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This book offers a powerful new approach to policy studies. Drawing on recent perspectives from social constructionism, discourse analysis, the sociology of social problems and …
The UK housing market is in crisis. House-prices are spiralling out of control, rents are rising faster than wages, and there is a serious shortage of new affordable homes. But …
`This primer on the global politics of social policy ... is essential reading for students as well as others seriously interested in improving the human condition. Nuanced and …
This text provides a systematic review of the reform of local government since the election of New Labour in 1997. Modern Local Government:"e; provides the relevant historical …
Introducing you to the public policy making process in Britain today, this book adopts an empirical approach to the study of policy making by relating theory to actual developments …
The social development approach seeks to integrate economic and social policies within a dynamic development process in order to achieve social welfare objectives. This first …
Walking through social development's key theoretical principles and practice strategies, this book shows how it promotes peoples' wellbeing not only in the Global South, where it …
The contentious passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 highlighted the incredible complexity and controversy surrounding health care in the United States. While the U.S. …
Although the concept of policy networks is now well-established in the field, most research has to content itself with description and analysis of their contribution to policy …
It is essential for social work students to know about social policy, to know why studying social policy is important in the social work degree, and to understand how social …