Product details
ISBN
9780333729786
Published
1999-06-21
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan; Palgrave Macmillan
Height
216 mm
Width
138 mm
Age
Lower undergraduate, UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
240
Biographical note
STEPHEN McKAY is Principal Research Fellow at the Policy Studies Institute.KAREN ROWLINGSON is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Derby.
'This new textbook provides a thorough account of the British social security system...let me warmly welcome this very well written and well organised textbook and wish it, and its inevitable updates, long success.' - Michael Hill, Benefits
Social Security in Britain provides a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the social security system in Britain. As well as covering the historical and comparative context, the book explains today's complex system in simple terms. Current issues, such as the policy debate around welfare reform and the effects of the social security system on individuals and families, are also discussed. Social science students, academics and professionals in many fields will find this book an invaluable guide.
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Social Security in Britain provides a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the social security system in Britain. Current issues, such as the policy debate around welfare reform and the effects of the social security system on individuals and families, are also discussed.
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The Aims of Social Security Policy.- The International Context.- The Historical Context.- The British System Today.- Who Receives Benefits?.- Benefits to Meet Specific Costs of Living.- Delivering Benefits.- The Effects of Social Security.- Social Security Reform.- Conclusions.- Annex: Data Sources Relevant to Social Security.- References.
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This new textbook provides a thorough account of the British social security system...let me warmly welcome this very well written and well organised textbook and wish it, and its inevitable updates, long success.' - Michael Hill, Benefits
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'This new textbook provides a thorough account of the British social security system...let me warmly welcome this very well written and well organised textbook and wish it, and its inevitable updates, long success.' - Michael Hill, Benefits
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Scope of book: wider in its coverage of issues, including the comparative context, than any other book available on the subject
Packed with uptodate information in clear and graphic form, with further data sources given in an annex at the end
Clarity and simplicity of writing: this is often seen as a complex and difficult subject but this book presents it as though it isn't
Packed with uptodate information in clear and graphic form, with further data sources given in an annex at the end
Clarity and simplicity of writing: this is often seen as a complex and difficult subject but this book presents it as though it isn't
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Product details
ISBN
9780333729786
Published
1999-06-21
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan; Palgrave Macmillan
Height
216 mm
Width
138 mm
Age
Lower undergraduate, UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
240
Biographical note
STEPHEN McKAY is Principal Research Fellow at the Policy Studies Institute.KAREN ROWLINGSON is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Derby.