Education in a Post-Welfare Society (Introducing Social Policy)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: August 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9780335202881
Subjects: Education; Social welfare & social services; Politics / Current Events; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Government - Comparative; Public Policy - Social Policy; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; Education / Curricula; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Education and state; Great Britain; Politics and education; 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.