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English | ISBN: 1447349458 | 2018 | 540 pages | PDF | 6 MB
Drawing on her long experience as an academic researcher and writer, Ann Oakley develops a sociology of the research process itself, telling the story of how a research project is undertaken and what happens during it, to both researchers and those who are researched. This remarkable book focuses on a topic of great importance in the provision of health services - caring and social support.

Free Download Evgeny Postnikov, "Social Standards in EU and US Trade Agreements (New Regionalisms Series)"
English | 2020 | ISBN: 1032336366, 1138079529 | EPUB | pages: 176 | 0.7 mb
This book examines the causes and consequences of social standards in US and EU preferential trade agreements (PTAs).

Free Download Steve Tombs, "Social Protection after the Crisis: Regulation without Enforcement"
English | ISBN: 1447313755 | 2016 | 280 pages | PDF | 4 MB
UK austerity policies include anti-regulatory pressures to 'free up' private capital to produce wealth, employment and tax revenues. This topical book by a recognised scholar on the regulation of corporate crime and social harm considers the economic, political and social consequences of the economic crisis, the nature of social protection and the dynamics of the current crisis of regulation. It is unique in documenting how economic and social welfare are inconsistent with corporate freedom, and in an empirical and theoretical analysis of regulatory reform within the context of wide-scale social change. Based on empirical research and with a focus on environmental, food, and workplace safety, it considers how we reached the current crisis of anti-regulation and how we might overcome it. The author proposes radically rethinking 'regulation' to address conceptual, policy and practical issues, making the book essential reading for those interested in this important topic.

Free Download Jonathan Wistow, "Social Policy, Political Economy and the Social Contract"
English | ISBN: 1447352610 | 2022 | 190 pages | PDF | 10 MB
In this challenging and original study, Jonathan Wistow positions social policy within political economy and social contract debates.

Free Download John Offer, "Social Policy and Welfare Pluralism: Selected Writings of Robert Pinker"
English | ISBN: 1447323556 | 2017 | 352 pages | PDF | 25 MB
Robert Pinker has written extensively on social policy matters since the early 1960s. His distinct approach to understanding concepts such as welfare pluralism is of particular relevance today as welfare pluralism remains an essential component of the policy mix, giving people access to a greater range and diversity of statutory, voluntary, and private sector services than unitary models of welfare provide.

Free Download Marco Pomati, "Social Policy Review 33: Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2021"
English | ISBN: 1447359720 | 2021 | 288 pages | PDF | 4 MB
The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has made the annual Social Policy Review even more critical than before.

Free Download James Rees, "Social Policy Review 32: Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2020 "
English | ISBN: 144734166X | 2020 | 316 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Leading experts in the field present an up-to-date and diverse review of the best in social policy scholarship over the past year.

Free Download Malcolm Harrison, Teela Sanders, "Social Policies and Social Control: New Perspectives on the 'Not-So-Big Society'"
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1447310748, 1447310756 | EPUB | pages: 256 | 0.7 mb
Drawing on a wide array of policy domains and events, this book provides an innovative account of social control and behaviourism within welfare systems and social policies, and the implications for disadvantaged groups.

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English | ISBN: 1529217229 | 2022 | 334 pages | PDF | 19 MB
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Free Download Helen Taylor, "Social Justice in Contemporary Housing"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 1032178604, 1138486078 | EPUB | pages: 116 | 0.2 mb
Philosophy is not usually seen as a guidance for modern housing policy, but in this new book, Dr Helen Taylor argues that there is something innovative, unusual, and worth discussing about the application of philosophy to housing. The philosophical framework used within this book is John Rawls' conception of justice as fairness. The UK has gone through several shifts in housing policy over the past decade, most recently by introducing the controversial 'Bedroom Tax', in an effort to make more cuts to benefits and social welfare.