Education in a Post-Welfare Society (Introducing Social Policy)
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: November 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780335202898
Subjects: Central government policies; Educational systems; Sociology, Social Studies; Politics / Current Events; Education; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Government - Comparative; Public Policy - Social Policy; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; Philosophy & Social Aspects
First sentence: This chapter overviews education as central to the creation of a welfare state which was intended to redistribute social goods and resources more equitably and to encourage economic growth and productivity.