The British welfare state is traditionally understood to be comprised of five main services: heal...

How social security works is an introduction to the much-misunderstood system of benefits in Brit...

In this persuasive study, social welfare and policy expert Paul Spicker makes a case for a relati...

Most governments in the worldincluding many that are autocratic or authoritarianhave taken re...

Social Policy: Theory and practice is a fully revised, updated and extended edition of a bestsell...

People who work in planning, management and service delivery in the public sector need to know ho...

This book examines views about what poverty is and what should be done about it. 'Poverty' means ...

Elitesoldaten, die sich auf einen 'Tag X' vorbereiten, Polizisten, die in Chatgruppen rechtsextre...

In this thought-provoking book, Paul Spicker challenges readers to rethink social security benefi...

What does collectivism mean in social policy? What does thinking collectively imply for policy?...

This book is about individualist ideas, and how they shape contemporary approaches to public poli...

This volume looks at concepts and processes of social exclusion and social inclusion. It traces a...