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Nick Ellison - Developments in British Social Policy - 9781403900203 - KEX0166440
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Developments in British Social Policy

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Description for Developments in British Social Policy Hardcover. Editor(s): Ellison, Nick; Pierson, Chris. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; JKS; JPFF; JPQB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 707. "Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-373) and index. Commissioning organisation: edited by Nick Ellison and Chris Pierson. xvii, 382 p. 24 cm. Associated Names: Ellison, Nicholas,. Associated Names: Pierson, Christopher. Associated Dates: 1952-. Paperback. As new." Keywords: "Subjects - Business, Finance & Law - Careers - Community Services,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Government & Politics - Political Science & Ideology - Socialism,Subjects - Society, Polit"
This new edition of an acclaimed undergraduate text offers both a critical commentary on the core areas of social policy in Britain - particularly as they have developed under the auspices of the New Labour government - and an appraisal of the key ideas currently informing British welfare policy. It thus combines discussion of staple topics with original arguments about the new shape of social policy at the start of the twenty-first century.

Product Details

Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Number of Pages
382
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781403900203
SKU
KEX0166440
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Nick Ellison
Dr NICK ELLISON is Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Durham. His publications include The Transformation of Welfare States ( Routledge 2003) and he is co-editor of Social Policy Review. CHRISTOPHER PIERSON is Professor of Politics at the University of Nottingham. He is the author of Beyond the Welfare State (Polity, 1998), ... Read more

Reviews for Developments in British Social Policy
Reviews of the first edition: 'this book provides a clear guide to the issues raised in a debate that looks set to continue for another quarter-century.' - Rudolf Klein, Health Service Journal 'an excellent social policy text, impressive in its scope and standard..' - Derek Kirton, British Journal of Social Work

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