Children and Social Policy

PAUL DANIEL is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the Roehampton Institute, London. He is co-author of Social Work and Local Politics.JOHN IVATTS is Visiting Lecturer in Social Policy at the Roehampton Institute, London.

• IntroductionSocial Policy and Childhood: An OverviewChildren in Britain TodayChildren and PovertyChild Health and Health Care PolicyHousing Policy and ChildrenEarly Childhood Education and CarePrimary EducationChild Welfare and ProtectionThe Century of the Child?BibliographyIndex.

'...this is a readable and thought-provoking book which takes a fresh look at a range of familiar policies. It serves as an interesting and challenging yardstick by which the effects of policies concerning children may be judged over the next few years.' - Roger Southard, The Lecturer