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Hartley Dean (London School of Economics)

Social Policy

Hartley Dean (London School of Economics)

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English
Polity Press
18 January 2019
Social welfare & social services
Series: Short Introductions
How do human societies provide for the wellbeing of their members? How far can we organize the ways in which we care for and about each other? And who should take responsibility for providing the support we need? These are some of the fundamental questions addressed by social policy today.

In this introduction, Hartley Dean explains the extraordinary scope and importance of social policy. He explores its foundations and contemporary significance; the principal issues it addresses and their diverse economic, political and sociological dimensions, and concludes by looking anew at fundamental challenges facing social policy in a dramatically changing world.

Introducing social policy as a broadly conceived study of human wellbeing, this revised and extensively updated third edition examines ways in which governments and peoples throughout the world attend to, promote, neglect or even undermine the things that make life worth living. These include essential services like healthcare and education; the means of livelihood – jobs and money – and sometimes intangible things such as physical and emotional security. Trying to understand these elements, which together constitute human wellbeing, is the stuff of social policy.
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Imprint:   Polity Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Height: 226mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 14mm
Weight:   284g
ISBN:   9781509524068
ISBN 10:   1509524061
Series:   Short Introductions
Pages:   176
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Hartley Dean is Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Reviews for Social Policy

'Hartley Dean's passion for social policy shines through this work like a bright light. His lively and accessible book is a must read for anyone interested in learning more about the contemporary relevance of social policy and its possibilities in a changing world.' Mary Daly, University of Oxford 'A lively, very interesting and thought-provoking introduction to a subject that is of increasing concern to us all.' Nick Ellison, University of York


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