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Exploring Social Policy In The 'new' Scotland, Paperback by Mooney, Gerry (EDT); Scott, Gillian (EDT), ISBN 1861345941, ISBN-13 9781861345943, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Social scientists and people involved in social work explore what has happened in particular areas of social policy and welfare in Scotland since devolution, and consider what lessons devolution holds for policy analysis and public sector agencies. They have been concerned to address issues in such a way to be useful for the comparative analysis of social policy in the context of devolution elsewhere. Poverty, racial inequality, urban policy, criminal justice, and health care are among the areas they examine. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

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PublisherBristol University Press

ISBN-101861345941

ISBN-139781861345943

eBay Product ID (ePID)43828772

Product Key Features

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameExploring Social Policy in the 'new' Scotland

SubjectSociology / General, Public Policy / Social Policy

Publication Year2005

TypeTextbook

AuthorGill Scott

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight17.3 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.8 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2004-447922

Reviews...this is an excellent book, making a valuable contribution to a 'new' literature on social policy in the 'new' Scotland. This collection will be a key source for undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, academics and policy makers in Scotland and beyond. Urban Studies, This is a timely volume on social policy under devolution, based on informed critical analyses. It does not make comfortable reading for those seeking simple governance solutions alone, but offers ideas and visions of an alternative social strategy of relevance and transferability to other devolved territories. Mike Danson, Centre for Contemporary European Studies, University of Paisley, This book is a key source for undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, academics and policy makers who are based in or intersted in social policy in the devolved administrations of the UK, particularly, but not exclusively, in Scotland. Journal of Social Policy"It is refreshing to have this substantial and trenchant book written from a critical perspective. ... The book will be a useful briefing and stimulus to thought for all involved in Scottish politics and policy... [a] valuable edited collection." Scottish Affairs, No. 56, Summer 2006., "This is a timely volume on social policy under devolution, based on informed critical analyses. It does not make comfortable reading for those seeking simple governance solutions alone, but offers ideas and visions of an alternative social strategy of relevance and transferability to other devolved territories." Mike Danson, Centre for Contemporary European Studies, University of Paisley, This is an excellent edited collection. A major achievement is that it recognises the accountability of the individual and collective actors complicit in these processes that create and reproduce social inequalities and divisions. Journal of Social Policy, "This book is a key source for undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, academics and policy makers who are based in or intersted in social policy in the devolved administrations of the UK, particularly, but not exclusively, in Scotland." Journal of Social Policy "It is refreshing to have this substantial and trenchant book written from a critical perspective. ... The book will be a useful briefing and stimulus to thought for all involved in Scottish politics and policy... [a] valuable edited collection." Scottish Affairs, No. 56, Summer 2006.

Table Of ContentContents: Introduction ~ Gerry Mooney and Gill Scott; The Scottish Parliament and social policy ~ Lynne Poole and Gerry Mooney; Education and lifelong learning ~ Margaret Arnott; Cities, regions and housing: area-based policy ~ Charlie Johnstone and Chris McWilliams; Family policy, gender and mainstreaming ~ Gill Scott; Criminal justice ~ Hazel Croall; Health policy and social care ~ Steve Platt; Employment, work and welfare in modern Scotland ~ TBC; Social inclusion, poverty and inequality ~ Gill Scott and Gerry Mooney; Social work and social care ~ Iain Ferguson; Racism and immigration ~ Philomena De Lima; Conclusion ~ Gill Scott and Gerry Mooney.

SynopsisThis is the first book specifically aimed at students that integrates the description and analysis of social policy in Scotland since devolution. It has been designed to support the delivery of social policy and related courses in Scotland itself but also to appeal to students on courses across the United Kingdom., Exploring social policy in the 'new' Scotland is the first book to integrate the description and analysis of social policy in Scotland since devolution in 1999. It has been designed to support the delivery of social policy and related courses in Scotland itself but also to appeal to students on social policy, politics, sociology, public policy and regional studies courses across the United Kingdom, on which devolution and its impact are examined. The contributors are all highly experienced researchers and academics from across the social sciences. The book therefore presents a variety of perspectives and approaches with which to consider the key issues. Up-to-date material on a wide range of social policy topics, including work and welfare, health and social work, criminal justice, education, and urban policy, means that the book will be valuable to academics, researchers, policy makers and practitioners, as well as students., Exploring social policy in the 'new' Scotland is the first book to integrate the description and analysis of social policy in Scotland since devolution in 1999. It has been designed to support the delivery of social policy and related courses in Scotland itself but also to appeal to students on social policy, politics, sociology, public policy and regional studies courses across the United Kingdom, on which devolution and its impact are examined.The contributors are all highly experienced researchers and academics from across the social sciences. The book therefore presents a variety of perspectives and approaches with which to consider the key issues. Up-to-date material on a wide range of social policy topics, including work and welfare, health and social work, criminal justice, education, and urban policy, means that the book will be valuable to academics, researchers, policy makers and practitioners, as well as students.

LC Classification NumberHN398.S3E96 2005