The Student's Companion to Social Policy - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0470655658 ISBN 13 : 9780470655658

Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

The fourth edition of The Student′sCompanion to Social Policy maintains the text sinimitable and best–selling approach with extensive updates andrevisions which take account of recent developments and debates,and changing political and economic configurations. 

Written by experts in the field, this title provides studentswith a base from which to explore critically the key perspectivesand debates within and on social policy, the main optionsnationally and internationally, and the policy challenges andchoices facing contemporary societies. It continues to offerstudents the most up–to–date, comprehensive synoptic guide to, andreference on, the issues that they are likely to encounter instudying social policy in the United Kingdom andelsewhere. 

The new edition includes: 

• A five–chapter section on key themes and issues in the historyand development of UK social policy since the nineteenth century,including the New Labour governments of thetwenty–first century
• New chapters addressing Equalities and Human Rights,Demographic Change, Religion and Social Policy, Taxation andWelfare, Social Policy in Middle Eastern Societies, and a revisedcoverage of the implications of economic policy and the debate overglobalization 
• New problem–centred end–of–chapter reviewquestions  

There is also a dedicated web site to promote and supportstudents′ independent learning and the development of skills inpolicy analysis, research, and evaluation.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The fourth edition of The Student′s Companion toSocial Policy maintains the text′s inimitable and best–sellingapproach. Written by a wide range of experts in the field, it hasbeen extensively updated and revised to take account of recentdevelopments and debates and changing political and economicconfigurations.   Includes an additional five chapter section on the key themesand issues in the development of social policy in the UK since thenineteenth century New to this edition are chapters addressing emergent areas inthe discipline, new illustrative material, problem–centred reviewquestions, and a dedicated website Provides students with a Companion′ which is socomprehensive that it can be used throughout their undergraduateand/or postgraduate studies Meets the needs both of those specializing in social policy orpolicy–related occupations and the wide range of students studyingit as part of other programmes Enhanced by a website available at www.wiley.com/go/alcock4e,featuring student resources including chapter overviews, studyquestions, videos, resource guides, and more

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Wiley-Blackwell
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0470655658
• ISBN 13: 9780470655658
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 4
• Nombre de pages: 496