Blinded by Science
The Social Implications of Epigenetics and Neuroscience
“Too often early childhood policy is founded on dogmatic interpretations of over-simplified science. Skepticism is the antidote, which this remarkable piece of scholarship provides, bringing ethical concerns to the fore.”—John Bruer, president emeritus, James S. McDonnell Foundation
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Understanding the Cost of Welfare
“This book provides an expert, wide-ranging review of the key evidence and arguments from economics as they relate to social policy. Because economic claims are so fundamental to, and ubiquitous in, the current debates on welfare, it is essential reading for anyone seeking to articulate an informed position on this subject.”—Jeremy Kendall, University of Kent
Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice
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Designing Prostitution Policy
Intention and Reality in Regulating the Sex Trade
“A splendid, evidence-based analysis of policies related to sexual commerce and labor migration in Europe. Scholars and policy makers will find the book’s findings of tremendous value as they weigh alternative proposals for regulating commercial sex.”—Ronald Weitzer, George Washington University
Cloth $110.00
Policy Analysis in Mexico
http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/P/bo26288683.html
“This volume offers important insights into policy analysis as a field—not just in Mexico, but also more generally. It deserves careful attention.”—Martin Lodge, London School of Economics and Political Science
International Library of Policy Analysis
Cloth $150.00
Irish Social Policy
A Critical Introduction
“Irish Social Policy is an outstanding resource that addresses a wide range of areas of social policy in the Republic of Ireland. It is essential reading for students and professionals interested key issues affecting twenty-first-century Irish society as well as understanding these in a historical context.”—Bryan Fanning, University College Dublin
Paper $49.95
A New Edition
Understanding Housing Policy
“Understanding Housing Policy is an insightful exploration of contemporary housing problems and an excellent introduction to the subject.”—Social Policy, praise for the previous edition
“An excellent update that puts current housing policy into an historical context. This will be very helpful to my students.”—Alan Winter, London South Bank University
Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice
Paper $42.95
Now in Paperback
Social Protection After the Crisis
Regulation without Enforcement
“A devastating critique of neoliberal governance as it rises from the ashes of the global financial crisis.”—Kristian Lasslett, Ulster University and author of State Crime on the Margins of Empire
Paper $42.95