Social Policy

Herausgeber: Baldock, John C.; Vickerstaff, Sarah; Manning, Nick; Mitton, Lavinia

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Produktbeschreibung

The fourth edition of this well-respected textbook includes three new chapters on the history and development of social policy, making social policy in a global context, and how to research and write about social policy. It is up-to-date with the coalition government's welfare agenda, and remains the best introduction to social policy available.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• 4 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 592
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 261mm x 197mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 1250g
• ISBN-13: 9780199570843
• ISBN-10: 0199570841
• Artikelnr.: 33723005

Autorenporträt

John Baldock is Professor of Social Policy and Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Kent Nick Manning is Professor of Social Policy and Sociology and Head of the Institute of Mental Heath at the University of Nottingham Sarah Vickerstaff is Professor of Work and Employment and Deputy Head of the School of Social Policy, Sociology, and Social Research at the University of Kent Lavinia Mitton is Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Kent

Inhaltsangabe

* The origins, character, and politics of modern welfre systems
* 1: John Baldock: Social policy, social welfare, and the welfare state
* 2: Lavinia Mitton: The history and development of social policy
* 3: Nick Manning: Making social policy in a global context
* The social and economic context of social policy
* 4: Lavinia Mitton and Mark Liddiard: Social need and patterns of
inequality
* 5: Sarah Vickerstaff: Work and welfare
* 6: Jan Pahl: The family and welfare
* The financial and organisational context of social policy
* 7: Jeremy Kendall: The role of the voluntary and community sectors
* 8: John Baldock: Paying for welfare: public expenditure
decision-making
* 9: Nicola Yeates: Global social policy
* Delivering welfare
* 10: Tony Fitzpatrick: Cash transfers
* 11: Sarah Vickerstaff: Education, schools, and training
* 12: Gillian Pascal: Health and health policy
* 13: Justine Schneider and Kezia Scales: Social care
* 14: Derek Kirton: The care and protection of children
* 15: Chris Pickvance: Housing and housing policy
* 16: Tina Eadie and Rebecca Morley: Crime, justice and punishment
* 17: Jochen Clasen: Comparative social policy and the European Union
* Consequences and outcomes of social policy
* 18: Chris Pickvance: The impact of social policy
* 19: Hartley Dean: The experience of welfare: the life course and the
welfare state
* 20: Lavinia Mitton: How to research and write about social policy