Developments in British Social Policy
2nd Edition
Published on 23. May 2003
Book
Hardback
XVII, 382 pages
978-1-4039-0020-3 (ISBN)
Description
This new edition of an acclaimed undergraduate text offers both a critical commentary on the core areas of social policy in Britain - particularly as they have developed under the auspices of the New Labour government - and an appraisal of the key ideas currently informing British welfare policy. It thus combines discussion of staple topics with original arguments about the new shape of social policy at the start of the twenty-first century.
Reviews / Votes
Reviews of the first edition: 'this book provides a clear guide to the issues raised in a debate that looks set to continue for another quarter-century.' - Rudolf Klein, Health Service Journal 'an excellent social policy text, impressive in its scope and standard..' - Derek Kirton, British Journal of Social WorkMore details
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Nick Ellison | Chris Pierson
Developments in British Social Policy
Book
05/2003
2nd Edition
Red Globe Press
€63.20
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Nick Ellison | Christopher Pierson
Developments in British Social Policy
Book
06/1998
Palgrave Macmillan
€68.09
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Persons
Dr NICK ELLISON is Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Durham. His publications include The Transformation of Welfare States ( Routledge 2003) and he is co-editor of Social Policy Review.
CHRISTOPHER PIERSON is Professor of Politics at the University of Nottingham. He is the author of Beyond the Welfare State (Polity, 1998), Hard Choices: Social Democracy in the Twenty-first Century and (with Francis G. Castles), The Welfare State Reader (Polity, 2000).
CHRISTOPHER PIERSON is Professor of Politics at the University of Nottingham. He is the author of Beyond the Welfare State (Polity, 1998), Hard Choices: Social Democracy in the Twenty-first Century and (with Francis G. Castles), The Welfare State Reader (Polity, 2000).
Content
Introduction; Nick Ellison and Chris Pierson.- PART ONE: THEMES AND DEBATES IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL POLICY.- Globalisation and Social Policy; P.Cerny and M.Evans.- Governance and the Welfare State; B.G.Peters.- Social Exclusion; S.MacGregor.- Responsibilities and Rights: The Changing Balance; J.Lewis.- 'Difference' and Social Policy; G.Lewis.- PART TWO: EVALUATING NEW LABOUR'S SOCIAL POLICY.- Employment Policy; D.Finn.- Social Security Policy; A.Deacon.- Housing Policy; J. Ford.- Urban Policy; R. Atkinson.- Education Policy; K. J. Brehony and R.Deem.- Health Policies; C.Glendinning.- Community Care or Independent Living?; J.Morris.- Criminal Justice Policy; T.Newburn.- Transport Policy; M.Page.- PART THREE: NEW CHALLENGES FOR WELARE: SOCIAL POLICY IN A NEW CENTURY.- Paying for Welfare; S.Regan.- The European Union and British Social Policy; R.Geyer.- Information and Communication Technologies and Social Policy; R.Burrows.- Environmentalism and Social Policy; T.Fitzpatrick.- Genetics and Social Policy; T.Shakespeare.- Conclusion; Nick Ellison and Chris Pierson