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Found 4 from your keywords: subject="Public welfare"
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Promoting active citizenship : markets and choice in Scandinavian welfare
Sivesind, Karl HenrikSaglie, Jo

This book analyses the considerable variation in the shares of private provision for core services in education, health and social services, in the Scandinavian countries. The chapters compare countries, service areas, and the for-profit, non-profit and public sectors. Each focuses on different levels of change: the mix of welfare providers, national laws and regulations, governance in munic…

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9783319553818
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xiv, 325p. : ill.
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305 PRO p
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Disability, health and human development
Mitra, Sophie

This open access book introduces the human development model to define disability and map its links with health and wellbeing, based on Sen’s capability approach. The author uses panel survey data with internationally comparable questions on disability for Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda. It presents evidence on the prevalence of disability and its strong and consistent association with…

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ISBN/ISSN
9781137536389
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xxi, 177p. : ill.
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362.4091724 MIT d
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Autistic community and the neurodiversity movement
Kapp, Steven K.

This open access book marks the first historical overview of the autism rights branch of the neurodiversity movement, describing the activities and rationales of key leaders in their own words since it organized into a unique community in 1992. Sandwiched by editorial chapters that include critical analysis, the book contains 19 chapters by 21 authors about the forming of the autistic community…

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ISBN/ISSN
9789811384370
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330 p.; 22 cm.
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155.142 AUT a
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State of empowerment : low-income families and the new welfare state
Barnes, Carolyn

On weekday afternoons, dismissal bells signal not just the end of the school day but also the beginning of another important activity: the federally funded after-school programs that offer tutoring, homework help, and basic supervision to millions of American children. Nearly one in four low-income families enroll a child in an after-school program. Beyond sharpening students’ math and readin…

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ISBN/ISSN
9780472131648
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vii, 170p. : ill.
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371.04 BAR s