In this fourth edition of the best-selling core introductory textbook, Pete Alcock and Margaret May provide an essential up-to-date guide on 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, it demonstrates the relationship between core areas of policy and the society we live in.
Engaging, accessible and comprehensive, this is the ideal book for introductory courses on Social Policy and the perfect companion for practitioners who need to keep up to date and informed about the latest developments in the field.
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PETE ALCOCK is Professor of Social Policy at the University of Birmingham, UK.
Inhalt
PART I: WELFARE SERVICES
1. Social Security
2. Education
3. Health
4. Housing
5. Social Services
6. Employment
PART II: STRUCTURE
7. The State
8. The Market
9. The Voluntary Sector
10. Informal Welfare
PART III: CONTEXT
11. Ideologies of Welfare
12. Economic Development
13. International and European Influences
14. Devolution and Local Control
PART IV: ISSUES
15. Social Divisions
16. Paying for Welfare
17. Delivering Welfare
18. The Future of Social Policy.