"This highly original and thought-provoking book examines the recent expansion of social protection in China, India, Brazil and South Africa - four countries experiencing rapid economic growth and social change.The authors explore the developments in each country, analyze the impact of government cash transfers and discuss key future trends. The study reveals that social protection has complemented economic growth and supported developme ..."
"Social policy is now central to political debate in Britain. What has been achieved by efforts to improve services and reduce poverty? What is needed to deliver more effective and popular services to all and increasing social justice? These are some of the questions discussed in this collection of essays by a distinguished panel of leading social policy academics. The papers cover key issues in contemporary social policy, and particular ..."
"If the objective of creating a society with opportunity for all is to be achieved, understanding the roots and impacts of social exclusion is essential. This book is the most comprehensive attempt to examine the causes of social exclusion and the policies necessary to tackle it. It is based on recent research carried out in the ESRC Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at the London School of Economics. This research draws on ..."
Colonialism and Welfare Social Policy and the British Imperial Legacy by James Midgley, DavidPiachaud Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2011 by Edward Elgar Pub ISBN-13: 978-1-84980-848-4, ISBN: 1-84980-848-1
"The British Empire covered three centuries, five continents and one-quarter of the world's population. Its legacy continues, shaping the societies and welfare policies of much of the modern world. In this book, for the first time, this legacy is explored and analyzed. Colonialism and Welfare reveals that social welfare policies, often discriminatory, and challenging to those colonized were introduced and imposed by the 'mother country.' ..."
"Social policy is now central to political debate in Britain. What has been achieved by efforts to improve services and reduce poverty? What is needed to deliver more effective and popular services to all and increase social justice? How can we make social policy work? These are some of the questions discussed in this new and wide-ranging collection of essays by a distinguished panel of leading social policy academics. The book covers ke ..."
Children and poverty by DavidPiachaud Paperback, 29 Pages, Published 1981 by Child Poverty Action Group ISBN-13: 978-0-903963-50-3, ISBN: 0-903963-50-7
"James Midgley, David Piachaud. IndexMundi (2008), South Africa HIV/AIDS –
Adult Prevalence Rate, accessed at http://indexmundi.com/south_africa/
hiv_aids_adult_prevelance_rate.html. Leibbrandt, M. V., A. Finn, J. Argent and
I. D. Woolard (2010), 'Changes in income poverty over the post-apartheid period:
an analysis based on ... Posel, D. and M. Rogan (2012), 'Gendered trends in
poverty in the post-apartheid period, 1997–2006', Devel ..."
Colonialism and Welfare Social Policy and the British Imperial Legacy by James Midgley, DavidPiachaud 224 Pages, Published 2011 by Edward Elgar Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-84980-849-1, ISBN: 1-84980-849-X
"Bombay: Bharat Bhushan Press. Appadurai, A. (1993). 'Number in the Colonial
Imagination'. In C. A. Breckenridge and P. van der Veer (Eds), Orientalism and
the Postcolonial Predicament, pp. 314–39. Philadelphia: University of
Pennsylvania ... Khare, R.S. (1983). Normative Culture and Kinship: Essays on
Hindu Categories, Processes and Perspectives. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing
House. Klass, M. (1993/1980). Caste: The Emergence of the ..."
"How can we make social policy work? These are some of the questions discussed in this new and wide-ranging collection of essays by a distinguished panel of leading social policy academics."
Poverty in Britain The Impact of Government Policy since 1997 by Holly Sutherland, DavidPiachaud, Tom Sefton Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 2003 by Joseph Rowntree Foundation Import ISBN-13: 978-1-85935-151-2, ISBN: 1-85935-151-4
"Poverty in Britain, a succinct exposition of these complex issues, is key reading
for all those interested in poverty and inequality. PRICE £14.95 ISBN 1 85935
151 4 ROWNTREE FOUNDATION Cover illustration: Alastair Taylor, The Inkshed
."
"This book explores the issue of social exclusion. It asks three main questions: How can social exclusion be measured? What are its main determinants or influences? And what policies can reduce social exclusion? The authors aim to consider how a focus on social exclusion may alter the policy questions that are most relevant by fostering debate in government, research, and academic circles."
"This text aims to give the student an introduction to the central concerns of the study of social policy. It is based upon the papers that were presented, and the discussion that took place, at the two-day conference held to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Department of Social Science at the London School of Economics. The contributors include some of the most eminent analysts of social policy in Britain and the book also contains ..."
"The British Empire covered three centuries, five continents and one-quarter of the world's population. Its legacy continues, shaping the societies and welfare policies of much of the modern world. In this book, for the first time, this legacy is explored and analyzed. Colonialism and Welfare reveals that social welfare policies, often discriminatory and challenging to those colonized, were introduced and imposed by the 'mother country.' ..."