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Domestic Violence Against Men and Boys - Experiences of Male Victims of Intimate Partner Violence (Paperback): Elizabeth A.... Domestic Violence Against Men and Boys - Experiences of Male Victims of Intimate Partner Violence (Paperback)
Elizabeth A. Bates, Julie C. Taylor
R1,139 Discovery Miles 11 390 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Expands gendered understandings of intimate partner violence. Challenges current practice in a critical, evidence-informed manner. Offers recommendations to improve service provision and practice for this victim group.

Coercive Control and the Criminal Law (Paperback): Cassandra Wiener Coercive Control and the Criminal Law (Paperback)
Cassandra Wiener
R1,130 Discovery Miles 11 300 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book considers how a phenomenon as complex as coercive control can be criminalised. The recognition and ensuing criminalisation of coercive control in the UK and Ireland has been the focus of considerable international attention. It has generated complex questions about the "best" way to criminalise domestic abuse. This work reviews recent domestic abuse criminal law reform in the UK and Ireland. In particular, it defines coercive control and explains why using traditional criminal law approaches to prosecute it does not work. Laws passed in England and Wales versus Scotland represent two different approaches to translating coercive control into a criminal offence. This volume explains how and why the jurisdictions have taken different approaches and examines the advantages and disadvantages of each. As jurisdictions around the world review what steps need to be taken to improve national criminal justice responses to domestic abuse, the question of what works, and why, at the intersection of domestic abuse and the criminal law has never been more important. As such, the book will be a vital resource for lawyers, policy-makers and activists with an interest in domestic abuse law reform.

Childhood Victimization - Violence, crime, and abuse in the lives of young people (Hardcover): David Finkelhor Childhood Victimization - Violence, crime, and abuse in the lives of young people (Hardcover)
David Finkelhor
R1,557 Discovery Miles 15 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Children are the most criminally victimized segment of the population, and a substantial number face multiple, serious "poly-victimizations" during a single year. And despite the fact that the priority emphasis in academic research and government policy has traditionally gone to studying juvenile delinquents, children actually appear before authorities more frequently as victims than as offenders. But at the same time, the media and many advocates have failed to note the good news: rates of sexual abuse, child homicide, and many other forms of victimization declined dramatically after the mid-1990s, and some terribly feared forms of child victimization, like stereotypical stranger abduction, are remarkably uncommon. The considerable ignorance about the realities of child victimization can be chalked up to a field that is fragmented, understudied, and subjected to political demagoguery. In this persuasive book, David Finkelhor presents a comprehensive new vision to encompass the prevention, treatment, and study of juvenile victims, unifying conventional subdivisions like child molestation, child abuse, bullying, and exposure to community violence. Developmental victimology, his term for this integrated perspective, looks at child victimization across childhood's span and yields fascinating insights about how to categorize juvenile victimizations, how to think about risk and impact, and how victimization patterns change over the course of development. The book also provides a valuable new model of society's response to child victimization - what Finkelhor calls the Juvenile Victim Justice System - and a fresh way of thinking about barriers that victims and their families encounter whenseeking help. These models will be very useful to anyone seeking to improve the way we try to help child victims. Crimes against children still happen far too often, but by proposing a new framework for thinking about the issue, Childhood Victimization opens a promising door to reducing its frequency and improving the response. Professionals, policymakers, and child advocates will find this paradigm-shifting book to be a valuable addition to their shelves.

Social Work - Making a Difference (Book, New): Viviene Cree, Steve Myers Social Work - Making a Difference (Book, New)
Viviene Cree, Steve Myers
R2,483 Discovery Miles 24 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Social work in the UK has recently undergone its biggest change for 30 years. As new regulatory bodies are working to consolidate social work's professional status, a new training programme, now at degree level, expects increased in-practice learning. Yet until now, students have struggled to find resources to underpin their learning. This major new text addresses the new agenda and explores what social work is in the 21st Century. Structured around the framework of the National Occupational Standards for social work - and using terminology and concepts contained within them - this book examines how social work can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities and argues that to really make a difference it is necessary to think outside the box.Features and benefits include: Provides all social work students with an introductory social work textbook for the 21st century; main chapters follow the six National Occupational Standards for social work; each chapter uses a problem-based learning approach, beginning with a 'real-life' case scenario from social work practice and drawing on messages from theory and research; includes a range of student friendly features including glossaries, summaries, questions, exercises, further reading and links to other resources; and, written by leading authors in their field and evaluated in detail by distinguished editorial panel. Demonstrating social work's potential to be transformative, this new book provides the perfect introductory text for a new generation of social workers.

