Social security and welfare law

Prior to the implementation of the Equal Opportunity program in the 1960s, most New Brunswickers, many of them Francophone, lived with limited access to welfare, education, and health services.

Prior to the implementation of the Equal Opportunity program in the 1960s, most New Brunswickers, many of them Francophone, lived with limited access to welfare, education, and health services.

While health system decentralization is often associated with federations, there has been limited study on the connection between federalism and the organization of publicly financed or mandated health services.

While health system decentralization is often associated with federations, there has been limited study on the connection between federalism and the organization of publicly financed or mandated health services.

An exploration of the ways in which ancient theories of empire can inform our understanding of present-day international relations, Enduring Empire engages in a serious discussion of empire as it relates to American foreign policy and global politics.

Disability exists in the shadows of public awareness and at the periphery of policy making.

Disability exists in the shadows of public awareness and at the periphery of policy making.

Between 1930 and the mid-1970s, several thousand Canadian-born children were adopted by families in the United States.

Bringing together top scholars in the field, Universality and Social Policy in Canada provides an overview of the universality principle in social welfare.

Bringing together top scholars in the field, Universality and Social Policy in Canada provides an overview of the universality principle in social welfare.

In The Rise and Fall of Moral Conflicts in the United States and Canada, sociologist Mildred A.

In The Rise and Fall of Moral Conflicts in the United States and Canada, sociologist Mildred A.

Between 1930 and the mid-1970s, several thousand Canadian-born children were adopted by families in the United States.

How do you apply the principles, structures and processes of the law to everyday practice?

This fully revised fourth edition of a well-respected textbook seeks to build social workers' confidence in legal interpretation and implementation - practitioners must not only know the law; they must also have a critical appreciation of its implications for human rights, civil liberties and social justice.

How do you apply the principles, structures and processes of the law to everyday practice?

What does the law require of social workers when deciding how to intervene to protect children and adults at risk?

How do you apply the principles, structures and processes of the law to everyday practice?

Shows how the United Nations'' management of counter-terrorism stifles the law''s ability to speak against the injustices of collective security.

Shows how the United Nations'' management of counter-terrorism stifles the law''s ability to speak against the injustices of collective security.

This book makes a strong argument against the widely proclaimed notion that the United States is destined to decline.

This book makes a strong argument against the widely proclaimed notion that the United States is destined to decline.

A powerful new perspective on nuclear proliferation that counters the widespread fears of a coming cascade of new nuclear powers.

A powerful new perspective on nuclear proliferation that counters the widespread fears of a coming cascade of new nuclear powers.

Emmanuelle Jouannet explores the concept of international law from the European Enlightenment to the post-Cold War world.

Emmanuelle Jouannet explores the concept of international law from the European Enlightenment to the post-Cold War world.

An evaluation of intergenerational justice in charity law.

An evaluation of intergenerational justice in charity law.

Integrates research, theory, and practice in supported decision-making and describes implications for supports provision in the disability field.

Integrates research, theory, and practice in supported decision-making and describes implications for supports provision in the disability field.

The Evolving Pension System examines the foundations and the future of the private pension system.

This book considers the 1996-2006 welfare laws in the United States from a feminist perspective.

This is an account of the development of European labour and social security law as it interrelates with the evolution of market integration in the European Union.

Though it may seem hard to believe, it took America's lawmakers some 110 years before they crafted legislation aimed at protecting the welfare of children.

This work examines the system of co-ordination of national social security laws in the European Union from a gender perspective.

What does the right to the continuous improvement of living conditions in Article 11(1) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights really mean and how can it contribute to social change?

What does the right to the continuous improvement of living conditions in Article 11(1) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights really mean and how can it contribute to social change?

A TIMES POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEARA LONGMAN/HISTORY TODAY BOOK OF THE YEARThe award-winning history of the British Welfare State -now fully revised and updated for the 21st Century.

A study of the moral state of the nation - the acid test of this being how we treat the weakest among us.

Getting By offers an integrated, critical account of the federal laws and programs that most directly affect poor and low-income people in the United States-the unemployed, the underemployed, and the low-wage employed, whether working in or outside the home.

Getting By offers an integrated, critical account of the federal laws and programs that most directly affect poor and low-income people in the United States-the unemployed, the underemployed, and the low-wage employed, whether working in or outside the home.

With the passage of the Social Security Act in 1935, the US government ushered in a new era of social welfare policies, to counteract the devastation of The Great Depression.

As new technologies develop, terrorist groups are developing new methods of attack by using the Internet, and by using cyberspace as a battlefield, it has become increasingly difficult to discover the identity of attackers and bring them to justice.

"e;Equal Justice Under Law"e; is one of America's most proudly proclaimed and widely violated legal principles.

Hit by the European financial and economic crisis in 2008, several Member States of the European Monetary Union (EMU) were unable to refinance their public debt through the financial markets.

Hit by the European financial and economic crisis in 2008, several Member States of the European Monetary Union (EMU) were unable to refinance their public debt through the financial markets.

Leading scholars in the field examine the highly topical issue of the future of the welfare state in Europe.

To what extent has the process of European integration re-drawn the boundaries of national welfare states?

This book breaks new ground by bringing together recent research into the determinants of marginalization risks for the unemployed and research into new social policies for combating marginalization.