Pete Alcock, Lee Gregory

Social Policy in Britain (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In this fifth edition of the best-selling core introductory textbook, Pete Alcock and Lee Gregory provide a comprehensive and engaging introduction to social policy. Continuing with the unbeaten narrative style and accessible approach of the previous editions, the authors explore the major topics of social policy in a clear and digestible way. By breaking down the complexities behind policy developments and their outcomes, the book demonstrates the relationship between core areas of policy and the society we live in.
This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to cover the impact of Brexit and contains reflections on the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic for social policy. Each chapter contains comprehension activities to aid understanding, as well as helpful summary points and suggestions for further reading.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. März 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350932722
• Artikelnr.: 63534496

Autorenporträt

PETE ALCOCK is Professor of Social Policy at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1.Introduction: The Development of Social Policy Part I: Structures and
Contexts 2. The State 3. The Market 4. The Third Sector 5. Informal Welfare
6. Devolution and Local Control 7. International and European Influences
Part II: Key Policy Areas 8. Social Security 9. Employment 10. Housing 11.
Health 12. Social Care Services 13. Education Part III: Theories and
Debates 14. Ideologies of Welfare 15. Economic Development 16. Paying for
Welfare 17. Social Divisions 18. Delivering Welfare 19. The Future of
Social Policy References Index