Developments in British Social Policy
Published on 24. June 1998
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-0-333-65920-5 (ISBN)
Description
This text furnishes students of social policy with a comprehensive introduction to the subject that covers not just a sector-by-sector policy analysis but also its theoretical underpinning and a discussion of the wider socio-economic context of policy making and implementation. The work is intended for use on undergraduate courses in social policy, and for students of social policy, sociology, politics, public policy, health studies, community studies, applied social studies, and social work.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
507 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-65920-5 (9780333659205)
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Nick Ellison | Chris Pierson
Developments in British Social Policy
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Content
Introduction; N.Ellison & C.Pierson - PART ONE: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON WELFARE THEORY - Introduction - Theory in British Social Policy; C.Pierson - The Changing Politics of Social Policy; N.Ellison - New Conceptions of Citizenship; R.Lister - Social Policy and Human Need; M.Hewitt - Social Welfare and Associative Democracy; P.Hirst - PART TWO: BRITISH SOCIAL POLICY IN THE 1990s - Introduction - Employment Policy; N.Whiteside - Income Maintenance; A.McKay - Health Policy; S.Nettleton - Education Policy; S.J.Ball - The Personal Social Services; M.Langan - Housing Policy; P.Malpass - PART THREE: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN BRITISH SOCIAL POLICY - Introduction - Social Policy and Social Movements: Race and Social Policy; J.Solomos - Social Policy and Social Movements: Gender and Social Policy; G.Pascall - Social Policy and Social Movements: Ecology and Social Policy; J.Barry - Changing Dimensions of Poverty; D.Piachaud - British Social Policy in the European Context; L.Cram - Consumerism and the Future of Social Policy; M.Cahill - Conclusion; N.Ellison & C.Pierson - Bibliography - Index