Thugs and Thieves - The Differential Etiology of Violence (Hardcover): Joanne Savage, Kevin H. Wozniak Thugs and Thieves - The Differential Etiology of Violence (Hardcover)
Joanne Savage, Kevin H. Wozniak
R2,078 Discovery Miles 20 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

It's often assumed that criminologists know a great deal about violent offenders, but in fact, there is little consensus about what distinguishes them from those who commit less serious crimes. There is even less agreement about whether violent offenders can be distinguished from chronic, nonviolent offenders at all. The challenging question remains: why do some individuals commit violent offenses while so many others restrict themselves to nonviolent ones? Thugs and Thieves argues that understanding the differential etiology of violence constitutes a fundamental chasm in the criminological literature. In the introductory chapters, the authors lay out the important theoretical and methodological deficiencies that have obstructed the production of a clear set of findings to answer this question. The authors then share a highly nuanced interpretation of child development research, focused on outlining important features of early life likely to be important in the etiology of serious physical aggression and violence. They also discuss criminal motivation and contextual factors in detail. Together, these lay the foundation for the selection of "good prospects" for predicting violent offending. Separate chapters are devoted to intelligence and executive function; academic achievement and other school factors; parental attachment; parental warmth and rejection; child abuse; poverty; communities; and substance abuse. Each chapter provides a comprehensive and systematic review of the existing evidence on the topic at hand through the "differential etiology" lens, to restructure what we already know from the empirical literature. As such, the book provides a new way forward for understanding this important issue and also serves as a platform for generating hypothesis tests, directing future research, and better designing anti-violence policy. Thugs and Thieves will be of interest to criminologists, psychologists, sociologists, students, policy makers, lawmakers, and readers interested in violence and aggression.

Intimate Violence Across the Lifespan - Interpersonal, Familial, and Cross-Generational Perspectives (Hardcover, 2014 ed.):... Intimate Violence Across the Lifespan - Interpersonal, Familial, and Cross-Generational Perspectives (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Tova Band-Winterstein, Zvi Eisikovits
R2,827 R1,864 Discovery Miles 18 640 Save R963 (34%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Evidence pertaining to continual violence throughout the life cycle coupled with the experience of growing old in a life permeated by intimate violence is scarce. And the focus is usually on the victims usually, the older, battered women and seldom on their aging partners or adult children who were part and parcel of the violent dynamics in the family system. With the increase in longevity and the older population s subsequent growth in size, the number of elderly couples living and aging in long-lasting conflictive relationships is on the rise.

The relatively intense preoccupation with elder abuse in the gerontological literature in recent years has not specifically addressed long-term intimate violence among the old adults and its lasting consequences. Similarly, the literature on intimate intergenerational relationships in old age has usually focused on normative exchanges between partners and their extended family, including their adult children. Therefore, conflictive relationships, and particularly violent ones, have also fallen outside the scope of this body of research. This volume describes and analyzes the various perspectives of family members concerning life, and particularly old age, in the shadow of long-term intimate violence. It explores how people make sense out of living and aging in violence, how interpersonal, familial and cross-generational relationships are perceived and reconstructed and how we-ness is achieved, if at all, in such families."

