Welfare theory: an introduction to the theoretical debates in social policy

This fully updated new edition of a trusted text retains the accessibility ofits predecessor while engaging with the potential impact of globalisation andthe financial crisis. Its comprehensive analysis of the key concepts and theories of welfare makes it core reading for all those studying welfare and the welfare state. TONY FITZPATRICK is Reader at the School of Sociology and Social Policy, the University of Nottingham, UK. He is the co-editor of the journal 'Policy & Politics' (The Policy Press) and was the principal editor of the three-volume 'International Encyclopaedia of Social Policy '(Routledge 2006). INDICE: Introduction to the Second Edition - Wellbeing - Equality - Liberty - Citizenship & Community - State, Power & Poverty - Society & Class - Ideologies - Identities - Globalisations - Global Justice & Environmentalism - Concluding Remarks - Notes and References - Index -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-27202-6
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 256
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés