This is an excellent book. Informed, engaging and comprehensive. Essential reading for those interested in keeping up to date with the changing environment of social policy and governance. Dr Catherine Bochel, University of Lincoln This book can certainly be viewed as the new authority in the area social welfare governance in the UK and, as such, is deservingly ... Read moredestined to become a fixture on reading lists across the UK and beyond. Social Policy & Administration This important book successfully tackles the difficult task of explaining and comparing how social welfare is delivered in the now increasingly diverse United Kingdom. Michael Hill, Emeritus Professor of Social Policy, University of Newcastle An indispensable resource for those who want to understand how complex the delivery of welfare services has become in the UK and its constituent nations in recent years. Nick Ellison, York University This excellent book offers important insights into the shifting dynamics of who does what for whom in an increasingly complex welfare governance landscape. Sharon Wright, University of Glasgow Show Less