The Principles of Social Policy
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: August 25, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780333763384
Subjects: Central government policies; Civil rights & citizenship; Social issues; Social theory; Social welfare & social services; Reference; Politics / Current Events; Textbooks; Industrialized / developed countries; Public Affairs & Administration; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; Sociology - General; Social Science / Sociology / General; General; Social justice; Social policy
First sentence: My main reason for writing this book is that in seeking to explain social policy the majority of existing volumes seem to adopt one of two approaches.
Description: "Beyond their immediate areas of concern (such as education, health or housing) social policies are shaped by prevailing political values and beliefs. These values are made tangible in the form of overarching policy objectives. These may include, for example, the promotion of equality, the securing of justice or the preservation of liberty. This book provides an account of the key principles that have underpinned social policy in Western democracies and shows how they exert a direct effect on the contours of citizenship."--Jacket.