Social Services category: 2206 books

There are two conflicting trends in Europe: a demographic shift towards population ageing, and a massive decrease in the labour force participation of older workers (aged 50 years and over). This captivating book offers a refined and authoritative understanding of these trends and the two socio-economic...

This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the macro- and micro-level issues associated with agrarian distress. It analyses structural, institutional, and policy changes, highlighting the failure of public support system in agriculture. The crisis manifests itself in the form of deceleration...

President Ronald Reagans chief advisor on domestic affairs announced in December 1980 that poverty has been virtually wiped out in the United States and the systems of government aid have been a brilliant success. Now, Starving in the Shadow of Plenty lays bare the horrifying truth. For the first...

In 1958, I was a ten-year-old boy when I was physically molested by a man both inside and outside of the Ritz, one of our local fleapit cinemas. With no resistance from my parents I had been allowed to go the pictures at night and on my own, which would be quite unthinkable in today's society. However...

Ni el libre mercado causó la crisis ni la receta para superarla pasa por redoblar el intervencionismo de los poderes públicos. A lo largo de las páginas de este libro, el doctor Juan Ramón Rallo nos demuestra que fueron los gobiernos y los bancos centrales quienes inflaron las tres burbujas...

¿Por qué las parejas se separan tanto? ¿Intolerancia? ¿Infidelidad? ¡NO! ¡Es por plata! Los desacuerdos financieros son la principal razón por la que dos de cada tres parejas no siguen adelante. ¡Pero a no desesperar! Este libro está pensado para que eso no suceda: el autor no sólo nos contará...

Despite the American left's admiration of the Swedish welfare no one has told its true story yet. Until now. Sven R Larson reveals the dark side of the welfare state: how government-run health care turns patients into budget items and corpses, how government defaults on promise after promise, crime...

Health spending continues to rise inexorably, growing faster than the economy in most OECD countries. Most of this spending comes from the public purse. Given the recent economic downturn, countries are looking for ways to improve the efficiency of health spending. This publication examines current...

En Europe comme dans les Amériques, la décriminalisation est plus que jamais à l’ordre du jour. Le Portugal est allé plus loin en redirigeant les consommateurs de drogues, dures ou douces, vers le système de santé. Une idée à voler?

¿Qué hacemos por una fiscalidad justa y suficiente, que acabe con el fraude y la elusión en el pago de los impuestos? El discurso oficial de la crisis insiste en que España tiene un problema de gasto público, que necesita ser recortado. ¿Por qué no se pone el mismo énfasis en el otro plato...

Canada's centennial anniversary in 1967 coincided with a period of transformative public policymaking. This period saw the establishment of the modern welfare state, as well as significant growth in the area of cultural diversity, including multiculturalism and bilingualism. Meanwhile, the rising...

Edward Bellamy is also famous for his utopian novel set in the year 2000, Looking Backward from 2000 to 1887, published in 1888. It is one of the few books ever published that created almost immediately on its appearance a political mass movement. It was the third largest bestseller of its time. It...

This hands-on manual offers a clear introduction to play and drama work for professionals working with adults at risk. Many adults feel nervous about drama and think that play is childish. Sue Jennings shows that by participating in play and drama people can make a difference to how they feel about...

Erklärung in Anbetracht der Niederlage Deutschlands und der Übernahme der obersten Regierungsgewalt hinsichtlich Deutschlands durch die Regierungen des Vereinigten Königreichs, der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika und der Union der Sozialistischen Sowjet-Republiken und durch die Provisorische...