Social policy : an introduction
/ Kenneth Blakemore, Edwin Griggs
- 3rd ed.
- Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2007.
- xi, 330 p. ; ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes index.
The subject of social policy Ideas and concepts in social policy The development of social policy in Britain The contested boundaries of social policy: The case of criminal justice policy Who gets what? Slicing the welfare cake Social policy, politics and social control Who makes policy? The example of education Work and welfare Are professionals good for you? The example of health policy and health professionals Utopias and ideals: Housing policy and the environment Community and social care Devolution and social policy Conclusion: the future of social policy
Offers an introduction to various developments in social policy and welfare. Covering social policy in the UK, this book contains chapters on criminal justice; and, education, community and social care, and health. It acts as a reference for practitioners and professional policy makers in fields including health, and medicine and nursing
eng.
9780335218745 NA
Social policy--Great Britain Social science human Services