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Volume 40 - January 2011

Contents

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Book Review

Majorie Mayo and John Annette (eds.) (2010), Taking Part? Active Learning for Active Citizenship and Beyond. Leicester: National Institute of Adult Continuing Education. £24.95, pp. 322. pbk.
ELIZABETH CLEAVER
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04 July 2011, pp. 860-861
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John Welshman (2010), Churchill's Children: The Evacuee Experience in Wartime Britain. Oxford: Oxford University Press, £16.99, pp. 354, hbk.
MARK DONNELLY
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24 March 2011, pp. 637-638
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Robin Gauld (2009), The New Health Policy. Maidenhead: Open University Press. £24.99, pp. 201, pbk.
STEVE HARRISON
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14 December 2010, pp. 199-200
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Philip Arestis, Peter Mooslechner and Karin Wagner (2010), Housing Market Challenges in Europe and the United States. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. £65, pp. 269, hbk.
COLIN JONES
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19 January 2011, pp. 419-420
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Malcolm Williams, Nick Jones and Adrian Barton (eds.) (2009), Evaluating the Political Achievement of New Labour since 1997: Social Policy and Trust: Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellin Press. £74.95, pp. 320, hbk.
MARTIN POWELL
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14 December 2010, pp. 200-202
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Vladimir Rys (2010), Reinventing Social Security Worldwide: Back to Essentials. Bristol: Policy Press. £19.99, pp. 126, pbk.
JAY WIGGAN
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04 July 2011, pp. 861-863
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Lawrence R. Jacobs and Theda Skocpol (2010), Health Care Reform and American Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know. New York: Oxford University Press. £45, pp. 215, hbk.
DANIEL BÉLAND
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24 March 2011, pp. 638-639
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Mark I. Vail (2010), Recasting Welfare Capitalism: Economic Adjustment in Contemporary France and Germany. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. £37, pp. 228, hbk.
MONICA PRASAD
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19 January 2011, pp. 420-422
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Susanne MacGregor (ed.) (2010), Responding to Drug Misuse: Research and Policy Priorities in Health and Social Care. Hove, Sussex: Routledge. £39, pp. 247, hbk.
RICHARD HAMMERSLEY
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14 December 2010, pp. 202-203
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Peter King (2010), Housing Policy Transformed: The Right to Buy and the Desire to Own. Bristol: The Policy Press. £65, pp. 122, hbk.
PETER SOMERVILLE
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19 January 2011, pp. 422-423
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Anders Bäckström and Grace Davie (eds.) with Ninna Edgardh and Per Pettersson (2010), Welfare and Religion in 21st Century Europe: Volume 1, Configuring the Connections. Farnham: Ashgate. £55, pp. 243, hbk.
GRAHAM BOWPITT
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24 March 2011, pp. 640-641
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Herbert Obinger, Peter Starke, Julia Moser, Edith Gindulis and Stephan Leibfried (2010), Transformations of the Welfare State: Small States, Big Lessons. Oxford: Oxford University Press. £50, pp. 320, hbk.
CHRISTINE TRAMPUSCH
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04 July 2011, pp. 863-865
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Vic George (2010), Major Thinkers in Welfare: Contemporary Issues in Historical Perspective. Bristol: The Policy Press. £70, pp. 274, hbk.
ANTHONY H. LESSER
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04 July 2011, pp. 865-866
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Peter Malpass and Rob Rowlands (eds.) (2010), Housing, Markets and Policy. Abingdon: Routledge. £34.99, pp. 266, pbk.
CHARLIE COOPER
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24 March 2011, pp. 641-643
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Katherine Bradley (2009), Poverty, Philanthropy and the State: Charities and the Working Classes in London, 1918–1979. Manchester: Manchester University Press. £55, pp. 221, hbk.
ROBERT PINKER
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19 January 2011, pp. 424-425
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Rana Jawad (2009), Social Welfare and Religion in the Middle East – a Lebanese Perspective. Bristol: Policy Press. £65.00, pp. 315, hbk.
CHRIS BAKER
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14 December 2010, pp. 203-205
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Agnes Blome, Wolfgang Keck and Jens Alber (eds.) (2009), Family and the Welfare State in Europe: Intergenerational Relations in Ageing Societies. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. £79.95, pp. 341, hbk.
ANTONIS ROUMPAKIS
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14 December 2010, pp. 205-207
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Peter Dwyer (2010), Understanding Social Citizenship: Themes and Perspectives for Policy and Practice (second edition). Bristol: Policy Press. £19.99, pp. 260, pbk.
LYDIA MORRIS
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04 July 2011, pp. 866-868
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Mel Gray, Debbie Plath and Stephen A. Webb (2009), Evidence-based Social Work: A Critical Stance. Abingdon: Routledge. £22.99, pp. 216, pbk.
NICK AXFORD
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19 January 2011, pp. 425-427
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Daniel Béland (2010), What is Social Policy? Understanding the Welfare State. Cambridge: Polity Press. £14.99, pp. 199, pbk.
HARTLEY DEAN
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24 March 2011, pp. 643-644
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Book Review

