Product Description: This book draws on the latest social science to explain how and why social policy change occurs. Built on core concepts of policy analysis, it offers a robust framework for understanding policy change that can be applied to any aspect of welfare or social policy...read more

Product Description: Life. The Universe. Everything. The human race has always revealed an insatiable hunger to search "to infinity and beyond". In this truly mind-blowing book, partners in science Stuart Lowe and Chris North use cutting edge infographics to illuminate - in a new and unique way - the most amazing places and objects that modern science has laid bare...read more

Product Description: This updated introductory text provides a concise but comprehensive overview of the essentials of social policy. Specifically designed for students who are new to the field, it explores the key policy goals, delivery mechanisms, and policy dilemmas of the five pillars of welfare...read more

Product Description: The emergence of Britain as a fully-fledged home-owning society at the end of the last century has major implications for how houses are used not just as a home but as an asset. The key debate in this important and timely book is whether social policy and people's homes should be so closely connected, especially when housing markets are so volatile...read more

Product Description: This acclaimed textbook is ideal for all those seeking a comprehensive overview of the duties and powers of authorities and associations as providers and allocators of housing. It offers clear and authoritative guidance through the dense mass of intertwined statutory provisions and case law decisions which make this a complex area of the law...read more

Product Description: By virtue of a quiet revolution over nearly a hundred years, Britain has evolved into a home-owning society. The impact of this on British society has been barely understood, but it has helped to shape the Blair 'workfare' state and to draw Britain firmly towards the English-speaking world while distancing the country from other European nations...read more

Product Description: Against a century-long trend of decline, the private rented sector grew significantly during the 1990s. This book explores why and looks at the consequences for tenants and landlords, as well as the wider implications for housing policy...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)