Description
Book SynopsisThis updated edition, written by social policy and welfare experts, shows how the mixed economy of welfare links with the important conceptual and policy debates.
Trade Review"This book provides an up-to-date account of welfare pluralism that is both accessible to students and likely to revitalise an important debate within Social Policy. A must-read for academics and students alike." Kirk Mann, Senior Lecturer in Social Policy, University of Leeds, about the first edition.
"..offers a coherent and comprehensive account of MEW in Britain both in policy and in policy studies, while offering useful insights to other conceptualisations. Presented in a very accessible way and including teaching and learning tools, it is of interest both to academics and students....." Social Policy, Vol 37:3, about the first edition.
"The authors and editors are to be congratulated on maintaining an accessible style throughout, and in their clear explanations and critiques of the political thinking behind New Labour's 'Third Way' approach to welfare. ... I would recommend this book" Journal of Advanced Nursing, Vol 60 (4), about the first edition.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: the mixed economy of welfare and the social division of welfare ~ Martin Powell The mixed economy of welfare in historical context ~ John Stewart The state ~ Brian Lund Market welfare ~ Robin Miller Voluntary and community welfare ~ Rob Macmillan and James Rees Informal welfare ~ Martin Powell The benefits and inequalities of fiscal welfare ~ Adrian Sinfield Occupational welfare ~ Edward Brunsdon and Margaret May The mixed economy of welfare: a comparative perspective ~ Michael Hill Conclusion: analyses in the mixed economy of welfare and the social division of welfare ~ Martin Powell
