The handbook of social policy

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The handbook of social policy

edited by James Midgley, Martin B. Tracy, Michelle Livermore

Sage Publications, c2000

  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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The Handbook of Social Policy is a comprehensive examination of the development, implementation and impact of social policy. The international team of contributors documents the substantial body of knowledge about government social policies and the forces which drive it. The book: defines social policy; examines the history of social policy; discuss social services; explores the political economy of social policy; views American social policy in an international context; and speculates on the future of social policy.

Table of Contents

Introduction - James Midgley, Martin B Tracy and Michelle Livermore PART ONE: THE NATURE OF SOCIAL POLICY The Definition of Social Policy - James Midgley An Overview of American Social Policy - Diana DiNitto Economic Dimensions of Social Policy - Jane Waldfogel Policy Analysis - Bruce Jansson Policy Practice - Dean Pierce The Impact of Social Policy - Pranab Chatterjee and John Sinclair PART TWO: HISTORY OF SOCIAL POLICY Social Policy from Colonial Times up to the Civil War - Phyliss Day Social Policy and the Progressive Era - John Herrick Social Policy of the New Deal - Leslie and Bob Leighninger Social Policy and the Great Society - Michael Reisch Social Policy - David Stoesz Reagan and Beyond PART THREE: SOCIAL POLICY AND THE SOCIAL SERVICES Child and Family Welfare Policies and Services - Kathy Briar-Lawson and Jeanette Drews Income Maintenance and Support - Jill Duerr-Berrick The Changing Face of Welfare Social Security - Martha N Ozawa Social Policy and the Elderly - Fernando M Torres-Gil and Valentine Villa Social Policy and Health Care - Jenny Jacobs Kronenfield Housing Policy - Kevin Fox Goatham and James D Wright Social Policies and Mental Health - James W Callicut Social Policies for People with Disabilities - Mary F Hayden Social POlicy and the Correctional System - Margaret Severson Employment Policies and Social Welfare - Michelle Livermore Education and Social Welfare Policy - Martin B Tracy and Patsy Dills Tracy Urban Development Policy - Robert J Waste PART FOUR: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SOCIAL POLICY The Institutional Approach to Social Policy - James Midgley Conservative Approaches to Social Policy - Leon Ginsberg Critical Social Policy - Demetrius S Iatridis Welfare Pluralism and Social Policy - Neil Gilbert Feminist Approaches to Social Policy - Cheryl Hyde The Social Development Perspective on Social Policy - James Midgley and Michael Sherraden Race, Politics, and Social Policy - Lorie Parham and Jill Quadagno Social Policy and the Physical Environment - Marie D Hoff and John G McNutt PART FIVE: CONCLUSION: INTERNATIONAL AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIAL POLICY International Aspects of Social Policy - Alfred J Kahn and Sheila B Kamerman The Future of Social Policy - James Midgley, Martin B Tracy and Michelle Livermore

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