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Delivering Social Welfare

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As the system of governance and delivery of social welfare in the UK radically changes, this important new book argues that the extent of this change is such that it could be considered a fundament...
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  • 01 January 2017
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As the system of governance and delivery of social welfare in the UK radically changes, this important new book argues that the extent of this change is such that it could be considered a fundamental transformation or even a revolution. It shows how a new public governance perspective has replaced the dominance of new public management, reflecting the increasingly plural and fragmented nature of public policy implementation. Drawing on examples across a range of policy areas it assesses how changes in social policy and governance interact in the delivery of the main areas of social policy and social welfare. The book will be essential reading for researches, students and policy makers.
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Price: $127.95
Pages: 304
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Imprint: Policy Press
Publication Date: 01 January 2017
ISBN: 9781447319177
Format: Hardcover
BISACs: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, Political structure and processes, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, Social welfare, social policy and social services
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Derek Birrell is Professor of Social Policy at the University of Ulster. He has written on policy making in health and social care, the civil service, devolution and social policy, and administrative structures and policy.

Ann Marie Gray is Professor of Social Policy at the University of Ulster. She has written on issues relating to adult social care policy, social attitudes, and devolution and social policy.

Introduction: the changing landscape of welfare governance and delivery;

The devolved administrations and welfare delivery;

The role of UK government departments in welfare provision;

Local government: the changing scene;

Local government responsibility for social welfare services;

Delegated governance: 'quangos' and services;

New developments in partnership working;

The mixed economy: privatisation and welfare delivery;

Involving users and the public in the governance and delivery of welfare;

Regulating welfare delivery and performance;

Conclusion.