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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
'This is an original and thought-provoking book which is very much to be welcomed.' - Social Policy
'For those who have concerns about the development of policy and the media representation of social work and social care, this is an important book.' - Brian Littlechild, University of Hertfordshire
'...a significant and timely contribution to our understanding of how public policy is made.' - Karin Crawford, Children & Society
'Butler and Drakeford present a convincing account of the peculiar significance of public scandal in this well-written and clearly constructed volume.' - Sir William Utting, The Mental Health Review
Authors and Affiliations
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Keele University, UK
Ian Butler
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University of Wales, Cardiff, UK
Mark Drakeford
About the authors
MARK DRAKEFORD is a senior lecturer in social policy and applied social sciences at the University of Wales, Cardiff. For fifteen years, he worked as a probation officer and community development worker. Together with Ian Butler, he is current editor of the British Journal of Social Work. Since 2000, he has been seconded to work as the Cabinet's health and social policy adviser, and special adviser to the First Minister at the National Assembly for Wales.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Social Policy, Social Welfare and Scandal
Book Subtitle: How British Public Policy is Made
Authors: Ian Butler, Mark Drakeford
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230554467
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2003
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-74762-9Published: 10 December 2002
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-41109-2Published: 01 January 2003
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-55446-7Published: 09 December 2002
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 244
Topics: Politics of the Welfare State, British Politics, Ethics, Social Care, Political Science, Social Policy