Today's Youth and Mental Health - Hope, Power, and Resilience (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Soheila Pashang, Nazilla Khanlou,... Today's Youth and Mental Health - Hope, Power, and Resilience (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Soheila Pashang, Nazilla Khanlou, Jennifer Clarke
R5,733 Discovery Miles 57 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book focuses on the social and intersectional determinants of mental health among youth. The innovative and cutting edge text arises out of multidisciplinary fields of academic, researchers, policy makers, practitioners, artists, and youth. Contributions from Canada, Germany, Portugal, South Korea, Burkina Faso, Afghanistan, and Jamaica addresses the complexities and the opportunities for youth across contexts. Each chapter entails an introduction to the topic, literature review and research findings, discussion, and implications in regard to research, policy, and practice. A unique aspect of the book is the inclusion of a critical response to each chapter's content from diverse stakeholders (such as policy makers, front line workers, practitioners, community activists, artists and youth).The book is a critical and current contribution to exploring youth mental health and, specifically, the ways in which youth learn, live, and resist in a world around them. Topics examined include youth social engagement, civic integration, and political participation at multiple local, regional, and transnational levels.

Cultivating Mindfulness in Clinical Social Work - Narratives from Practice (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Terry B. Northcut Cultivating Mindfulness in Clinical Social Work - Narratives from Practice (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Terry B. Northcut
R4,119 Discovery Miles 41 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This practice-focused resource integrates broad therapeutic knowledge with current neuroscience to present vast possibilities for mindfulness in clinical social work. Seasoned practitioners posit mindfulness practice and process as a significant bridge between taking care of self and taking care of others, demonstrating its implications for physical and mental health in personal and professional contexts. Case studies show timeless concepts (e.g., acceptance) and new mindfulness-based ideas (e.g., learned helpfulness) in use in individual treatment as well as couples counseling and group interventions. Also attesting to the utility of mindfulness across problems, settings, and practitioner orientations, diverse applications are organized along ten robust lenses, among them: * Beginning with the context: the mind-body conundrum.* Beginning with the body: the neurobiology of mindfulness.* Beginning with the training: training clinicians in essential methods for integrating mindfulness in clinical practice.* Beginning with the clients: mindfully reconciling opposites with survivors of trauma/complex traumatic stress disorders.* Beginning with the symptom: incorporating mindfulness in the treatment of substance misuse. * Beginning with the larger social system: mindfulness and restorative justice. Clinicians and research professionals particularly interested in psychotherapy treatment and mindfulness practice will find Cultivating Mindfulness in Clinical Social Work not only stimulating and intriguing, but also a fresh source of real-world wisdom.

Burnout in Probation and Corrections (Hardcover): John T Whitehead Burnout in Probation and Corrections (Hardcover)
John T Whitehead
R2,809 Discovery Miles 28 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

John T. Whitehead analyzes the extent and causes of job burnout in probation officers and correctional officers. Challenging models of burnout that focus on individual-level causes, Whitehead demonstrates that the findings support an organization model of the sources of job burnout -- a finding that has significant implications for managerial policy aimed at reducing burnout. Further, Whitehead shows that while burnout appears to be a serious problem for a sizeable minority of workers, it is not a problem for the majority. Ideal as supplemental reading for courses in criminal justice, criminology, and social work, Burnout in Probation and Corrections sheds new light on the incidence, causes, and possible remedies for job burnout in these professions. Whitehead's study is unique in its analysis of multiple samples from several states and regions and from two different time periods. The study also includes a qualitative analysis of worker comments on the factors contributing to burnout, a comparison of correctional officer versus probation officer burnout, and a comparison of male and female probation officer burnout. Based on his research, he indicates that client contact is not the cause of burnout in probation and correctional officers, a conclusion that contrasts sharply with some of the previous theoretical work in the field. Instead, Whitehead demonstrates, organizational issues such as role conflict are critical sources of burnout. Therefore, managerial policy should center upon organizational improvements to reduce job stress and job dissatisfaction.

Street Children and Homeless Youth - A Cross-Cultural Perspective (Hardcover, 2014 ed.): Lewis Aptekar, Daniel Stoecklin Street Children and Homeless Youth - A Cross-Cultural Perspective (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Lewis Aptekar, Daniel Stoecklin
R2,944 Discovery Miles 29 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book deals with street children who live in the developing world, and homeless youth who are from the developed world. They are referred to as children in street situations (CSS) to show that the problem is both in the children and in the situation they face. The book examines several aspects of the children and their street situations, including the families of origin and the homes they leave, the children's social life, and mental health. Other aspects are the problems of published demographics, the construction of public opinion about these children and the, often violent, reactions from authorities. The book then discusses current research on children in street situations, as well as programs and policies. The book ends with recommendations about programs, policies and research.

