MURIEL BROWN AND SARAH PAYNE - Introduction to Social Administration in Britain

London England, Unwin Hyman, 1990. Seventh Edition, Binding: Softcover, Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0044456654 Softcover Completely revised, the seventh edition of this classic guide to social administration appears twenty-one years after the first. Reflecting the pace of change not only in legislation and social problems and analyzing social policies, this edition has been updated by Dr. Brown in partnership with Dr. Payne. The book continues to provide essential, up-to-date information about social problems and the working of the social services. It also identifies with the main lines of development in social legislation and clarifies the issues that dominate social policy. Major changes to provision is social security, health, education, employment and personal social services have been incorporated and the conflicts around these changes explored. The trend towards the privatization of welfare and the centralizing role of the state are discussed in the context of economic change. Couple of tiny creases to cover.