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Social policy in Britain / Pete Alcock ; consultant editor Jo Campling.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xix, 356 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0333993349
  • 9780333993347
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 361.610941
LOC classification:
  • HN 385.5 A354s 2003
Contents:
List of Figures and Tables. Preface to the Second Edition. 1. Introduction: The Development of Social Policy. p. 1. Pt. I. Welfare Services. 2. Social Security. p. 19. 3. Education. p. 37. 4. Health. p. 55. 5. Housing. p. 72. 6. Social Services. p. 96. 7. Employment. p. 114. Pt. II. Structure. 8. State. p. 133. 9. Market. p. 146. 10. Voluntary Sector. p. 159. 11. Informal Welfare. p. 178. Pt. III. Context. 12. Ideologies of Welfare. p. 193. 13. Economic Development. p. 214. 14. International and European Influences. p. 239. 15. Devolution and Local Control. p. 257. Pt. IV. Issues. 16. Social Divisions. p. 281. 17. Paying for Welfare. p. 300. 18. Delivering Welfare. p. 313. 19. Future of Social Policy. p. 330. Index. p. 349.
Summary: The new edition of this best-selling introductory textbook has been revised throughout to cover the major social policy changes in Britain since Labour's coming to power in 1997. It has also been extended to include substantive coverage of all the main areas of policy provision.
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Previous edition: Basingstoke : Macmillan, 1996.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of Figures and Tables. Preface to the Second Edition. 1. Introduction: The Development of Social Policy. p. 1. Pt. I. Welfare Services. 2. Social Security. p. 19. 3. Education. p. 37. 4. Health. p. 55. 5. Housing. p. 72. 6. Social Services. p. 96. 7. Employment. p. 114. Pt. II. Structure. 8. State. p. 133. 9. Market. p. 146. 10. Voluntary Sector. p. 159. 11. Informal Welfare. p. 178. Pt. III. Context. 12. Ideologies of Welfare. p. 193. 13. Economic Development. p. 214. 14. International and European Influences. p. 239. 15. Devolution and Local Control. p. 257. Pt. IV. Issues. 16. Social Divisions. p. 281. 17. Paying for Welfare. p. 300. 18. Delivering Welfare. p. 313. 19. Future of Social Policy. p. 330. Index. p. 349.

The new edition of this best-selling introductory textbook has been revised throughout to cover the major social policy changes in Britain since Labour's coming to power in 1997. It has also been extended to include substantive coverage of all the main areas of policy provision.

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