Handbook of Resilience in Children (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2013): Sam Goldstein, Robert B. Brooks Handbook of Resilience in Children (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2013)
Sam Goldstein, Robert B. Brooks
R8,558 Discovery Miles 85 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Today's children face a multitude of pressures, from the everyday challenges of life to the increasing threats of poverty, exploitation, and trauma. Central to growing up successfully is learning to deal with stress, endure hardships, and thrive despite adversity. Resilience - the ability to cope with and overcome life's difficulties - is a quality that can potentially be nurtured in all young people. The second edition of the Handbook of Resilience in Children updates and expands on its original focus of resilience in children who overcome adversity to include its development in those not considered at risk, leading to better outcomes for all children across the lifespan. Expert contributors examine resilience in relation to environmental stressors, as a phenomenon in child and adolescent disorders, and as a means toward positive adaptation into adulthood. New and revised chapters explore strategies for developing resilience in the family, the therapist's office, and the school as well as its nurturance in caregivers and teachers. Topics addressed include: Resilience in maltreated children and adults. Resilience and self-control impairment. Relational resilience in young and adolescent girls. Asset-building as an essential component of treatment. Assessment of social and emotional competencies related to resilience. Building resilience through school bullying prevention programs. Large-scale longitudinal studies on resilience. The second edition of the Handbook of Resilience in Children is a must-have reference for researchers, clinicians, allied practitioners and professionals, and graduate students in school and clinical psychology, education, pediatrics, psychiatry, social work, school counseling, and public health.

The Origins of Social Work - Continuity and Change (Hardcover): Jo Campling The Origins of Social Work - Continuity and Change (Hardcover)
Jo Campling; Malcolm Payne
R4,811 Discovery Miles 48 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book traces the origins and development of social work as we now know it. Providing an ambitious synthesis of historical and international material, it explores the different faces of social work, whether defined by social policy developments, professionalization, and crises in the profession, changes in client group, or shifts in practice orientation. This is a unique book undertaken by an author with a strong international reputation and, as such, it promises to be a landmark for years to come in social work literature.

Trends in Social Work, 1874-1956 - A History Based on the Proceedings of the National Conference of Social Work (Hardcover, New... Trends in Social Work, 1874-1956 - A History Based on the Proceedings of the National Conference of Social Work (Hardcover, New edition)
Frank J. Bruno
R2,876 Discovery Miles 28 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Drug Use and Social Change - The Distortion of History (Hardcover): M. Shiner Drug Use and Social Change - The Distortion of History (Hardcover)
M. Shiner
R2,448 Discovery Miles 24 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book locates the rise of illicit drug use within the historical development of late industrial society and challenges the prevailing view. Highlighting key areas of continuity and the on-going value of classic criminological theory, it is argued that recent trends do not constitute the radical departure that is often supposed.

The Compassionate Memsahibs - Welfare Activities of British Women in India, 1900-1947 (Hardcover): Mary Ann Lind The Compassionate Memsahibs - Welfare Activities of British Women in India, 1900-1947 (Hardcover)
Mary Ann Lind
R2,802 Discovery Miles 28 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Compassionate Memsahibs refutes the traditional view--perpetuated in the works of writers like Rudyard Kipling--of the memsahibs as a homogeneous group of aloof, pampered women who had little interest in India. Here Mary Ann Lind presents information about the lives of fifteen memsahibs--all of which is previously unpublished--who voluntarily participated in reform and welfare activities in India during the first half of this century. Their activities and experiences placed them outside the more expected lifestyle of the memsahib and offer contemporary social historians a new window through which to view the Raj.

