310 Pages
by
Routledge
310 Pages
by
Routledge
310 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1984, The Impact of Social Policy analyses and evaluates the effects of social policy on British society in the post-war period. The focus is on the consequences of social policy and the authors differentiate clearly between the objectives of social policy and what it actually achieves. What governments and individuals claim that social policy does, and what happens in... Read more
Introduction 1. The aims and consequences of social policy 2. Achievement of minimum standards 3. Social policy and inequality 4. Social policy and the encouragement of economic growth 5. Does social policy undermine economic growth? 6. Social services and political stability 7. The legitimation crisis of the welfare state Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
Biography
Vic George and Paul Wilding
