New Risks, New Welfare Contributor(s): Manning, Nick (Editor), Shaw, Ian (Editor), Finer, Catherine Jones (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0631220429 ISBN-13: 9780631220428 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Binding Type: Paperback Published: August 2000 Annotation: This book is concerned with the likely developments in social policy and welfare states in the twenty first century. The introduction looks back both to the thoughts that social policy scholars might have entertained at the turn of the last century or two, and more speculatively to what they might have thought in AD 999, at the end of the last millennium. The contributions relate to a number of themes: social change; international or inter-regional change; the type of welfare system; and changes in work in all its aspects, not just paid work. These themes all affect the future of social policy. The book shows that:
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Security - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare |
Dewey: 361.61 |
LCCN: 00-25850 |
Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy |
Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.85" W x 8.94" L (0.50 lbs) 168 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This exceptional collection, the third in the Broadening Perspectives on Social Policy series, explores the profound changes currently underway which will have significant implications for the future of social policy. New Risks, New Welfare provides a look at the likely developments in social policy and welfare that will occur in the twenty-first century. Taking an historical as well as a speculative perspective, this book looks at social change, types of welfare systems and changes in work - including welfare work - to navigate a likely course in the new millennium. |
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