Majorie Mayo and John Annette (eds.) (2010), Taking Part? Active Learning for Active Citizenship and Beyond. Leicester: National Institute of Adult Continuing Education. £24.95, pp. 322. pbk.

John Welshman (2010), Churchill's Children: The Evacuee Experience in Wartime Britain. Oxford: Oxford University Press, £16.99, pp. 354, hbk.

Robin Gauld (2009), The New Health Policy. Maidenhead: Open University Press. £24.99, pp. 201, pbk.

Philip Arestis, Peter Mooslechner and Karin Wagner (2010), Housing Market Challenges in Europe and the United States. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. £65, pp. 269, hbk.

Malcolm Williams, Nick Jones and Adrian Barton (eds.) (2009), Evaluating the Political Achievement of New Labour since 1997: Social Policy and Trust: Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellin Press. £74.95, pp. 320, hbk.

Vladimir Rys (2010), Reinventing Social Security Worldwide: Back to Essentials. Bristol: Policy Press. £19.99, pp. 126, pbk.

Lawrence R. Jacobs and Theda Skocpol (2010), Health Care Reform and American Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know. New York: Oxford University Press. £45, pp. 215, hbk.

Mark I. Vail (2010), Recasting Welfare Capitalism: Economic Adjustment in Contemporary France and Germany. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. £37, pp. 228, hbk.

Susanne MacGregor (ed.) (2010), Responding to Drug Misuse: Research and Policy Priorities in Health and Social Care. Hove, Sussex: Routledge. £39, pp. 247, hbk.

Peter King (2010), Housing Policy Transformed: The Right to Buy and the Desire to Own. Bristol: The Policy Press. £65, pp. 122, hbk.

Anders Bäckström and Grace Davie (eds.) with Ninna Edgardh and Per Pettersson (2010), Welfare and Religion in 21st Century Europe: Volume 1, Configuring the Connections. Farnham: Ashgate. £55, pp. 243, hbk.

Herbert Obinger, Peter Starke, Julia Moser, Edith Gindulis and Stephan Leibfried (2010), Transformations of the Welfare State: Small States, Big Lessons. Oxford: Oxford University Press. £50, pp. 320, hbk.

Vic George (2010), Major Thinkers in Welfare: Contemporary Issues in Historical Perspective. Bristol: The Policy Press. £70, pp. 274, hbk.

Peter Malpass and Rob Rowlands (eds.) (2010), Housing, Markets and Policy. Abingdon: Routledge. £34.99, pp. 266, pbk.

Katherine Bradley (2009), Poverty, Philanthropy and the State: Charities and the Working Classes in London, 1918–1979. Manchester: Manchester University Press. £55, pp. 221, hbk.

Rana Jawad (2009), Social Welfare and Religion in the Middle East – a Lebanese Perspective. Bristol: Policy Press. £65.00, pp. 315, hbk.

Agnes Blome, Wolfgang Keck and Jens Alber (eds.) (2009), Family and the Welfare State in Europe: Intergenerational Relations in Ageing Societies. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. £79.95, pp. 341, hbk.

Peter Dwyer (2010), Understanding Social Citizenship: Themes and Perspectives for Policy and Practice (second edition). Bristol: Policy Press. £19.99, pp. 260, pbk.

Mel Gray, Debbie Plath and Stephen A. Webb (2009), Evidence-based Social Work: A Critical Stance. Abingdon: Routledge. £22.99, pp. 216, pbk.

Daniel Béland (2010), What is Social Policy? Understanding the Welfare State. Cambridge: Polity Press. £14.99, pp. 199, pbk.

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