Social Policy category: 9249 books
Government Paternalism
Nanny State or Helpful Friend?
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2015
Should governments save people from themselves? Do governments have the right to influence citizens' behavior related to smoking tobacco, eating too much, not saving enough, drinking alcohol, or taking marijuana—or does this create a nanny state, leading to infantilization, demotivation, and breaches...
by Lynn A. Karoly, Constantijin Panis, Constantijn Panis
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2004
What are the forces that will continue to shape the U.S. workforce and workplace over the next 10 to 15 years? With its eye on forming sound policy and helping stakeholders in the private and public sectors make informed decisions, the U.S. Department of Labor asked RAND to look at the future of work....
Population Ageing - A Threat to the Welfare State?
The Case of Sweden
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2010
Tommy Bengtsson Population ageing, the shift in age distribution towards older ages, is of immense global concern. It is taking place to a varying degree all over the world, more in Europe and some Asian countries, less on the African continent. The worldwide share of people aged 65 years and above...
Little Secret Big Dreams
Pink and Brown in the White House
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Little Secret Big Dreams is the real-life story of Moe Vela’s upbringing in a Hispanic, Catholic home in deep south Texas as the son of a pioneer family. Moe’s story is that of perseverance and survival when everything you know and love tells you that who you are is wrong. Join Moe on his journey...
The Resilient Sector Revisited
The New Challenge to Nonprofit America
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2015
Nonprofit America is one of the least understood segments of national life, yet also one of the most crucial.
Author Lester Salamon, who pioneered the empirical study of the nonprofit sector in the United States, provides a wealth of new data to paint a compelling picture of a set of institutions...
by Roger M. Battistella
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2010
An expert debunks popular misconceptions about health policy, including the merits of single-payer plans, and offers an alternative.
Affordable Excellence
The Singapore Healthcare Story
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
This is the story of the Singapore healthcare system: how it works, how it is financed, its history, where it is going, and what lessons it may hold for national health systems around the world. Singapore ranks sixth in the world in healthcare outcomes, yet spends proportionally less on healthcare...
by Bryan Shelly
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2011
Pointing to the disparities between wealthy and impoverished school districts in areas where revenue depends primarily upon local taxes, reformers repeatedly call for the centralization of school funding. Their proposals meet resistance from citizens, elected officials, and school administrators who...
Organizational Innovation in Public Services
Forms and Governance
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2013
In the wake of the economic crisis, many public services are facing a challenging environment in which they receive less funding but are expected to deliver better services. Organisational Innovation in Public Services develops new theoretical models and analyses case studies to provide an important insight into how to modernise public services.
The Socio-Economic Impact of Migration Flows
Effects on Trade, Remittances, Output, and the Labour Market
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2014
Though globalisation of the world economy is currently a powerful force, people’s international mobility appears to still be very limited. The goal of this book is to improve our knowledge of the true effects of migration flows. It includes contributions by prominent academic researchers analysing...
Defending Marriage
Twelve Arguments for Sanity
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Defending Marriage: Twelve Arguments for Sanity is a rousing, compelling defense of traditional, natural marriage. Here, Anthony Esolen—professor at Providence College and a prolific writer uses moral, theological, and cultural arguments to defend this holy and ancient institution, bedrock of society—and...
Financial Access of the Urban Poor in India
A Story of Exclusion
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2017
This book focuses on the issue of financial exclusion with particular reference to the urban informal sector in India. Continuing the work of its predecessor, the current Government of India is also placing considerable importance on driving policy initiatives for financial inclusion. However, financial...
Drug War Crimes
The Consequences of Prohibition
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2004
A balanced and sophisticated analysis of the true costs, benefits, and consequences of enforcing drug prohibition is presented in this book. Miron argues that prohibition’s effects on drug use have been modest and that prohibition has numerous side effects, most of them highly undesirable. In particular,...
Beggars and Choosers
How the Politics of Choice Shapes Adoption, Abortion, and Welfare in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2002
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, advocates of legal abortion mostly used the term rights when describing their agenda. But after Roe v. Wade, their determination to develop a respectable, nonconfrontational movement encouraged many of them to use the word *choice--*an easier concept for people weary...