Social Administration & Welfare

First Published in 1969. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This title was first published in 2000:  Marking the centenary of Seebohm Rowntree’s first study of poverty in York, this volume examines the modern impact of poverty on health, nutrition, crime, gender and ethnicity...

Originally published in 1976, Freedom and the Welfare State, critiques the Welfare State in Britain and analyses the relationship between freedom and welfare...

Provisioning for basic human needs is done in three main kind of institutions: the familial household; the commercial enterprise selling goods and services; the institutions of the Welfare State that provide education, medical care and other goods and personal services. The purpose of this book is..

Demographic change and economic liberalization are reshaping European states in a number of profound ways. In particular, an ageing population and shifts in the labour market are bringing new challenges to the nation states welfare systems. This unique volume of essays seeks to analyse these changes..

A collection of papers with a historical theme, representing a fundamental review of 'A Study of Town Life' and its impact on poverty studies and wider empirical research...

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

The completely revised second edition of this highly respected textbook provides a comprehensive yet digestible and accessible introduction to the theoretical foundations, development and crucial areas of contemporary concern in social policy and welfare...

Originally published in 1970, Knots consists of a series of dialogue-scenarios that can be read as poems or brief plays, each complete in itself. Each chapter describes a different kind of relationship: the "knots" of the title: bonds of love, dependency, uncertainty, jealousy...

Providing a wealth of insights into the micro-level workings of the welfare state, this book presents the findings of recent research into the welfare systems of Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. It explores the nature of face-to-face encounters between welfare professionals and clients seeking ..

Originally published in 1987 Not Only the Poor explores the self-interested involvement of the non-poor in the welfare state, particularly the middle class...

This book traces the development of the Korean welfare state, arguing that it presents a unique challenge to existing theoretical propositions underlying social policy development. Drawing on both Western and Korean literature, it examines the implementation of social policy programs both before and..