{"product_id":"why-we-need-welfare-9781447328346","title":"Why We Need Welfare","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplains the challenges that collective welfare faces, and explores the complexities involved in delivering it, including debates about who benefits from welfare and how and where it is delivered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Pete Alcock uses his enviable gift for simplifying complex narratives and ideas to redeem the very meaning of `welfare’ and explain how the much-maligned welfare state entails concerted action in the service of the common good.” Hartley Dean, London School of Economics\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an important book. It is a timely reminder of what the UK welfare state has achieved and what is currently at stake.  It challenges us to secure the future.\" Jane Millar, University of Bath\u003cbr\u003e“Undoubtedly a text for our times and a must-read for anyone concerned about the future of our welfare system, providing an antidote to neo-liberal thinking and a compelling case for collective investment in the common good.” Margaret May, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Birmingham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; What do we mean by welfare?; How should we deliver welfare?; Where should planning and delivery take place?; Who benefits from welfare?; What challenges does welfare face?; Conclusion: a new approach to collective welfare.","brand":"Bristol University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408499188055,"sku":"9781447328346","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781447328346.jpg?v=1730503126","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/why-we-need-welfare-9781447328346","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}