Understanding the environment and social policy (Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice)

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Since the late 1980s, environmental issues have become more and more vital to the agendas and priorities of both domestic and global politics. The impact on the social sciences has similarly increased. Social policy has not been immune to such developments. Written by leading experts and recognized authorities, this collection examines environmental issues and their impact onsocial policy. Providing in-depth knowledge and covering a range of relevant topics, the book focuses on cross-national issues. No other book offers the comprehensive coverage found in Understanding the Environment and Social Policy.

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Tony Fitzpatrick is Reader at the University of Nottingham, UK. He is the co-editor of the journal Policy & Politics and was the principal editor of the three-volume International Encyclopaedia of Social Policy (2006). His other recent books include Voyage to Utopias (Policy Press, 2010) and the second edition of Welfare Theory (2011).