Understanding social policy / Michael Hill and Zoë Irving.
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TextPublisher: Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009Edition: 8th edDescription: xii, 293 p. ; 25 cmISBN: 9781405181761 (pbk. : alk. paper) ; 1405181761 (pbk. : alk. paper) Subject(s): Welfare state | Welfare economics | Great Britain -- Social policyReview: "In the eighth edition of this highly successful text, the authors seek to develop readers' appreciation of the key substantive areas of social policy as well as the context and processes which surround their development." "Using case studies to review contemporary topics and examples, new chapters, and a greater emphasis on key principles, themes and issues within the policy areas, this revised and updated edition assesses the breadth of social policy study and considers policy changes that have taken place since the previous edition." "Written for people who have had no previous training in the social sciences, with the needs of social workers, nurses, health visitors, and other social policy "practitioners" very much in mind, as well as those studying social policy, this eighth edition of Understanding Social Policy brings a classic textbook right up to date."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-288) and index.
"In the eighth edition of this highly successful text, the authors seek to develop readers' appreciation of the key substantive areas of social policy as well as the context and processes which surround their development." "Using case studies to review contemporary topics and examples, new chapters, and a greater emphasis on key principles, themes and issues within the policy areas, this revised and updated edition assesses the breadth of social policy study and considers policy changes that have taken place since the previous edition." "Written for people who have had no previous training in the social sciences, with the needs of social workers, nurses, health visitors, and other social policy "practitioners" very much in mind, as well as those studying social policy, this eighth edition of Understanding Social Policy brings a classic textbook right up to date."--BOOK JACKET.