BOOKS by Joseph Rowntree Foundation

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1	Having someone who cares? : barriers to change in the public care of children. by Jenny Morris, National Children's Bureau, Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist see all copies from $3.89! new only from $5.15! \| first editions
2	The future of welfare : a guide to the debate. more books like this by John Hills, Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist This study draws together research on the operation of the welfare state and discusses the spread of policy options for its future. It covers the background to the debate and the key areas under review. This new edition is updated with statistics reflecting information available up to June 1997. see all copies from $13.64!
3	Researching poverty more books like this by Jonathan Bradshaw, Roy Sainsbury, Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist This collection of papers represents a review of the theory, method and policy relevance of poverty research since the war. It aims to contribute to bringing high-quality research in this area back into the centre of both social research effort and informed policy debate. see all copies from $48.96! new only from $48.96! \| SVS
4	Getting the Measure of Poverty: The Early Legacy of Seebohm Rowntree more books like this by Roy Sainsbury, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Jonathan Bradshaw add to wishlist This volume collects papers with a historical theme. They represent a fundamental review of "A Study of Town Life" and its impact on the study of poverty and empirical research more generally. see all copies from $35.98! new only from $85.69!
5	Listening to young children : the Mosaic approach more books like this by Alison Clark, Peter Moss, National Children's Bureau, Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist see all copies from $31.40! new only from $31.40!
6	Service not included : social implications of private sector service restructuring in marginalised neighbourhoods more books like this by Suzanne Speak, Stephen Graham, Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist The privatization and streamlining of many of Britain's essential services has left less affluent neighbourhood and social groups with limited access to private services. This volume looks at access to energy, telecommunications, financial services and food retailing in two marginalized neighbourhoods - Benwell in Newcastle upon Tyne and Netherly ... see all copies from $139.04!
7	The employment of lone parents : a comparison of policy in 20 countries. by Jonathan Bradshaw, Steven Kennedy, Majella Kilkey, Family Policy Studies Centre, Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist Using data from the 15 EU states, Norway, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and the USA, this text looks at factors that encourage and discourage lone parents to work outside the home. see all copies from $139.04!
8	Young people as researchers : a learning resource pack more books like this by Save the Children Fund, Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist This publication provides adaptable training exercises and handouts for workers training young people to undertake social research. Topics covered include: setting aims and objectives; choosing and designing research methods; ethical issues; taking part in analysis and report writing; and learner needs, support and evaluation. The pack contains ... see all copies from $24.63! new only from $24.63!
9	Involving young researchers : how to enable young people to design and conduct research. by Perpetua Kirby, Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist This report builds on an evaluation of work undertaken by the Save the Children Fund, exploring previous experience of involving young people in research. It is a "how to" guide looking at when to do this kind of research work, the limitations, and how to train young people to conduct research. see all copies from $13.42!
10	Community care or independent living? more books like this by Jenny Morris, Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist see all copies from $32.90!
11	The impact of population size on local authority costs and effectiveness. by Tony Travers, George Jones, June Burnham, Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist see all copies from $143.13!
12	Inequalities in life and death : what if Britain were more equal? more books like this by Richard Mitchell, Daniel Dorling, Mary Shaw, Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist "Death in Britain" reported changes in death inequalities from the 1950s to the 1990s and claimed that Britain was failing to reach Target One of the World Health Organization - to reduce inequalities in health by 2000. This work argues that Britain has failed and contains evidence of the still-widening geograhical gap in mortality in Britain. The ... see all copies from $23.02!
13	Inquiry Into Income and Wealth more books like this by Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist see all copies from $13.84!
14	Job security and work intensification : flexibility and the changing boundaries of work more books like this by Brendan Burchell, Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist What is the reality of employment in the late 1990s? Using findings from the Job Insecurity and Work Intensification Survey (JIWIS), this study reports the experiences of employees in a wide range of industries and occupations in the public and private sectors, and takes in views from employers. see all copies from $57.50!
15	Crumbling Castles?: Helping Owners to Repair and Maintain Their Homes more books like this by Philip Leather, Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist This work updates and elaborates upon The State of UK Housing, a factbook on housing renewal produced by Philip Leather in 1997. It creates an up-to-date picture of poor housing conditions throughout the UK, drawing on late 1990s national house condition surveys and official data on policies. see all copies from $20.86!
16	Inquiry into British housing. Second report June 1991 more books like this by Prince Philip, consort of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist see all copies from $43.30!
17	Living with ambiguity : the relationship between central and local government more books like this by David Walker, Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist What is the future for local authorities; their relationship with central government and with the communities they represent? This report addresses these issues by examining the role of local authorities in relation to central government and exploring the tensions between "local diversity" and "national standards". Based on a "vision document" ... see all copies from $29.39!
18	Squaring the circle : user and carer participation in needs assessment more books like this by Kathryn Ellis, Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist see all copies from $24.51!
19	Small expectations : learning to be poor?. by Jules Shropshire, Sue Middleton, Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist Little is known about how children come to terms with poverty. Based on interviews with children aged between five and 16, this work describes how they make sense of the wider economic world, how they act knowing that their family is poor and how low income influences their beliefs and aspirations. see all copies from $11.99!
20	Esprit de corps : leadership for progressive change in local government. by Barry Quirk, Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist Central government is encouraging councils to change their decision-making systems and to modernize their services. So far, most of the ensuing debate has been on external "incentives" for progressive change. This report explores how progressive change might be achieved from within and offers a synopsis of how to get things right. The author ... see all copies from $14.69!
21	Devolved approaches to local governance : policy and practice in neighbourhood management more books like this by Paul Burgess, Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist Modernising Local Government and Neighbourhood Management are policy initiatives which are seeking to reinvigorate local democracy and ensure that government is more responsive to local needs. They could mark profound changes in the way our communities are governed. But, what are the practical implications? Drawing upon research findings of ... see all copies from $40.13!
22	Food projects and how they work more books like this by Pauline McGlone, Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist The Government is encouraging initiatives to address local problems but there has been little research on how such projects work. This work discusses why some local food projects are successful while others fail, and the general lessons for working with communities, beyond food-related issues. see all copies from $27.71!
23	Low pay, household resources and poverty by Jane Millar, Karen Gardiner, Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist This study examines the relationship between individual low pay, hours of work, other sources of household income, and household poverty. Using data from the Family Expenditure Survey, the authors examine the extent and risk of low pay in the UK from the mid-1990s to 2000/1. They then go on to examine the household incomes of individual low-paid ... see all copies from $28.23! new only from $28.23!
24	Attitudes to local government : a survey of electors more books like this by Alice Bloch, Peter John, Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist see all copies from $42.72!
25	Care in the Community: Challenge and Demonstration more books like this by Joseph Rowntree Foundation add to wishlist The community care reforms of the 1990s were shaped in part by experiences in the 1980s. Whilst many problems emerged in that period, some important lessons were also gained from the Care in the Community Demonstration Programme. Each of 28 demonstration projects helped long-stay hospital residents move to the community. In many ways, the projects ... see all copies from $10.04! new only from $53.59!

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