Dependency to Enterprise
Routledge (Publisher)
Published on 2. May 1991
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-415-04861-3 (ISBN)
Description
Designed for students of social policy and sociology, this study examines the British government's promotion of a culture of enterprise. It features a number of essays by social scientists which challenge government policy and provide an appraisal of the concepts of enterprise and dependency.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
10 figures, 15 tables
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
420 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-04861-3 (9780415048613)
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Content
SECTION 1: Fundamentals 1. What is wealth and who creates it? Alan Williams 2. Human Nature and the Culture of Enterprise Susan Mendus 3. Mythology and Social Policy Kathleen Jones SECTION 2: Interdependence Between Industry and Government 4. UK Defence and Dependence: Economic Burden or Benefit? Keith Hartley and Nick Hooper 5. Regulating Addictive Commodities: Dependence and the Culture of Enterprise Christine Godfrey and Melanie Powell SECTION 3: Health Care 6. Health Insurance Purchase: An Example of Enterprise Culture? Alison Eastwood and Carol Propper 7. The Conflict Between Industrial and Health Policy in the UK Medical Equipment Market John Hutton SECTION 4: Financial Dependence of Women and Elderly People 8. Women, the State, and the Concept of Financial Dependence Helen Wyn 9. The Dependence of Labour Supply Behaviour on Family Composition - the Case of the Single Parent Alan Duncan 10. Dependence and Population Ageing William A. Jackson 11. The Myth of Independence: Home Ownership in Old Age Christine Oldman SECTION 5: Dependence in the Community 12. How do Discharged Psychiatric Patients Fare in the Community Christina Perring 13. Support for Life: The Care Needs of Those Living with HIV Infection Glennis Whyte 14. They've Got Their Own Lives to Lead: Carers and Dependent People Talking About Family and Neighbourhood Help, Gillian Parker 15. Some Contributions from Theory which Informs Social Work and Social Policy Research, Dorothy Whitaker SECTION 6: Researcher and Researched 16. Dependency and Despair: Health, Economics and the Health Care System Michael Mulkay et al 17. Giving Economic Advice in Difficult Circumstances: The Case of the NHS Charles E. M. Normand.