Chronicles the stories of a group of poor Canadian women, their experience with exclusion by health and social service providers, and their involvement in a feminist action research project. From publisher description.
"La vie au guichet, c'est le travail quotidien de l'adiministration ; un univers fait apparemment de routine et d'anonymat, mais dont les protagonistes ne sont jamais réductibles aux rôles standardisés qu'ils sont censés jouer. Les "usagers" ne viennent pas uniquement chercher c…
Public Health and Welfare: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research perspectives on public health initiatives and promotion efforts. Highlighting critical analyses and emerging innovations on an international scale…
This text provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research perspectives on public health initiatives and promotion efforts, highlighting critical analyses and emerging innovations on an international scale.
"The prevention and treatment of diseases is a primary concern for any nation in modern society. To maintain an effective public health system, procedures and infrastructure must be analyzed and enhanced accordingly. [This book] provides a comprehensive overview of the latest re…
"The prevention and treatment of diseases is a primary concern for any nation in modern society. To maintain an effective public health system, procedures and infrastructure must be analyzed and enhanced accordingly. [This book] provides a comprehensive overview of the latest re…
This volume analyzes welfare policies by looking at the making of their target publics. It examines how these populations are identified and constructed by policy making. The contributors apply the classic theoretical question about who gets what, when, and how, but also suggest…
This volume analyzes welfare policies by looking at the making of their target publics. It examines how these populations are identified and constructed by policy making. The contributors apply the classic theoretical question about who gets what, when, and how, but also suggest…
"Acts of Giving examines the issues surrounding donation - the giving of property, usually landed property - in northern 'Christian' Spain in the tenth century. The tenth century is particularly significant as the time when written texts became very plentiful, thereby allowing u…
"This innovative Handbook presents the core concepts associated with austerity, retrenchment and populism and explores how they can be used to analyse developments in different welfare states and in specific social policies. Leading experts highlight how these concepts have infl…
The Sourcebook on the Foundations of Social Protection Delivery Systems synthesizes real-world experiences and lessons learned of social protection delivery systems from around the globe. It takes a broad view of social protection, covering various intended populations such as p…
