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New from The Policy Press this month:
UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL CITIZENSHIP
Themes and perspectives for policy and practice
Peter Dwyer, Department of Sociology and Social Policy,
University of Leeds
"An excellent introduction to current debates about citizenship
and the only general social policy text on the subject. Highly
recommended. Students will certainly benefit from reading this
book." Nick Ellison, Department of Sociology and Social Policy,
University of Durham
Paperback £17.99 (US$28.95) ISBN 1 86134 415 5
Hardback £50.00 (US$75.00) ISBN 1 86134 416 3
240 pages May 2004
Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice series
INSPECTION COPY AVAILABLE
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THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE DIVIDE
The experiences of older people
(Revised new edition)
Jon Glasby, Health Services Management Centre and Rosemary
Littlechild, Institute of Applied Social Studies, University of
Birmingham
"Students and practitioners alike will find this up to date,
relevant and clear. Much is written about this area but few
publications throw as helpful a light." Jill Manthorpe, Social
Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College London
Paperback £18.99 (US$29.95) ISBN 1 86134 525 9
Hardback £50.00 (US$69.95) ISBN 1 86134 526 7
176 pages May 2004
INSPECTION COPY AVAILABLE
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http://www.policypress.org.uk/pages/bt006.htm
CITY MATTERS
Competitiveness, cohesion and urban governance
Edited by Martin Boddy, Faculty of the Built Environment,
University of the West of England, Bristol and Michael
Parkinson, European Institute for Urban Affairs, Liverpool John
Moores University
"...presents the results of the most important study
programme ever conducted to examine British cities (ESRC Cities:
Competitiveness and Cohesion programme). The authors are the
leading authorities in their fields, and they place their
findings within a broad theoretical and analytic framework. This
is essential reading for anyone concerned about the condition of
urban Britain and indeed about urban processes in general."
Susan S. Fainstein, Professor of Urban Planning, Columbia
University, New York, USA
Paperback £25.00 (US$37.50) ISBN 1 86134 444 9
Hardback £55.00 (US$75.00) ISBN 1 86134 445 7
464 pages May 2004
For more information, please go to
http://www.policypress.org.uk/pages/bm033.htm
ICT FOR SOCIAL WELFARE
A toolkit for managers
Luke Geoghegan, Toynbee Hall, Jason Lever, Greater London
Authority, with Ian McGimpsey, Toynbee Hall
Assuming no technical knowledge, this book provides the ideas,
tools and resources to think critically and creatively about
current ICT practice and to implement positive change at
individual, team and organisational level.
Paperback £17.99 (US$28.95) ISBN 1 86134 505 4
208 pages May 2004
For more information, please go to
http://www.policypress.org.uk/pages/bp014.htm
CALCULATING A FAIR PRICE FOR CARE
A toolkit for residential and nursing care costs
(2nd Edition)
William Laing, Laing & Buisson
FREE DOWNLOADABLE REPORT AND TOOLKIT SPREADSHEET
Wire-o-bound £11.95 (US$19.95) ISBN 1 86134 617 4
48 pages May 2004
Published in association with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
http://www.policypress.org.uk/carecost.htm
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