Summary
Contents
Subject index
The Handbook of Social Policy is an attempt to document the now substantial body of knowledge about government social policies that has been accumulated since the study of social policy first emerged as an organized field of academic endeavor about 50 years ago. The Second Edition offers a more streamlined format to make the book more consistent with the way most instructors teach their courses. This text is a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to a vast field of endeavor that has, over the years, made a significant difference to the lives and the well-being of the people of the United States.
The Future of Social Policy
The Future of Social Policy
In seeking to provide a comprehensive overview of American social policy, the authors of this book have addressed many diverse aspects of the social welfare field. They have dealt with the nature of social policy and the policy-making process, the history of social policy, the political economy of social policy, and social policy and the social services. By covering a wide field, the book's authors have sought to provide a state of the art account of American social policy at the beginning of the 21st century.
As social policy faces the challenges of a new century, it is appropriate that some tentative, speculative comments on its future direction be made. However, social policy is subject to many ...
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