did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

We're the #1 textbook rental company. Let us show you why.

9780470387429

Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare, Volume 4, Social Policy and Policy Practice,

by ;
  • ISBN13:

    9780470387429

  • ISBN10:

    0470387424

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2008-05-01
  • Publisher: Wiley
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $200.00
We're Sorry.
No Options Available at This Time.

Summary

The Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare, Volume 4: Social Policy and Policy Practice features contributions from leading international researchers and practitioners and presents the most comprehensive, in-depth source of information on the field of social work and social welfare.

Table of Contents

Handbook Preface
Volume Prolusion
Contributors
Policy And Justice: A Global Imperative
The Human Security Paradigm: Peace with Justice and Equality?
Social Policy from a Global Perspective
Social Justice for Marginalized and Disadvantaged Groups: Issues and Challenges for Social Policies in Asia
The Context of Policy: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Reconceptualizing the Evolution of the American Welfare State
Not by the Numbers Alone: The Effects of Economic and Demographic Changes on Social Policy
The U.S. Patriot Act: Implications for the Social Work Profession
Social Welfare Policy as a Form of Social Justice
Policy Practice
Policy Practice
New Federalism, New Freedom and States Rights: The Uncertain and Fragmented Direction of Public Mental Health Policy in the United States
Aging in the Challenges to Social Policy and Policy Practice
Explanatory Legitimacy: A Model for Disability Policy Development and Analysis
Health Care Policy: Should Change Be Small or Large
Social Determinants of Health: 21st Century Social Work Priorities
Urban Housing Policy and Practice in the Developing World
Child Welfare Policy
Public Funding of Sectarian Organizations for the Provision of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care: Discriminatory Issues for Gay Males
Policy Formulation and Possibilities
Social Welfare Policy and Politics
Social Welfare and Economics: Redefining the Welfare State in a Global Economy
Digital Technology and Social Policy: Social Justice in a World of Anywhere Access?
Welfare Reform: The Need for Social Empathy
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program