| Description |
xiv, 250 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Chapter 1 Social policy and social change -- Chapter 2 Making social policy: maps and mechanisms -- Chapter 3 Politics: conflicts over ideas and resources -- Chapter 4 Values: social policy and contested domains -- Chapter 5 Economics: who pays, who benefits and how much? -- Chapter 6 Organisations: which should provide human services? -- Chapter 7 People: who implements social policy? -- Chapter 8 Evidence: the role of research in policy and practice -- Chapter 9 Changing social policy: reorientation through social inclusion? -- Chapter 10 Changing social policy: radical and reactionary social policies -- Chapter 11 Changing social policy: reinvigoration through the community? -- Chapter 12 Conclusion |
| Summary |
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 |
Authors: Barbara Fawcett; Susan Goodwin; Gabrielle Meagher; Ruth Phillips |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [208]-242) and index |
| Audience |
For tertiary students |
| SUBJECT |
Commentary (C.D. Howe Institute). Social policy http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2009184526 -- Textbooks.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001753
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Human services -- Textbooks.
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Social policy -- Textbooks.
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Social planning -- Textbooks.
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Policy sciences -- Textbooks.
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Social policy.
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Social planning.
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Policy sciences.
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Australia -- Social policy http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100478 -- Textbooks.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001753
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Australia -- Social policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100478
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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Textbooks.
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| Author |
Goodwin, Susan, author
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Meagher, Gabrielle, author
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Phillips, Ruth, author
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| LC no. |
2009675134 |
| ISBN |
9781420256161 |
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