Social Policy: Theory and Practice

Paul Spicker

ISBN 10: 144731610X / ISBN 13: 9781447316107

Editore: Bristol University Press, 2014

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This fully revised, updated and extended edition of a bestselling social policy textbook is extensively reworked and adapted to meet the needs of its international readership. Laying out the architecture of social policy as a field of study, it provides a sense of the scope, range and purpose of the subject. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 772. . 2014. 3rd Revised edition. Paperback. . . . .

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• Titolo: Social Policy: Theory and Practice
• Editore: Bristol University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 144731610X
• ISBN 13: 9781447316107
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Edizione: terza edizione
• Condizione: New

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Riassunto

This fully revised, updated, and extended edition of a bestselling social policy textbook lays out the architecture of social policy as a field of study, combining theoretical discussions with discussions of social policy in practice. Paul Spicker provides readers with a sense of the scope, range, and purpose of social policy studies and helps foster a critical awareness of the problems that can beset it. He explains what social policy is and why it matters, looks at policy in a social context, considers the role of the state and social services in the larger public, and explores issues in administration and service delivery, all while surveying various methods and approaches to social policy studies. This third edition is the only general book on social policy written to meet the needs of an international readership.

Informazioni sull?autore

Paul Spicker is Grampian Chair of Public Policy at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. His research has included studies of poverty, need, disadvantage and service delivery. He has written widely on the theory of social policy, while his studies of practice have included works on housing management, dementia services and social security.