"From the ale-house drunks of the Victorian era to the obese benefit scroungers of today, civilization has consistently pinned blame and shame for any societal issues on the poorer classes. In reality, the recent dismantling of crucial welfare state sections by both the U.K.'s L…
Presents new data to give an overview of shadow economies from OECD countries and propose solutions to prevent illicit work.
"Presents innovative multi-disciplinary perspectives on how people and societies respond to, and recover from sudden, unexpected crisis events like natural disasters which impact tragically on the established patterns and structures of their lives. Through detailed empirical ana…
Does globalization mean a race to the bottom in social standards and the inevitable decay of the welfare state? Ramesh Mishra examines the implications of globalization in respect of social policy and social standards in advanced industrial countries.
Few discussions in modern social science have occupied as much attention as the changing nature of welfare states in Western societies. Gsta Esping-Andersen, one of the foremost contributors to current debates on this issue, here provides a new analysis of the character and role…
by Smith, Randall, Means, Robin
fromPublic policy and politics
Updated to cover the impact of Tony Blair's government on community care, this book examines the effects of community care and looks at the changing roles of social services, health care and related professions.
by Smith, Randall, Means, Robin, Richards, Sally
fromPublic policy and politics
This third edition examines the effects of community care and looks at the changing roles of social services, health care and related professions. It provides a balanced assessment of the achievements and failures to date of New Labour's modernisation agenda.
"Edited by a team of renowned experts, Connecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice features contributions from leaders in this field providing a variety of perspectives on different topics. This visionary guide equips social workers to proactively engage in policy pra…
