Social policy and policymaking by the branches of government and the public-at-large /
In addition to examining the role of the legislative and executive branches of government, Stein covers the often-overlooked role of the judiciary, showing how social welfare practitioners should interpret (1) conflicting judicial rulings in cases where courts of equal jurisdiction rule differently...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press
[2001]
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7312/stei11682 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Part I
- Chapter 1. Social policy: An Introduction
- Chapter 2. Social Workers and Social Policy: The Historical Context
- Chapter 3. Social Work and Social Policy: The Present Context
- Part II
- Chapter 4. Social Welfare Policy in the Colonies and Early Nineteenth Century and the Discriminatory Treatment of Racial Minorities
- Chapter 5. Issues, Problems, and Agenda Setting
- Chapter 6. Policymaking
- Chapter 7. The Federal Budget Process
- Part III
- Chapter 8. Poverty
- Chapter 9. Social Insurance
- Chapter 10. Programs of Public Assistance
- Chapter 11. Food and Housing
- Chapter 12. Health Policy
- Chapter 13. Civil Rights
- Part IV
- Chapter 14. Social Services
- Chapter 15. Child Welfare
- Chapter 16. Education
- Part V
- Chapter 17. Implementation
- Chapter 18. Policy Practice
- Guide to On-Line Research
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.