The student's companion to social policy (3rd ed.)

Thoroughly updated to reflect policy changes and innovations, the third edition of The Student's Companion to Social Policy continues to provide students with the most comprehensive introduction to contemporary British social policy available today.* Offers a completely new section reflecting the impact of globalization on the welfare state* Is written by a distinguished team of educators and scholars in the forefront of social policy studies* Insightful new chapters confront a variety of contemporary concerns, including divisions and difference, poverty and social exclusion, local and regional governance, users of welfare, and more