Social policy for social change
By: Barbara Fawcett ... [et al.].
Contributors: Fawcett, Barbara.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer; Red Globe Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: South Yarra [Vic.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781420256161
Subjects: Social policy; Social planning; Policy sciences; Australia -- Social policy
Description: Explores how social policy is made and by whom, focusing on debates about what counts as a social problem, and on conflicts over ideals, power and resources. Social policy is shown to be dynamic, flexible and provisional, and the opportunities for human service practitioners to engage in the processes are emphasised. Authors from Sydney Uni.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-242) and index.