01853nam a2200265 a 450000500170000000800410001701000150005801500080007302000150008102000220009603500270011804000330014505000210017808200250019910000310022424500550025525000120031026000630032230000360038550400660042150505650048752004820105265000190153465100340155320181210012540.0020521s2003    enk      b    001 0 eng    a2002072270  2bnb  a0335208487  a0335208479 (pbk.)  a(AuCNLKIN)000023610919  aDLCbengcBD-DhBPAdBD-DhBPA00aHV40b.B544 2003  a361.610941bBLS 20031 aBlakemore, Kenneth,d1948-10aSocial policy :ban introduction /cKen Blakemore.  a2nd ed.  aBuckingham ;aPhildelphia :bOpen University Press,c2003.  axviii, 295 p. :bill. ;c25 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [276]-284) and index.0 a1. The Subject of Social Policy -- 2. Ideas and Concepts in Social Policy -- 3. The Development of Social Policy in Britain -- 4. Who Gets What? Slicing the Welfare Cake -- 5. Social Policy, Politics and Social Control -- 6. Who Makes Policy? The Example of Education -- 7. Work and Welfare -- 8. Are Professionals Good for You? The Example of Health Policy and Health Professionals -- 9. Utopias and Ideals: Housing Policy and the Environment -- 10. Community and Social Care -- 11. Devolution and Social Policy -- 12. Conclusion: The Future of Social Policy.1 a"Social Policy: An Introduction is essential reading for students beginning or building on their study of social policy or welfare. It can be used in undergraduate degree courses, postgraduate diplomas and Masters level and pre-degree studies. The book is an invaluable reference resource for practitioners, professionals of policy makers in fields including health, medicine and nursing, housing, social services and counselling, education, law and criminology."--BOOK JACKET. 0aSocial policy. 0aGreat BritainxSocial policy.