Overview
The fourth edition of The Student's Companion to Social Policy maintains the text's inimitable and best-selling approach. Written by a wide range of experts in the field, it has been extensively updated and revised to take account of recent developments and debates and changing political and economic configurations.
- The fourth edition has been extensively revised and is again written by experts at the forefront of the discipline
- Includes an additional five chapter section on the key themes and issues in the development of social policy in the UK since the nineteenth century
- New to this edition are chapters addressing emergent areas in the discipline, new illustrative material, problem-centred review questions, and a dedicated website
- Provides students with a ‘Companion' which is so comprehensive that it can be used throughout their undergraduate and/or postgraduate studies
- Meets the needs both of those specialising in social policy or policy-related occupations and the wide range of students studying it as part of other programmes