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The first major regional study of poverty and its relief in the seventeenth century: the first century of welfare. The English 'Old Poor Law' was the first nati

This up-to-date and comprehensive resource by leaders in child welfare is the first book to reflect the impact of the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) of 1

In this book, Bruce W. Winter maps out the role and obligations of Christians as benefactors and citizens in their society. Winter's scholarly insight is enhanc

The welfare state has been under attack for decades, but now more than ever there is a need for strong social protection systems—the best tools we have to com

This book provides a critical and theoretically-informed assessment of the nature and types of structural change occurring in the Irish welfare state in the con