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Social Policy
Third Edition
Edited by John Baldock, Nick Manning, and Sarah Vickerstaff
768 pages
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43 tables and figures
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246x189mm
978-0-19-928497-9
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Paperback
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01 March 2007
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- This textbook provides the most comprehensive coverage of social policy and welfare issues for students
- Each chapter, providing in-depth topic coverage, has been written by a leading expert in the field
- This edition has been substantially revised and updated, including the commitments made by Labour in their 2005 election campaign
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New to this edition - All chapters have been thoroughly reviewed to take into account recent changes in British and European social policy
- A band new chapter, chapter 21, has been added to cover globalization and social policy
- Increased coverage of welfare consumption and welfare users; young carers; race and ethnicity; the social controls of welfare, social policy and the EU
- Increased level of in-text signposting including learning outcomes and end-of-chapter questions, and 2-colour text design
- For students: online resource centre providing weblinks, answers to the end-of-chapter questions and updates
The third edition of this well established textbook remains a key book for students of social policy and other sociology related disciplines. Updates to this edition cover Labour's administration (1997 to date), taking into account the commitments made by Labour in their 2005 general election campaign.
Each chapter is written by an expert in the field, to provide comprehensive coverage of a wide variety of social policy and welfare issues. All the existing chapters have been thoroughly reviewed and updated to take into account recent changes in British and European social policy. For
this edition one new chapter has been added - Globalization and Social Policy.
The chapters are written in a non-technical way and are supported by detailed case studies, suggestions for further reading, end-of-chapter questions and a glossary. In addition, the supporting online resource centre provides further material including weblinks, answers to the end-of-chapter questions, and updates. Readership: Undergraduate and postgraduate social policy students and second/third year sociology and politics students studying social policy option modules.
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Edited by John Baldock, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent at Canterbury, Nick Manning, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham, and Sarah Vickerstaff, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent at Canterbury Contributors:
John Baldock, University of Kent at Canterbury
Michael Cahill, University of Brighton
Jochen Clasen, University of Stirling
Hartley Dean, London School of Economics and Political Science
Tina Eadie, University of Nottingham
Tony
Fitzpatrick, University of Nottingham
Andrew Gray, University of Durham
Bill Jenkins, University of Kent at Canterbury
Derek Kirton, University of Kent at Canterbury
Mark Liddiard, Curtin University, Perth
Nick Manning, University of Nottingham
Rebecca Morley, University of Nottingham
Jan Pahl, Emeritus Professor, University of Kent
Gillian Parker, University of York
Gillian Pascall, University of Nottingham
Chris Pickvance, University of Kent at Canterbury
Justine Schneider, University of Nottingham
Duncan Scott, University of Manchester
Sarah Vickerstaff, University of Kent at Canterbury
Nicola Yeates, Open
University
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The Origins, Character and Politics of Modern Welfare Systems
1: John Baldock: Social Policy, Social Welfare and the Welfare State
2: Nick Manning: The Politics of Welfare
The Social and Economic Context
3: Nick Manning: Welfare Ideology and Social Policy
4: Mark Liddiard: Welfare, Media and Culture
5: Mark Liddiard: Social Need and Patterns of Inequality
6: Sarah Vickerstaff: Work and Welfare
7: Jan Pahl: The Family and Welfare
8: Hartley Dean: Welfare, Identity and the Life Course
Planning, Financing and Implementing Welfare Policies
9: Bill Jenkins and Andrew Gray: Professions and Bureaucracy
10: Bill Jenkins and John Baldock: Public Expenditure and Decision-Making
11: Duncan Scott: The Role of the Voluntary and Community Sectors
Delivering Welfare
12: Tony Fitzpatrick: Cash Transfers
13: Sarah Vickerstaff: Education, Schools and Training
14: Gill Pascal: Health and Health Policy
15: Gillian Parker and Justine Schneider: Social Care
16: Derek Kirton: The Care and Protection of Children
17: Chris Pickvance: Housing and Housing Policy
18: Tina Eadie and Becky Morley: Crime, Justice and Punishment
19: Michael Cahill: The Environment and Green Social Policy
20: Jochen Clasen: Comparative Social Policy and the European Union
21: Nicola Yeates: Globalization and Social Policy
Consequences and Outcomes of Social Policy
22: Chris Pickvance: The Impact of Social Policy
23: Tony Fitzpatrick: New thinking about Social Welfare
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