Social Policy: An Introduction

4th Edition
0335246621 · 9780335246625
What are social policies?How are social policies created and implemented?Why do certain policies exist?The fourth edition of this highly respected textbook provides a clear and engaging introduction to social policy.The book has been thoroughly updat… Read More
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  • List of activities
  • List of tables
  • List of figures
  • List of boxes
  • The authors
  • Preface

    The subject of social policy

  • Ideas and concepts in social policy
  • The development of social policy in Britain
  • The global social policy environment
  • The contested boundaries of social policy: the case of criminal justice
  • Who gets what? Slicing the welfare cake
  • Social policy, politics and social control
  • Who makes policy? The example of education
  • Work and welfare
  • Are professionals good for you? The example of health policy and health professionals
  • Utopia and ideals: housing policy and the environment
  • Community and social care
  • Devolution and social policy
  • Conclusion: the future of social policy

    Glossary

  • Bibliography

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