Introduction to Social Policy Analysis: Illuminating Welfare - Softcover

Sinclair, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1447313925 ISBN 13: 9781447313922

Publisher: Policy Press, 2016

Synopsis

In a political climate that is ever more focused on austerity and efficiency, it is crucial that those who advocate for, support, and implement social policy know how to analyze it and understand its effects, successes, and failures. This volume offers a clear introduction to social policy analysis, starting from the question of why social policy analysis is worthwhile, then moving on to how it can be used to consider approaches to a wide range of social welfare issues.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen Sinclair is a reader in social policy at the Glasgow School for Business and Society, Glasgow Caledonian University.

Review:

“Instead of duplicating existing introductions, this concise book offers a truly personal and well-written discussion of key concepts that help readers grasp the nature of contemporary social policy analysis.” (Daniel Béland, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, Canada)

“This well-organized and comprehensible book by a seasoned teacher of social policy analysis will be of enormous benefit to teachers, students, researchers, and social policy practitioners.” (Citizen’s Income Newsletter)

“Crystal clear in its descriptions, always challenging and engaging, and never longwinded, it comfortably fulfils its promise to illuminate welfare and therefore easily merits a place on any introductory social policy course's reading list.” (Social Policy and Administration)

“The great strength of this book is that it shows that social policy is a matter of politics and morality rather than technical solutions.” (Peter Taylor-Gooby, University of Kent at Canterbury)

“Analyzing the subject in its challenging context, Sinclair engages the reader by freeing social policy from its service-straitjacket.” (Adrian Sinfield, University of Edinburgh)

About this edition

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1447313925
• ISBN 13: 9781447313922
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208