The Student's Companion to Social Policy, 3rd Edition

by Editor: Pete Alcock (University of Birmingham); Editor: Margaret May (London Metropolitan University); Editor: Karen Rowlingson

• ISBN13: 9781405169011
• ISBN10: 140516901X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Thoroughly updated to reflect policy changes and innovations, the third edition ofThe Student's Companion to Social Policycontinues to provide students with the most comprehensive introduction to contemporary British social policy available today. Provides students with the most comprehensive introduction to contemporary British social policy Offers a completely new section reflecting the impact of globalization on the welfare state Features thoroughly updated contributions that reflect recent policy changes and innovations Is written by a distinguished team of educators and scholars in the forefront of social policy studies.

Author Biography

Pete Alcock is Professor of Social Policy and Administration and Head of School of Social Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK.

Margaret May is Principal Lecturer Teaching and Learning and Human Resource Management, London Metropolitan University, UK.

Karen Rowlingson is Professor of Social Policy and Director of Research at the Institute of Applied Social Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xvi
Introduction	p. xvii
Concepts and Approaches	p. 1
The Subject of Social Policy	p. 3
Methods and Approaches in Social Policy Research	p. 11
History and Social Policy	p. 19
Social Needs, Social Problems, Social Welfare and Well-being	p. 26
Equality, Rights and Social Justice	p. 34
Efficiency, Equity and Choice	p. 42
Altruism, Reciprocity and Obligation	p. 50
Key Perspectives	p. 59
Neo-Liberalism	p. 61
The Conservative Tradition	p. 69
Social Democracy	p. 77
The Socialist Perspective	p. 84
Third Way Perspectives	p. 91
Feminist Perspectives	p. 99
Green Perspectives	p. 106
Postmodernist Perspectives	p. 113
Context	p. 121
Divisions and Difference	p. 123
Poverty and Social Exclusion	p. 131
The Distribution of Welfare	p. 139
Social Policy and Economic Policy	p. 149
Culture and Nationhood	p. 159
Social Policy and Family Policy	p. 166
The Political Process	p. 173
Evidence and Evaluation	p. 180
Welfare Production and Provision	p. 187
State Welfare	p. 189
Commercial Welfare	p. 196
Occupational Welfare	p. 203
Voluntary Welfare	p. 212
Informal Care	p. 219
Paying for Welfare	p. 226
Citizenship and Access to Welfare	p. 233
Welfare Governance	p. 241
Managing and Delivering Welfare	p. 243
Accountability for Welfare	p. 251
Welfare Users and Social Policy	p. 259
Local and Regional Government and Governance and Social Policy	p. 267
Social Policy and Devolution	p. 275
Social Policy and the European Union	p. 284
Social Policy and Supranational Governance	p. 292
Welfare Services	p. 301
Income Maintenance and Social Security	p. 303
Employment	p. 311
Healthcare	p. 318
Education in Schools	p. 326
Lifelong Learning and Training	p. 335
Housing	p. 343
Social Care	p. 351
Criminal Justice	p. 357
Services for Particular Groups	p. 367
'Race' and Social Welfare	p. 369
Children	p. 378
Young People	p. 386
Older People	p. 394
Disability	p. 402
Migrants and Asylum-seekers	p. 410
International Issues	p. 419
The Role of Comparative Study in Social Policy	p. 421
Globalization and Social Policy	p. 430
Social Policy in Europe	p. 438
Social Policy in Liberal Market Societies	p. 445
Social Policy in East Asian Societies	p. 452
Social Policy in Developing Societies	p. 459
Careers and Postgraduate Study in Social Policy	p. 469
The Social Policy Association (SPA)	p. 475
Index	p. 476
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