Social policy : a conceptual and theoretical introduction
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Abstract
Introduction - Michael Lavalette and Alan Pratt SECTION ONE: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES Introduction Social Democratic Perspectives on the Welfare State - Kevin Kearns Neo-Liberalism and the Social Policy - Alan Pratt Marx and the Marxist Critique of Welfare - Michael Lavalette SECTION TWO: RADICAL CRITIQUES Feminist Critiques of Social Policy - Kath Woodward Racism and Social Welfare - Laura Penketh and Yasmin Ali Social Policy and Sexuality - Angela R Wilson New Social Movements and Social Policy - Tony Fagan and Phil Lee A Case Study of the Disability Movement SECTION THREE: DEBATES AND ISSUES Social Justice and Social Policy - Andros Loizou Citizenship and Welfare - Mike Wilson Universalism or Selectivism - Alan Pratt The Provision of Services in the Modern Welfare State Poverty and 'The Underclass' - Tony Novak Quasi-Markets and the Mixed Economy of Welfare - Gerry Mooney