Social Policy An Introduction

includes index and biblioraphy

The subject of Social Policy ......1 Ideas and Concepts in Social Policy.........19 The Development of Social Policy in Britain ................46 The Global Social Policy environment ............66 The Contested boundaries of Social Policy : The case of Criminal Justice ..........82 Who gets what ? Slicing the Welfare Cake ......104 Social Policy, Politics and Social Control .............134 Who Makes policy? The Example of Education ...........159 Work and Welfare .....186 Are Professionals Good for you? The example of Health policy and Health Professionals ........206 Utopias and ideals: Housing policy and the Environment .......227 Community and social Care ..........250 Devolution and Social Policy ..........271 Conclusion : the Future of Social Policty......293