Social Policy In Australia. Understanding For Action

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2014
Edition: Third Edition

Description: 302 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Social Policy in Australia 3rd edition guides students in understanding the meaning and operation of social policy in Australia. Taking a critical approach, and placing their analysis of social policy in an international context, the authors provide a framework for understanding the roles and relationships of the key players and institutions that influence the decision-making process. This authoritative, up to date text is written in light of the latest change in government and tackles the issues most relevant in recent times, including climate change and social justice. It includes a new chapter on Population: An Ever-present Policy Issue and completely re-written chapters on Education Policy: Issues, Debates and Opportunities in Australian Schooling, and Housing Policy: Change and Prospects.

ISBN: 9780195526868