Social Policy Review 24: Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2012

Description

This edition of Social Policy Review marks the 40th anniversary of a publication from the UK Social Policy Association devoted to presenting an up-to-date and diverse review of the best in social policy scholarship. It includes a special Anniversary Preface celebrating the publication's evolution and distinctive contributions. Continuing its reputation as a cutting edge, international publication in social policy, Part One of this edition analyses current developments under the UK's Coalition Government across a range of key policy areas. Part Two includes an examination of social policy in 'developing' countries, including in Africa and the Arab nations. Part Three considers the fate of social welfare in countries among the worst hit by the 'economic crisis', including: Ireland, Greece, Spain, Portugal and Iceland. Social Policy Review is essential reading for social policy academics and students and for anyone who is interested in the implications of government policy.

Majella Kilkey is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Sheffield. Her current research centres on migration and families. Gaby Ramia is Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Government at the University of Sydney. His research is in comparative and international social policy. Kevin Farnsworth is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Sheffield. His research centres on political economy and welfare systems.

"This anniversary edition of SPR brings together a remarkable collection of papers whose coverage is as global as the 'crisis' that the political class seeks to manage. SPR continues to earn its position as a foremost source of international social policy analysis." Nicola Yeates, Open University