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1. Poverty, Income and Social Protection

   International Policy Perspectives

   Edited by Richard Hoefer, James Midgley

   This book provides insights into the way social protection policy is being redefined as a result of the new commitment by governments around the world to use these programs to reduce poverty. The case studies presented show how innovations in social protection have emerged in different countries....

   To Be Published September 30th 2012 by Routledge
2. Social Policy and Poverty in East Asia

   The Role of Social Security

   Edited by James Midgley, Kwong Leung Tang

   Series: Routledge Research On Public and Social Policy in Asia

   This book looks at the role of social policy and particularly social security in addressing the ongoing challenge of poverty in East Asia despite the region’s spectacular experience of economic growth in decent decades. The East Asian miracle resulted over the last four decades in a...

   Published March 23rd 2011 by Routledge
3. Grassroots Social Security in Asia

   Mutual Aid, Microinsurance and Social Welfare

   Edited by James Midgley, Mitsuhiko Hosaka

   Series: Routledge Research On Public and Social Policy in Asia

   Grassroots Social Security in Asia investigates the role of mutual associations in providing income protection to low-income people in Asia and in particular the region's developing countries. Historically, these associations have consisted of small groups of people with common interests who save...

   Published February 1st 2011 by Routledge
4. International Encyclopedia of Social Policy

   Edited by Tony Fitzpatrick, Huck-ju Kwon, Nick Manning, James Midgley, Gillian Pascall

   Available in paperback for the first time, this milestone work offers an in-depth treatment of all aspects of the discipline and practice of social policy globally. Supported by a distinguished international advisory board, the editors have compiled almost 900,000 words across 734 entries written...

   Published April 7th 2010 by Routledge
5. International Perspectives on Welfare to Work Policy

   Edited by Richard Hoefer, James Midgley

   Learn what you can do to promote social policy initiatives that really workInternational Perspectives on Welfare to Work Policy presents the latest available research on the various interpretations of “welfare-to-work” in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Hong Kong,...

   Published September 17th 2006 by Routledge