Birrell / Gray Delivering Social Welfare

Governance and Service Provision in the UK
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4473-1919-1
Verlag: Policy Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten

As the system of governance and delivery of social welfare in the UK radically changes, this important new book argues that the extent of this change is such that it could be considered a fundamental transformation or even a revolution. It shows how a new public governance perspective has replaced the dominance of new public management, reflecting the increasingly plural and fragmented nature of public policy implementation. Drawing on examples across a range of policy areas it assesses how changes in social policy and governance interact in the delivery of the main areas of social policy and social welfare. The book will be essential reading for researches, students and policy makers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Birrell, Derek

Gray, Ann Marie

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: the changing landscape of welfare governance and delivery;

The devolved administrations and welfare delivery;

The role of UK government departments in welfare provision;

Local government: the changing scene;

Local government responsibility for social welfare services;

Delegated governance: 'quangos' and services;

New developments in partnership working;

The mixed economy: privatisation and welfare delivery;

Involving users and the public in the governance and delivery of welfare;

Regulating welfare delivery and performance;

Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Gray, Ann Marie
Ann Marie Gray is Professor of Social Policy at Ulster University and Co-Director of ARK.

Birrell, Derek
Derek Birrell is Professor of Social Administration at Ulster University.

Derek Birrell is Professor of Social Policy at the University of Ulster. He has written on policy making in health and social care, the civil service, devolution and social policy, and administrative structures and policy.

Ann Marie Gray is Professor of Social Policy at the University of Ulster. She has written on issues relating to adult social care policy, social attitudes, and devolution and social policy.