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Originally published in 1973, Social Security and Society examines
of the dominant forces that form the British social security system
and argues that social security provision is not the result of
concern felt by the dominant groups in society. Instead the book
suggests that it is the result of the threat posed to the status
quo by the growing political power of the working class, and the
realization by the dominant groups, that social security benefits
are functional to economic growth and political stability. The book
covers poverty, low pay, unemployment and equality, and
demonstrates how social security measures reflect and reinforce the
inequalities of the economic and social system - inequalities which
are accepted, legitimised and approved by society.
First published in 1984, The Impact of Social Policy analyses and
evaluates the effects of social policy on British society in the
post-war period. The focus is on the consequences of social policy
and the authors differentiate clearly between the objectives of
social policy and what it actually achieves. What governments and
individuals claim that social policy does, and what happens in
practice, are not always one and the same thing. George and Wilding
examine the impact of social policy in a coherent and logical way,
looking at the social, the economic and the political aspects. They
conclude that social services are conducive to economic growth, and
that they are an important instrument for enhancing social
well-being although they do not reduce socio-economic inequalities
to any substantial degree. They also point out that although social
services buttress political stability, they have not prevented a
political crisis in the welfare state. This book will be of
interest to students of sociology, public policy, political
science, and economics.
First published in 1972, Motherless Families shows how, with the
slow disappearance of the extended family and the support that it
could offer in such situations, society has found itself
responsible for lone-parent families. The authors cover the
situation of about six hundred families in the East Midlands where
the father was caring for his children on his own. They examine the
father's feelings about his new circumstances, the problems he
faces and how he copes with them. They look at the ways in which
the social services, the modified extended family and the immediate
community react to the father's position. They also consider the
children's adaptation to the motherless situation and their new
relationships with the father or a mother substitute. In the final
chapter the authors examine the ways in which social class and
social values affect the definitions of social problems and the
formulation of social policy. Both administrators and practitioners
in the social services, as well as students of related subjects,
will welcome the research contained in this book, and will find the
authors' conclusions of particular help in their approach to the
problems of all types of one-parent families.
Originally published in 1968, Social Security: Beveridge and After
concentrates on the development of social security in the U.K.
since the Beveridge report. The book looks at the system of Social
Security, since it was unified with the Ministry of Social
Security, and looks at the extent to which the original proposals
of Lord Beveridge have been modified over time. The book adopts an
interesting, functional approach to addressing the acts and
regulations that have been implemented, and clearly brings out the
essential principles and elements in this complicated field of
social provision.
Originally published in 1973, Social Security and Society examines
of the dominant forces that form the British social security system
and argues that social security provision is not the result of
concern felt by the dominant groups in society. Instead the book
suggests that it is the result of the threat posed to the status
quo by the growing political power of the working class, and the
realization by the dominant groups, that social security benefits
are functional to economic growth and political stability. The book
covers poverty, low pay, unemployment and equality, and
demonstrates how social security measures reflect and reinforce the
inequalities of the economic and social system - inequalities which
are accepted, legitimised and approved by society.
Originally published in 1968, Social Security: Beveridge and After
concentrates on the development of social security in the U.K.
since the Beveridge report. The book looks at the system of Social
Security, since it was unified with the Ministry of Social
Security, and looks at the extent to which the original proposals
of Lord Beveridge have been modified over time. The book adopts an
interesting, functional approach to addressing the acts and
regulations that have been implemented, and clearly brings out the
essential principles and elements in this complicated field of
social provision.
First Published in 1985. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
A revised and rewritten version of the best-selling textbook,
described by "Sociological Review" as 'essential reading for every
student of social policy.'
This book is about Sustainability of Community Based Water projects
(CBWP). Using a case of Community Based Water Projects in Central
Tanzania (Dodoma and Singida Regions). The study examines the mode
of operation of the projects and actors involved in CBWP. It shows
how actors power and interest influence sustainability of the CBWP.
Furthermore, the study provides a framework for designing and
planning sustainable CBWP.
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