Bill Jordan: 10 books

Book cover of Social Work and Social Policy under Austerity
by Bill Jordan, Mark Drakeford
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2012

What has the contemporary financial context meant for social policy, social work and the relationship between them? Examining the role of political, economic and societal forces, this lively book uses a full range of supportive features to encourage reflection on the impact of austerity on different social groups, social work and social care.
Book cover of Paupers

Paupers

The Making of the New Claiming Class

by Bill Jordan
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2018

Originally published in 1973, Paupers looks at poverty through the lens of class and the Welfare State. The book examines those living in poverty, and the direct effects poverty has. The book follows the basis that the economic factors which gave rise to poverty, have little to do with the Welfare...
Book cover of Freedom and the Welfare State
by Bill Jordan
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2018

Originally published in 1976, Freedom and the Welfare State, critiques the Welfare State in Britain and analyses the relationship between freedom and welfare. The book considers philosophical, literary and political expressions of the ideals of liberty, and relates them to present-day issues in social...
Book cover of Automatic Poverty
by Bill Jordan
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2018

Originally published in 1981, Automatic Poverty provides a much-needed alternative to the Radical Right’s analysis. The book argues that Britain’s economic decline is symptomatic of an advanced stage of industrialisation in which productive processes are increasingly mechanised, but output remains...
Book cover of Trapped in Poverty?

Trapped in Poverty?

Labour-Market Decisions in Low-Income Households

by Bill Jordan, Helen Kay, Marcus Redley
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2013

How do people on low incomes make decisions about employment and benefit claims? Interview material and economic analysis combine with new theories of the relationship between moral and economic reasoning.
Book cover of Crimespree Magazine Issue 67
by Jon Jordan, Ruth Jordan, Lawrence Block
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2018

Crimespree Magazine Issue 67 features a special conversation between Lawrence Block with the late Bill Crider. Interviews include Michael Barson chatting with Max Allan Collins, who also talks about completing the work of Mickey Spillane, Kate Malmon talking with Steph Post, Richard Neer interviewed...
Book cover of Master Your Debt

Master Your Debt

Slash Your Monthly Payments and Become Debt Free

by Jordan E. Goodman, Bill Westrom
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2010

Strategies and tools to live debt free The world of borrowing and debt management has changed dramatically, leaving people confused about how best to secure their financial future. This book is the only guide with detailed advice to help you become debt free or master the debt you have, based...
Book cover of Lightweight Backpacking and Camping
by Ryan Jordan, George Cole, Carol Crooker
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2013

LIGHTWEIGHT BACKPACKING AND CAMPING offers insight into gear selection and techniques that can be used to reduce pack weight and decrease the margin of risk that occurs by taking less weight in the backcountry. This book is an ideal primer for the lightweight backpacking student who desires to build a solid foundation of knowledge about equipment and skills.
Book cover of Why the Third Way failed

Why the Third Way failed

Economics, morality and the origins of the 'Big Society'

by Jordan, Bill
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2010

In the wake of the economic crash, public policy is in search of a new moral compass. This book explains why the Third Way's combination of market-friendly and abstract, value-led principles has failed, and shows what is needed for an adequate replacement as a political and moral project. It criticises...
Book cover of Blood in the Rain 4

Blood in the Rain 4

Eighteen Stories of Vampire Erotica

by Cecilia Duvalle, Mary Trepanier, Sara Dobie Bauer
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2018

Bite me, you say? Be careful what you wish for… These searing vampire short stories go straight to your unspeakably dark desires. Biting, drinking blood, sucking souls—they do it all in this scorching new collection. Whether they are out for a meal or a good time, the vampires...
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