistance to poor fami… OL7305987W
Respect in a World of Inequality Respect in a World of Inequality Richard Sennett The powerful case for a society of mutual respect. As various forms of social welfare were dismantled though the last decade of the twentieth century, many thinkers argued that human well-being was b… OL7982916W
Welfare Politics in Boston, 1910-1940 (Political Development of the American Nation series) Welfare Politics in Boston, 1910-1940 (Political Development of the American Nation series) Susan Traverso "Between 1910 and 1940, Boston's growing immigrant population repeatedly clashed with the city's traditional elite over how to provide assistance to the needy. While Yankee politicians and the leader… OL9268635W