Social policy for social welfare professionals
Tools for understanding, analysis and engagement

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Contents
Introduction: The ideas behind the book
From the care of the poor to service users: experts by experience
From caseworkers to networks: partnership and collaboration
From state-led provision to 'choice'
The mixed economy of welfare and political priorities
Social inequalities and the welfare professional
The decline of the 'union' and the rise of the 'manager'
Economic theories
Globalisation
Political choices
Engaging in policy-orientated practice
Using skills to understand the policy stereotypes
Reclaiming a radical agenda
From the care of the poor to service users: experts by experience
From caseworkers to networks: partnership and collaboration
From state-led provision to 'choice'
The mixed economy of welfare and political priorities
Social inequalities and the welfare professional
The decline of the 'union' and the rise of the 'manager'
Economic theories
Globalisation
Political choices
Engaging in policy-orientated practice
Using skills to understand the policy stereotypes
Reclaiming a radical agenda
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