Family Life Education with Diverse Populations (Hardcover): Sharon M. Ballard, Alan Taylor Family Life Education with Diverse Populations (Hardcover)
Sharon M. Ballard, Alan Taylor
R2,947 Discovery Miles 29 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Eyes to the Wind - A Memoir of Love and Death, Hope and Resistance (Paperback): Ady Barkan Eyes to the Wind - A Memoir of Love and Death, Hope and Resistance (Paperback)
Ady Barkan; Foreword by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
R432 R370 Discovery Miles 3 700 Save R62 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Handbook of Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Johnny L. Matson Handbook of Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Johnny L. Matson
R9,591 Discovery Miles 95 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This handbook provides a comprehensive review of the numerous factors associated with treatments for children, youth, and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It offers in-depth analysis of evidence-based treatments for young children, providing coverage on interventions within social skills training, school curricula, communication and speech training, and augmentative communication. It also covers treatments for adolescents and adults, including vocational programs, social integration programs, and mental health resources. Chapters also review several popular interventions such as functional behavior analysis, sensory integration therapy, early intensive behavioral interventions (EIBI), and floor time. In addition, the Handbook discusses standards of practice, focusing on ethical issues, review boards, training concerns, and informed consent. Topics featured in the Handbook include: Training for parents of individuals diagnosed with ASD. Treatment of socially reinforced problem behavior. Comorbid challenging behaviors. Post-secondary education supports and programs for adults. The TEACCH Program for people with ASD. Treatment of addiction in adults with ASD. Diet and nutrition based treatments targeted at children with ASD. The Handbook of Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder is a must-have reference for researchers, clinicians/professionals, and graduate students in clinical child, school, and developmental psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry, and social work as well as rehabilitation medicine/therapy, behavioral therapy, pediatrics, and educational psychology.

The Subjectivity Of Participation - Articulating Social Work Practice with Youth in Copenhagen (Hardcover): M Nissen The Subjectivity Of Participation - Articulating Social Work Practice with Youth in Copenhagen (Hardcover)
M Nissen
R1,567 Discovery Miles 15 670 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

What is a 'we' a collective and how can we use such communal self-knowledge to help people? This book is about collectivity, participation, and subjectivity and about the social theories that may help us understand these matters. It also seeks to learn from the innovative practices and ideas of a community of social/youth workers in Copenhagen between 1987 and 2003, who developed a pedagogy through creating collectives and mobilizing young people as participants. The theoretical and practical traditions are combined in a unique methodology viewing research as a contentious modeling of prototypical practices. Through this dialogue, it develops an original trans-disciplinary critical theory and practice of collective subjectivity for which the ongoing construction and overcoming of common sense, or ideology, is central. It also points to ways of relating discourse with agency, and fertilizing insights from interactionism and ideology theories in a cultural-historical framework.

Handbook of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work Practice and Research (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Sana Loue Handbook of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work Practice and Research (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Sana Loue
R9,038 Discovery Miles 90 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This singular reference explores religion and spirituality as a vital, though often misconstrued, lens for building better understanding of and empathy with clients. A diverse palette of faiths and traditions is compared and contrasted (occasionally with secularism), focusing on areas of belief that may inspire, comfort, or trouble clients, including health and illness, mental illness, healing, coping, forgiveness, family, inclusion, and death. From assessment and intervention planning to conducting research, these chapters guide professionals in supporting and assisting clients without minimizing or overstating their beliefs. In addition, the book's progression of ideas takes readers beyond the well-known concept of cultural competence to model a larger and more meaningful cultural safety. Among the topics included in the Handbook: Integrating religion and spirituality into social work practice. Cultural humility, cultural safety, and beyond: new understandings and implications for social work. Healing traditions, religion/spirituality, and health. Diagnosis: religious/spiritual experience or mental illness? Understandings of dying, death, and mourning. (Re)building bridges in and with family and community. Ethical issues in conducting research on religion and spirituality. The Handbook of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work Practice and Research is a richly-textured resource for social workers and mental health professionals engaged in clinical practice and/or research seeking to gain varied perspectives on how the religion and spirituality of their clients/research participants may inform their work.

