Social Justice and Social Policy in Scotland

by Mooney, Gerry; Scott, Gill; Adams, Eddy (CON); Arnott, Margaret (CON); Bertram, Christine (CON)

• ISBN13: 9781847427021
• ISBN10: 1847427022
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-08-01
• Publisher: Policy Pr

Summary

A critical engagement with the state of social policy a decade after Scotland's devolution in the UK, this book focuses on the successive Scottish administration's key vision of greater social justice as it pertains to the analysis of its social policy. Arguing that such analysis must be located in wider debates about social justice, it shows how the devolution process has affected the making, implementation, and impact of Scotland's social programs. Looking at a range of topics, including income inequality, work and welfare, criminal justice, housing, education, and health, the contributors to this volume offer a comprehensive look at the ways administrative vision has been translated-or not-into effective policy.

Author Biography

Gerry Mooney is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy and Criminology in the Faculty of Social Sciences, The Open University in Scotland. He has written widely on issues relating to social policy and urban studies. Together with Gill Scott, he is editor of Exploring social policy in the 'New' Scotland, The Policy Press, 2005. Gill Scott is Emeritus Professor of Social Justice at Glasgow Caledonian University. She has extensively researched and written on many key areas of social policy making in the Scottish and European contexts.

Table of Contents

List of figures and tables	p. iv
List of contributors	p. v
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Devolution, social justice and social policy: the Scottish context	p. 1
Between autonomy and dependency: state and nation in devolved Scotland	p. 25
Income and wealth inequalities in Scotland since 1997	p. 43
From social inclusion to solidarity: anti-poverty strategies under devolution	p. 61
Regeneration policy and equalities issues	p. 81
Migration, 'race' equality and discrimination: a question of social justice	p. 97
Health policy and health inequalities	p. 113
The coming of age of Scottish social services?	p. 131
Education policy and social justice	p. 147
Policies for young people in contemporary Scotland: a 'lost generation'?	p. 165
Criminal justice, social inequalities and social justice	p. 179
Working Scotland	p. 203
Social housing and homelessness policies: reconcilling social justice and social mix	p. 223
Environmental justice: a question of social justice?	p. 239
Conclusion: towards a new phase of devolution?	p. 257
Index	p. 273
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