Social Policy

The third edition of this textbook remains a key book for students of social policy and other sociology related disciplines in Europe. Updates to this edition cover Labour's administration (1997 to date), taking into account the commitments made by Labour in their 2005 general election campaign.

Each chapter is written by an expert in the field, to provide comprehensive coverage of a wide variety of social policy and welfare issues. All the existing chapters have been thoroughly reviewed and updated to take into account recent changes in British and European social policy. For this edition one new chapter has been added—Globalization and Social Policy.

The chapters are written in a non-technical way and are supported by detailed case studies, suggestions for further reading, end-of-chapter questions and a glossary. In addition, the supporting online resource centre provides further material including weblinks, answers to the end-of-chapter questions, and updates.

John Baldock is Professor of Social Policy, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent at Canterbury
Nick Manning is Professor of Social Policy, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham.
Sarah Vickerstaff is Professor of Work and Employment, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent at Canterbury