Social Policy Review 18
Author : Linda Bauld
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 19,1 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9781861348449
Social Policy
Author : Hartley Dean
Publisher : Polity
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 28,38 MB
Release : 2012-05-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0745651771
Book Description
Providing a short and lively introduction for all students new to social policy, this text analyses how healthcare and education, jobs and money and even physical and emotional security are mediated through social policy.
Social Policy Review 21
Author : Rummery, Kirstein
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 30,39 MB
Release : 2009-06-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1847423736
Book Description
Social Policy Review provides students, academics and all those interested in welfare issues with critical analyses of progress and change in areas of major interest during the past year. This year the Review takes the opportunity of the 60th anniversary of the key legislation founding the welfare state in the UK to provide a comprehensive overview of policy developments in the UK and internationally. The first part brings together a selection of papers which have been commissioned to examine historical and contemporary developments in policy tackling Beveridge's five evils of want, idleness, disease, squalor and ignorance, looking at how policy has changed since the aims and ideology of the inception of the post-war welfare state. The second part looks at the issue of the current challenges facing children's welfare services internationally: always a contemporary and contentious issue. The final part brings together a selection of papers looking at the effect of policy development at various governance levels on social policy. The contributions bring together an exciting mix of internationally renowned authors to provide comprehensive discussion of the some of the most challenging issues facing social policy today.
Social policy review 22
Author : Greener, Ian
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 45,65 MB
Release : 2010-07-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1847427138
Book Description
Social Policy Review 22 presents a diverse review of the best in social policy scholarship. It brings together specially commissioned reviews of key areas, research examining important debates in the field, and considers a range of issues including assessments of Labour's social policy after three terms in office, service-user involvement and the labour market impact of the economic crisis along with the winner of the SPA's best postgraduate paper award. It is essential reading for academics and students in the field, but more generally for anyone interested in contemporary social policy.
The Handbook of Social Policy
Author : James Midgley
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 25,12 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780761915614
Book Description
Comprises 33 papers grouped under five themes: The Nature of social policy; The History of social policy; Social policy and the social services; The Political economy of social policy; and International and future perspectives on social policy.
Social Policy Review 19
Author : Clarke, Karen
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 13,24 MB
Release : 2007-07-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1847422454
Book Description
Social Policy Review provides students, academics and all those interested in welfare issues with critical analyses of progress and change in areas of major interest during the past year. Contributions reflect key themes in the UK and internationally. The first part of the collection focuses on developments and change in core UK social policy areas. Part two provides in-depth analyses of topical issues from both UK and international perspectives, while this year's themed section examines 'Migration and social policy'.
Social Policy Review 23
Author : Holden, Chris
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 32,89 MB
Release : 2011-06-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1847429092
Book Description
This edition of Social Policy Review presents an extensive analysis of the coalition government's social policies. In an expanded first section, experts in a range of policy areas analyse the rationale behind, and implications of, government reforms, whilst the second section examines education policy in an international context. It is essential reading for social policy academics and students and for anyone who is interested in the implications of government policy.
Social Policy Review 35
Author : Ruggero Cefalo
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 30,53 MB
Release : 2023-06-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1447369203
Book Description
EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. In the latest edition of Social Policy Review, experts review the leading social policy scholarship from the past year. The book addresses current issues and critical debates within the field, with a particular focus on intergenerational research. Contributors also explore key social policy and research developments across a wide range of themes, including the impact of COVID-19 on eldercare and homelessness, research into Faith Based Organisations, local social services in Italy and social policies for Autistic adults in England and Wales. Published in association with the Social Policy Association, this comprehensive volume will be essential reading for students and academics in social policy, social welfare and related disciplines.
Social Policy Review 33
Author : Marco Pomati
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 10,94 MB
Release : 2021-07-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1447359739
Book Description
The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has made the annual Social Policy Review even more critical than before. This comprehensive volume addresses critical debates throughout the international social policy field over the past year with a key focus on responses to COVID-19 and implications for social policy. Expert contributors address important issues including foodbanks, caring for older family members, lockdowns around the globe, gender, technology and migration during a pandemic. Published in association with the Social Policy Association, this annual review is fundamental reading for students and academics in social policy, social welfare and related disciplines.
Social Policy Review 32
Author : James Rees
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 11,85 MB
Release : 2020-07-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1447355601
Book Description
Leading experts in the field present an up-to-date and diverse review of the best in social policy scholarship over the past year. This volume considers current issues and critical debates in the UK and the international social policy field. It contains vital research on race in social policy higher education and analyses how welfare states and policies address the economic and social hardship of young people. The contributors also consider the impacts of austerity on the welfare state, homelessness, libraries and other social policy areas. Published in association with the Social Policy Association, this comprehensive volume will be of interest to students and academics in social policy, social welfare and related disciplines.
