Social Policy category: 9249 books
Criminology and Public Policy
Putting Theory to Work
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2010
Crime policy ought to be guided by science rather than ideology, argue Hugh Barlow and Scott Decker in this incisive and original collection of essays. Establishing the value and importance of linking theory and practice, the contributors to Criminology and Public Policy provide a comprehensive treatment...
Undecided Nation
Political Gridlock and the Immigration Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2014
There is a broad consensus that the United States’ immigration system is broken, yet the political momentum behind the movement has not yet led to a consensus on how to fix it. This momentum has stemmed from the agreement that we have an immigration “crisis” on our hands – millions of undocumented...
Globalization and European Welfare States
Challenges and Change
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2001
This book seeks to counter the recent trend of speculation about the impact of globalization upon welfare states. It begins by asking two related questions:
'What exactly is globalization?'
'How, if at all, has globalization been implicated in recent changes to European welfare states?'
The book combines...
Immigrants in Regional Labour Markets of Host Nations
Some Evidence from Atlantic Canada
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2013
This book is the first to present a detailed analysis of economic integration of immigrants in smaller areas of their host nations. It uses Atlantic Canada as a case in point and uses unpublished data based on several databases of Statistics Canada and Citizenship and Immigration, Canada. It identifies...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2014
Containing state-of-the-art contributions on the various domains of European media policies, this Handbook deals with theoretical approaches to European media policy: its historical development; specific policies for film, television, radio and the Internet; and international aspects of the fragmented policy domain.
Origins of the German Welfare State
Social Policy in Germany to 1945
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
This book traces the origins of the German welfare state. The author, formerly director at the Max-Planck-Institute for European Legal History, Frankfurt, provides a perceptive overview of the history of social security and social welfare in Germany from early modern times to the end of World War...
Political Stability & Sustainability as Key Success Factors in Developing Malaysia
Keynote Address by Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2006
Before Malaya's independence in 1957, the British segregated the Malays from the non-Malays for their own political and economical benefits, the outcome of which was a lack of inter-racial harmony although there was tolerance and accommodation. The segregation was further deepened because the Government...
Singapore Perspectives 2011
Our Inclusive Society: Going Forward
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2011
The Singapore Perspectives series is a yearly publication that provides critical analysis of emerging trends and issues Singapore faces in terms of social, economic and political development. It is a quick and essential reference for understanding the broad policy discussions that animate thought...
Changing communities
Stories of migration, displacement and solidarities
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Issues of displacement and dispossession have become defining characteristics of a globalised 21st century. People are moving within and across national borders, whether displaced, relocated or moving in search of better livelihoods. This book brings theoretical understandings of migration and displacement...
The Chinese Corporatist State
Adaption, Survival and Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
The modern Chinese state has traditionally affected every major aspect of domestic society. With the growing liberalization of the economy, coupled with increasingly complex social issues, there is a belief that the state is retreating from an array of social problems from health to the environment....
The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion
Identity Politics in Twenty-First Century America
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2011
Assessing the limits of pluralism, this book examines different types of political inclusion and exclusion and their distinctive dimensions and dynamics. Why are particular social groups excluded from equal participation in political processes? How do these groups become more fully included as equal...
by K. S. Subramanian
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
This book discusses the history of unrest and conflict in Northeast India from 1947 to the present day. A perceptive study on public policy and its delivery in the region, the volume highlights that a crisis of governance, security and development has emerged in the Northeast because of the way various...
Low and Lower Fertility
Variations across Developed Countries
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2015
This volume examines two distinct low fertility scenarios that have emerged in economically advanced countries since the turn of the 20th century: one in which fertility is at or near replacement-level and the other where fertility is well below replacement. It explores the way various institutions,...
Child and Family Well-Being and Homelessness
Integrating Research into Practice and Policy
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2017
This brief highlights several of the most pressing challenges in addressing the needs of families who are experiencing homelessness and presents a set of strong policy recommendations for assessment, intervention, research, and service delivery related to homeless children and their parents. Chapters...