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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
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
Science for society Science for society Ann Higgins-D'Alessandro This volume offers practical wisdom for improving public policy to help children and families. Four prominent psychologists illustrate the dual commitment to science and children that is necessary to… OL20570027W
Poverty, inequality, and the future of social policy Poverty, inequality, and the future of social policy Wilson, William J.,Roger Lawson,Katherine McFate During the prosperous 1980s, increased unemployment and widening income inequality throughout the Western world raised the paradoxical specter of a new and acute form of poverty in advanced economies… OL20615354W
Social policy Social policy Michael J. Hill This is an overview of social policy which deals with policy issues. In doing so it introduces key concepts, issues about the performance of policies and the ways in which writers have sought to expl… OL26185596W
A European Welfare State? A European Welfare State? Mark Kleinman "European integration arouses strong emotions. For some people a strong European social policy is essential in order to reverse the erosion of national welfare states. Others resent the 'Brussels' in… OL3242307W