Social Welfare Books

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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-welfare)
avg rating 4.28 — 55,634 ratings — published 2008
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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 63,022 ratings — published 2020
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Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-welfare)
avg rating 4.11 — 7,191 ratings — published 2019
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The Social Worker As Manager: A Practical Guide to Success The Social Worker As Manager: A Practical Guide to Success (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as social-welfare)
avg rating 3.11 — 37 ratings — published 1997
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The Road Not Taken The Road Not Taken (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as social-welfare)
avg rating 3.86 — 69 ratings — published 2001
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 116,596 ratings — published 2012
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-welfare)
avg rating 4.47 — 113,513 ratings — published 2016
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-welfare)
avg rating 4.16 — 184,718 ratings — published 2016
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Social Revolution: Politics and the Welfare State in Iran Social Revolution: Politics and the Welfare State in Iran (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as social-welfare)
avg rating 3.80 — 30 ratings — published
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Unfaithful Angels: How Social Work Has Abandoned its Mission Unfaithful Angels: How Social Work Has Abandoned its Mission (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as social-welfare)
avg rating 3.43 — 177 ratings — published 1993
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Street-Level Bureaucracy: The Dilemmas of the Individual in Public Service Street-Level Bureaucracy: The Dilemmas of the Individual in Public Service (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as social-welfare)
avg rating 3.85 — 314 ratings — published 1980
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The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as social-welfare)
avg rating 3.93 — 348 ratings — published 1989
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The Welfare State: A Reader The Welfare State: A Reader (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as social-welfare)
avg rating 3.68 — 41 ratings — published 1999
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Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-welfare)
avg rating 4.26 — 23,455 ratings — published 2011
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No Silly Questions: The Daily Aus explains how the world works (and why you should care) No Silly Questions: The Daily Aus explains how the world works (and why you should care)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 4.14 — 370 ratings — published
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A Long Goodbye to Bismarck?: The Politics of Welfare Reform in Continental Europe (Changing Welfare States) A Long Goodbye to Bismarck?: The Politics of Welfare Reform in Continental Europe (Changing Welfare States)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2010
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Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 111,470 ratings — published 2017
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Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 4.15 — 93,261 ratings — published 2025
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Small Things Like These Small Things Like These (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 4.09 — 429,205 ratings — published 2021
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Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1) Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 4.31 — 200,742 ratings — published 2021
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Girl Friday: An Extraordinarily Ordinary Working Life Girl Friday: An Extraordinarily Ordinary Working Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.40 — 89 ratings — published
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The Evolution of Modern States: Sweden, Japan, and the United States (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics) The Evolution of Modern States: Sweden, Japan, and the United States (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 3.97 — 33 ratings — published 2010
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The Granddaughter The Granddaughter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 4.14 — 9,137 ratings — published 2021
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Bloomberg's New York: Class and Governance in the Luxury City Bloomberg's New York: Class and Governance in the Luxury City (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.51 — 37 ratings — published 2011
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The New Structural Social Work: Ideology, Theory, Practice The New Structural Social Work: Ideology, Theory, Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 3.78 — 69 ratings — published 2006
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Easy Meat: Inside Britain's Grooming Gang Scandal Easy Meat: Inside Britain's Grooming Gang Scandal (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 4.09 — 88 ratings — published 2016
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The New Aging: Politics and Change in America The New Aging: Politics and Change in America (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Western capitalism in transition: Global processes, local challenges Western capitalism in transition: Global processes, local challenges (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Social Work: A Profession of Many Faces Social Work: A Profession of Many Faces (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 3.88 — 25 ratings — published 1977
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Shuggie Bain Shuggie Bain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 4.30 — 190,108 ratings — published 2020
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The Triple Bind of Single-Parent Families: Resources, Employment and Policies to Improve Wellbeing The Triple Bind of Single-Parent Families: Resources, Employment and Policies to Improve Wellbeing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published
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Sincerely, Your Autistic Child Sincerely, Your Autistic Child (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 2,005 ratings — published 2021
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NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 4.28 — 17,804 ratings — published 2015
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The Welfare State: A Very Short Introduction The Welfare State: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 3.88 — 144 ratings — published 2016
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Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 7,113 ratings — published 2015
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Social Welfare in Canada, 4th Edition: Inclusion, Equity, and Social Justice Social Welfare in Canada, 4th Edition: Inclusion, Equity, and Social Justice (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 3.03 — 30 ratings — published 2002
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 4.15 — 463,387 ratings — published 2022
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Obsession: A journalist and victim-survivor’s investigation into stalking Obsession: A journalist and victim-survivor’s investigation into stalking (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 4.02 — 363 ratings — published
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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 3.92 — 317,829 ratings — published 2023
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Radical Inequalities: China's Revolutionary Welfare State in Comparative Perspective (Harvard East Asian Monographs) Radical Inequalities: China's Revolutionary Welfare State in Comparative Perspective (Harvard East Asian Monographs)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 2015
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The Welfare State in East Asia (Elements in Politics and Society in East Asia) The Welfare State in East Asia (Elements in Politics and Society in East Asia)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone's Well-Being The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone's Well-Being (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 4.18 — 655 ratings — published 2018
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She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 4.34 — 43,774 ratings — published 2019
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Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 1,558 ratings — published 2018
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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 3.90 — 59,666 ratings — published 2022
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Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 3.59 — 13,809 ratings — published 2023
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Hype: How Scammers, Grifters, and Con Artists Are Taking Over the Internet—and Why We're Following Hype: How Scammers, Grifters, and Con Artists Are Taking Over the Internet—and Why We're Following (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 3.32 — 1,216 ratings — published 2021
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Taxation and Democracy: Swedish, British and American Approaches to Financing the Modern State Taxation and Democracy: Swedish, British and American Approaches to Financing the Modern State (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 4.00 — 7 ratings — published 1993
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Station of Dead Hearts Station of Dead Hearts (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 24 ratings — published
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as social-welfare)
avg rating 4.14 — 443,800 ratings — published 2017
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Gary L. Francione
“Welfare reforms and the whole “happy” exploitation movement are not “baby steps.” They are big steps–in a seriously backward direction.”
GaryLFrancione

“Prison is, simply put, the bottom rung of the welfare ladder.”
Stephen Reid, A Crowbar in the Buddhist Garden

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