Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents III
3. Sources of extracts V
4. Introduction 1
5. The family, poverty and population
6. The nation’s wealth 17
7. The summation of poverty 23
8. A measurement of human progress 25
9. The position of women 31
10. The ‘welfare state’
11. The welfare state: Images and realities 49
12. The social division of welfare: Some reflections on the search for equity 59
13. War and social policy 71
14. Unfinished business 81
15. Redistribution, universality and inequality
16. The role of redistribution in social policy 103
17. Welfare state and welfare society 113
18. Social welfare and the art of giving 125
19. Power, policy and privilege
20. The irresponsible society 141
21. The need for a new approach 159
22. International and comparative dimensions
23. The international perspective 175
24. Developing social policy in conditions of rapid change: The role of social welfare 185
25. The subject of social policy
26. The subject of social administration 199
27. What is social policy? 209
28. Values and choices 215
29. Bibliography 219
30. Index 239