# Understanding Theories and Concepts in Social Policy - Paperback

by **Ruth Lister** (Author)

This lively textbook, part of the successful Understanding Welfare series,  helps us to understand policy, politics and practice. It combines an in-depth exploration of selected theoretical perspectives and concepts with a student-friendly format.

### Author Biography

Ruth Lister CBE is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at Loughborough University and was recently appointed a Labour peer. She is a former director of the Child Poverty Action Group and was a member of the National Equality Panel, the Commission on Social Justice and various other commissions. She is a Fellow of the British Academy. She has published widely in the areas of gender, poverty and inequality, citizenship and welfare reform

**Number of Pages:** 328

**Dimensions:** 0.8 x 9.4 x 6.7 IN

**Publication Date:** June 01, 2010

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- **Price:** 55.39 USD
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