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Social Justice and Social Policy in Scotland
Gerry Mooney
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Social justice and social policy in Scotland offers a critical engagement with the state of social policy in one of the devolved nations of the UK, a decade after the introduction of devolution. Promoting greater social justice has been held up as a key vision of successive Scottish administrations since devolution began. It is argued throughout this important book that the analysis of Scottish social policy must therefore be located in wider debates around social injustice as well as about how the devolution process affects the making, implementation and impact of social policy. Social justice and social policy in ... Read more
Social justice and social policy in Scotland offers a critical engagement with the state of social policy in one of the devolved nations of the UK, a decade after the introduction of devolution. Promoting greater social justice has been held up as a key vision of successive Scottish administrations since devolution began. It is argued throughout this important book that the analysis of Scottish social policy must therefore be located in wider debates around social injustice as well as about how the devolution process affects the making, implementation and impact of social policy. Social justice and social policy in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847427021
SKU
V9781847427021
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Ref
99-50
About Gerry Mooney
Gerry Mooney is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy and Criminology in the Faculty of Social Sciences, The Open University in Scotland. He has written widely on issues relating to social policy and urban studies. Together with Gill Scott, he is editor of Exploring Social Policy in the 'New' Scotland, Policy Press, 2005. Gill Scott is Emeritus Professor of Social Justice ... Read more
Reviews for Social Justice and Social Policy in Scotland
"This work analyses developments in a comprehensive range of Scottish social policies, addressing key and controversial issues. It makes an invaluable contribution to demonstrating the importance of devolution for the contemporary analysis of social policy." Derek Birrell, University of Ulster "Bold and considered treatment of controversial subjects...this book provides rigorous analysis of progress made so far towards the stated aims ... Read more