Provides an analysis of the tensions between 'toughness' and 'love' in the Third Way's political philosophy, and the problems of implementing New... Læs mere
This text provides a critical introduction to the debates and politics surrounding welfare reform in the UK, Europe and the US. The author... Læs mere
Originally published in 1973, Paupers looks at poverty through the lens of class and the Welfare State.
First published in 1994, Putting the Family First is a study of better-off couples that clarifies the relationship between individualism and family values.
First published in 1979, Helping in Social Work elaborates on the personal processes of influence in social work between clients and social workers.
This book examines how different levels and forms of human collectivity have interacted, voluntarily or coercively, and how these transformed societies and polities.
Originally published in 1976, Freedom and the Welfare State, critiques the Welfare State in Britain and analyses the relationship between freedom and welfare.
Originally published in 1981, Automatic Poverty argues that Britain’s economic decline is symptomatic of an advanced stage of industrialisation in which productive processes are increasingly mechanised, but output remains static.
Originally published in 1974, this book provides a critique of official policy towards families with young children living on low incomes and looks in detail at some of the myths prevalent in the public debate – both political and academic – about the ‘cycle of deprivation’.
Instead, today authoritarian leaders are gaining power – from Trump’s US and Bolsonaro's Brazil to Orban's Hungary – while Russia and China have turned back... Læs mere
This book is an up-to-date analysis of the issues facing the future of the social work profession in the face of rising political authoritarianism, economic inequality and insecurity, class and racial conflicts, fiscal pressure and the COVID-19 pandemic.
This book considers the role of social value in the making and implementation of public policy, taking into account how concepts such as subjective well-being (SWB) can be used to measure the expected impact of enacted policies.