Delivering Social Welfare Governance and Service Provision in the UK

Drawing on examples across a range of policy areas, this important new book examines the radically changing system of governance and delivery of social welfare in the UK and assesses how changes in social policy and governance interact in the delivery of social welfare.

About the author

Derek Birrell is Professor of Social Policy at the University of Ulster. He has written on policy making in health and social care, the civil service, devolution and social policy, and administrative structures and policy. Ann Marie Gray is Professor of Social Policy at the University of Ulster. She has written on issues relating to adult social care policy, social attitudes, and devolution and social policy.

Summary

Drawing on examples across a range of policy areas, this important new book examines the radically changing system of governance and delivery of social welfare in the UK and assesses how changes in social policy and governance interact in the delivery of social welfare.

Product details

• Authors: Derek (School of Applied Social and Policy Studies Birrell, Ann Marie (School of Applied Social and Policy Studies Gray, Ann Gray, Derek Birrell, Ann Marie Gray
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 01.01.2017
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work
• EAN: 9781447319177
• ISBN: 978-1-4473-1917-7
• Pages: 304
• Dimensions (packing): 17.3 x 24.1 x 2.3 cm
• Weight (packing): 680 g
• Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy; Politics / Current Events; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare