
Social Policy and Welfare
A Clear Guide
Tom Burden(Author)
Pluto Press
Published on 20. February 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-7453-0966-8 (ISBN)
Description
In this accessible book, Burden explores alternative theoretical approaches to the development of social policy, offering a wide spread of comparative material from around the world.
Reviews / Votes
'Students could do no better than keep this volume with them. It is a comprehensive and reliable guide' -- Professor David Coates, Director of the International Centre for Labour Studies, University of Manchester 'A comprehensive intellectual map enabling the reader to grasp the essence of a vast literature on social issues and developed welfare states' -- Professor Bob Deacon, University of Sheffield 'Very topical ... It contains some revealing insights into the nature of welfare policy and is well worth reading' -- News Line 'Its extraordinary range and its author's eye for detail make this an invaluably comprehensive study ... Essential reading' -- SpectreMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 135 mm
Weight
420 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7453-0966-8 (9780745309668)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Tom Burden is Principal Policy Analyst in the Policy Research Institute, Leeds Business School and is a former Principal Lecturer in Social Policy at Leeds Metropolitan University. He is consultant and tutor with the Open University and a member of the Executive Centre for Industrial Policy.
Content
1. General explanatory perspectives
2. Central concepts in social policy
3. Perspectives on social policy development
4. Social Policy Strategies
5. Social policy issues
6. Social intervention and vulnerable groups in Britain
7. The diversity of welfare states
8. The developed anglophone welfare states
9. Globalisation and social policy
References
Index
2. Central concepts in social policy
3. Perspectives on social policy development
4. Social Policy Strategies
5. Social policy issues
6. Social intervention and vulnerable groups in Britain
7. The diversity of welfare states
8. The developed anglophone welfare states
9. Globalisation and social policy
References
Index