Scandal, social policy and social welfare (Paperback, 2nd New edition)

Scandals do not just happen. They are made. They are constructed out of such everyday tragedies as the small carelessnesses and institutional brutality of the long stay hospital, the abuse of children or the violent deaths of innocent bystanders. This book, by examining the landmark scandals of the post-war period, including more recent ones, such as the Victoria Climbie Inquiry, reveals how scandals are generated, to what purposes they are used and whose interests they are made to serve. In particular, it examines the role of the public inquiry, an increasingly familiar policy device, in the process whereby the 'story' of a particular scandal is told and its meaning fixed. Using transcripts, press coverage, materials from the Public Record Office and other contemporary sources each of the scandals described in the book is located in its own historical and policy context in order to explore the complex cause and effect relationship between public policy and scandal.

General

Imprint:	Policy Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	BASW/Policy Press titles
Release date:	July 2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	Ian Butler • Mark Drakeford
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
Edition:	2nd New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-86134-746-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies
LSN:	1-86134-746-4
Barcode:	9781861347466

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