Economics for Social Workers: The Application of Economic Theory to Social Policy and the Human Services by Lewis, Michael

Economics for Social Workers: The Application of Economic Theory to Social Policy and the Human Services (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780231116862)

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Economics for Social Workers: The Application of Economic Theory to Social Policy and the Human Services by Lewis, Michael

Economics for Social Workers: The Application of Economic Theory to Social Policy and the Human Services

$105.00
Economics for Social Workers: The Application of Economic Theory to Social Policy and the Human Services by Lewis, Michael

Economics for Social Workers: The Application of Economic Theory to Social Policy and the Human Services

$105.00
Format: Hardcover
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This primer for social work students introduces the general definitions and concepts of economics and uses case studies in social work to develop applied knowledge. The case studies include stories of job training, substance abuse centers, counseling, therapy, child protective services, and services for the poor. The concluding chapters are devoted to topics directly related to social work: economics of poverty, health economics, household economics, the economics of labor, and government failure.

Author: Michael Lewis,Karl Widerquist
ISBN-10: 0231116861
ISBN-13: 9780231116862
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/27/2002
Pages: 246
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.38h x 6.30w x 0.65d
By Michael Lewis
By Michael Lewis
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Michael Lewis is assistant professor of Social Welfare at SUNY-Stony Brook.

Karl Widerquist is a research associate at the Jerome Levy Economics Research Institute of Bard College.

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