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- catalog abstract ""This book provides a definitive account of social security issues, explaining the aims of the benefit system, how it works and how it affects social and economic behaviour. The context of social security policy is discussed along with the details of the current system. Written in an accessible style, using illustrations and boxes, this book provides an up-to-date guide to debates in the field of social security."--Jacket. "Key issues covered in the book include the role social security plays in modern society; how the British system compares with systems in Europe, the USA and elsewhere; how the British system has developed over time; the effects of benefits on social and economic behaviour; which groups receive social security; challenges facing policy-makers and the approach of the government to reform."--BOOK JACKET. "This book is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of social policy and social welfare. Researchers and academics within the field, along with general readers, will also find this an invaluable resource."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11221263.
- catalog contributor b11221264.
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""Key issues covered in the book include the role social security plays in modern society; how the British system compares with systems in Europe, the USA and elsewhere; how the British system has developed over time; the effects of benefits on social and economic behaviour; which groups receive social security; challenges facing policy-makers and the approach of the government to reform."--BOOK JACKET. "This book is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of social policy and social welfare. Researchers and academics within the field, along with general readers, will also find this an invaluable resource."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""This book provides a definitive account of social security issues, explaining the aims of the benefit system, how it works and how it affects social and economic behaviour. The context of social security policy is discussed along with the details of the current system. Written in an accessible style, using illustrations and boxes, this book provides an up-to-date guide to debates in the field of social security."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The Aims of Social Security -- The International Context -- The Historical Context -- The British System Today -- Who Receives Benefits? -- Benefits to Meet Specific Costs of Living -- Delivering Benefits -- The Effects of Social Security -- Social Security Reform -- Conclusions -- Data Sources Relevant to Social Security.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 226 p. :".
- catalog identifier "031222348X (St. Martin's: hc)".
- catalog identifier "0333729781 (MacMillan: hc)".
- catalog identifier "033372979X (MacMillan: pbk.)".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Basingstoke ; MacMillan ; a New York : St. Martin's Press,".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "368.4/00941 21".
- catalog subject "HD7165 .M35 1999".
- catalog subject "Social security Great Britain.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Aims of Social Security -- The International Context -- The Historical Context -- The British System Today -- Who Receives Benefits? -- Benefits to Meet Specific Costs of Living -- Delivering Benefits -- The Effects of Social Security -- Social Security Reform -- Conclusions -- Data Sources Relevant to Social Security.".
- catalog title "Social security in Britain / Stephen McKay and Karen Rowlingson.".
- catalog type "text".