The Student's Companion to Social Policy by Pete Alcock

The Student's Companion to Social Policy by Pete Alcock

This third edition features a streamlined, yet extensive and authoritative introduction to social policy programs and their application. It offers a simple map of the terrain covered by Social Policy. Building upon the strengths of previous editions, it is an invaluable resource tool for the undergraduate social science student.

The Student's Companion to Social Policy is the essential text for all social policy studentsThis new edition has been significantly revised and extended to provide a comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date review of all the key social policy issues facing us today. (Social Policy Association) With a rapidly changing policy context, the study of social policy becomes ever more important. With contributions from sixty of the leading experts in the subject this new edition of the best-selling Student's Companion remains the key source of reference for all who want to study Social Policy. (Polly Toynbee, columnist, The Guardian)

Pete Alcock is Professor of Social Policy and Administration and Head of School of Social Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK. Margaret May is Principal Lecturer Teaching and Learning and Human Resource Management, London Metropolitan University, UK. Karen Rowlingson is Professor of Social Policy and Director of Research at the Institute of Applied Social Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK.

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ISBN 13	9781405169011
ISBN 10	140516901X
Title	The Student's Companion to Social Policy
Author	Pete Alcock
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	2008-02-15
Number of pages	544
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