Understanding the policy process : analysing the welfare policy and practice /

Hudson, John, 1972-

Understanding the policy process : analysing the welfare policy and practice / John Hudson and Stuart Lowe. - 2nd edition. - Bristol : Policy, 2009. - 352 p. ; 24 cm.

Previous ed.: 2004.

The heart of the Beveridge welfare state is under severe pressure, as forces such as globalisation and technical progress call into question established beliefs about what governments can and should do. This title draws on the latest social science research to explain how and why such policy change occurs.

Specialized.

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Public welfare--Great Britain.


Great Britain--Social policy--1979-

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