Chris Grover Boeken

The book critically examines the Social Fund's introduction and its two-decade operation, challenging the notion that loaning for need relief was a novel approach in social security. By utilizing previously overlooked primary data, it traces the historical context of loaning poor relief, enriching the understanding of the state's intentions in aiding the impoverished and enhancing contemporary social security policy knowledge. This analysis provides valuable insights into the evolution of social welfare practices.

Examines key relationships between material circumstances and crime, and analyses the areas of social policy - in particular social security and labour market policy - that are most important in terms of dealing with inequality at the lower end of the income hierarchy. This work also explains why inequality is linked to offending behaviour.

A guide to create 3-D models using Google SketchUp. It helps you learn to use the basic tools, build and animate models, and place your objects in Google Earth. It also helps you build simple 3-D shapes, save them as reusable components, and use SketchUp's Outliner to show or hide them as you work.

The book explores the historical evolution of state wage supplementation policies, tracing their journey from initial prohibition in the 1830s to their acceptance in the 1970s. It delves into the debates surrounding these practices and highlights how societal opposition was eventually overcome, leading to the enhancement of wages for low-paid workers. Through this examination, it sheds light on the implications of state intervention in labor markets and the ongoing discussions about economic equity.