Alcock, Peter,  1951- <br/><br/>
Social policy in Britain / 
Pete Alcock ; consultant editor Jo Campling. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Basingstoke :  Palgrave Macmillan,  2003. 
 - xix, 356 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Previous edition: Basingstoke : Macmillan, 1996. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>List of Figures and Tables. Preface to the Second Edition. 1. Introduction: The Development of Social Policy. p. 1. Pt. I. Welfare Services. 2. Social Security. p. 19. 3. Education. p. 37. 4. Health. p. 55. 5. Housing. p. 72. 6. Social Services. p. 96. 7. Employment. p. 114. Pt. II. Structure. 8. State. p. 133. 9. Market. p. 146. 10. Voluntary Sector. p. 159. 11. Informal Welfare. p. 178. Pt. III. Context. 12. Ideologies of Welfare. p. 193. 13. Economic Development. p. 214. 14. International and European Influences. p. 239. 15. Devolution and Local Control. p. 257. Pt. IV. Issues. 16. Social Divisions. p. 281. 17. Paying for Welfare. p. 300. 18. Delivering Welfare. p. 313. 19. Future of Social Policy. p. 330. Index. p. 349. 
<br/><br/> The new edition of this best-selling introductory textbook has been revised throughout to cover the major social policy changes in Britain since Labour's coming to power in 1997. It has also been extended to include substantive coverage of all the main areas of policy provision. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0333993349 9780333993347 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Public welfare--Great Britain.<br/>Política social
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Great Britain--Social policy--1979-<br/>Gran Bretaña --Política social 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HN 385.5  / A354s 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>361.610941