New Risks, New Welfare : Signposts for Social Policy

This exceptional collection, the third in the Broadening Perspectives on Social Policy series, explores the profound changes currently underway which will have significant implications for the future of social policy. New Risks, New Welfare provides a look at the likely developments in social policy and welfare that will occur in the twenty--first century. Taking an historical as well as a speculative perspective, this book looks at social change, types of welfare systems and changes in work -- including welfare work -- to navigate a likely course in the new millennium.