The Student's Companion to Social Policy
| By: | Pete Alcock; Tina Haux; Margaret May; Sharon Wright |
| Publisher: | Wiley Global Research (STMS) |
| Print ISBN: | 9781118965979 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781118965948 |
| Edition: | 5 |
| Copyright: | 2016 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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This fully updated and expanded edition of the bestselling Student’s Companion to Social Policy charts the latest developments, research, challenges, and controversies in the field in a concise, authoritative format.
- Provides students with the analytical base from which to investigate and evaluate key concepts, perspectives, policies, and outcomes at national and international levels
- Features a new section on devolution and social policy in the UK; enhanced discussion of international and comparative issues; and new coverage of ‘nudge’-based policies, austerity politics, sustainable welfare, working age conditionality, social movements, policy learning and transfer, and social policy in the BRIC countries
- Offers essential information for anyone studying social policy, from undergraduates on introductory courses to those pursuing postgraduate or professional programmes
- Accompanied by updated online resources to support independent learning and skill development with chapter overviews, study questions, guides to key sources and career opportunities, a key term glossary, and more
- Written by a team of experts working at the forefront of social policy