Local Authority Social Services - An Introduction (Hardcover): M. Hill Local Authority Social Services - An Introduction (Hardcover)
M. Hill
R3,424 Discovery Miles 34 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This new textbook provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to the main context in which social work is practiced - Local Authority Social Services. It is based on the realities of work in a modern social services authority and is written by an author team which combines teaching and writing expertise with the experience of working in the social services.

The book covers all the local authority personal social services and the frameworks within which they operate. It addresses the major changes that have taken place in the social services in recent years and looks forward to prospects for personal social services in the future.

Social Work Practice in the Addictions (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Michael G. Vaughn, Brian E. Perron Social Work Practice in the Addictions (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Michael G. Vaughn, Brian E. Perron
R5,523 Discovery Miles 55 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Social workers represent the largest body of addiction and mental health service providers, and there is a consistent need for up-to-date information. Social Work Practice in the Addictions is a comprehensive evidence-based volume. Contributing authors of this volume have been carefully selected to ensure representation of the leading social work addiction researchers. Additionally, researchers from other allied fields, including psychiatry, psychology, and public health, will also be involved to ensure a strong interdisciplinary perspective. Unlike other texts on addiction, this book incorporates ideas of social justice, practice with diverse communities, and ethics to represent the entire knowledge base of social work.

Substance Abuse Recovery in College - Community Supported Abstinence (Hardcover): H. Harrington Cleveland, Kitty S. Harris,... Substance Abuse Recovery in College - Community Supported Abstinence (Hardcover)
H. Harrington Cleveland, Kitty S. Harris, Richard P. Wiebe
R4,167 Discovery Miles 41 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Substance Abuse Recovery in College explains in authoritative detail what collegiate recovery communities are, the types of services they provide, and their role in the context of campus life, with extended examples from Texas Tech University s influential CSAR (Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery) program. Using data from both conventional surveys and end-of-day daily Palm Pilot assessments as well as focus groups, the book examines community members experiences. In addition, the importance of a positive relationship between the recovery community and the school administration is emphasized.

Topics covered include:

  • The growing need for recovery services at colleges.
  • How recovery communities support abstinence and relapse prevention.
  • Who are community members and their addiction and treatment histories.
  • Daily lives of young adults in a collegiate recovery community.
  • Challenges and opportunities in establishing recovery communities on campus.
  • Building abstinence support into an academic curriculum.

This volume offers clear insights and up-close perspectives of importance to developmental and clinical child psychologists, social workers, higher education policymakers, and related professionals in human development, family studies, student services, college health care, and community services."

Adolescent-to-parent Abuse - Current Understandings in Research, Policy and Practice (Book, New): Amanda Holt Adolescent-to-parent Abuse - Current Understandings in Research, Policy and Practice (Book, New)
Amanda Holt
R2,849 Discovery Miles 28 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

While much has been written about the problematic behaviour of young people and their families, there has been silence on the problem of young people behaving abusively towards their parents, which may take the form of physical, economic and/or emotional abuse. This is the first academic book to focus on adolescent-to-parent abuse and brings together international research and practice literature and combines it with original research to identify and critique current understandings in research, policy and practice. It discusses what we know about parents' experiences of adolescent-to-parent abuse and critically examines how it has been explained from psychological, sociological and sociocultural perspectives. It also outlines how policymakers and practitioners can usefully respond to the problem. This unique book adopts a range of theoretical and practice perspectives. Written in an accessible style, it is an essential tool for academics, policymakers and professionals with an interest in domestic violence, child protection and youth offending.

Social Value in Public Policy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Bill Jordan Social Value in Public Policy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Bill Jordan
R1,792 Discovery Miles 17 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book considers the role of social value in the making and implementation of public policy, taking into account how concepts such as subjective well-being (SWB) can be used to measure the expected impact of enacted policies. It argues that there is no evidence that markets have contributed to greater well-being, and that moments of crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, represent an opportunity to re-orientate policymaking and policy implementation away from those which favour markets, and towards those which place subjective well-being at their core. Following this premise, the author explores the elements that should be considered in a future society that prioritises social value.

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