The Handbook of Social Policy

James Midgley is the Harry and Riva Specht Professor of Public Social Services and Dean Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. Originally from South Africa, he studied at the University of Cape Town and the London School of Economics and held academic appointments at both universities before moving to the United States 1985 where he served as as Dean of the School of Social Work and Associate Vice Chancellor for Research at Louisiana State University. He accepted the appointment as Specht Professor and Dean of the School of Social Welfare Berkeley in 1997.He has published widely on issues of social development, social policy, social work and international social welfare. His major books include Professional Imperialism: Social Work in the Third World. Heinemann, 1981; Social Security, Inequality and the Third World, Wiley, 1984; Comparative Social Policy and the Third World, Harvester, 1987 (with Stewart MacPherson); The Social Dimensions of Development: Social Policy and Planning in the Third World, Gower, 1989 (with Margaret Hardiman); Social Development: The Developmental Perspective in Social Welfare, Sage, 1995; Social Welfare in Global Context, Sage, 1997; Social Policy for Development, Sage, 2004 (with Anthony Hall) and Social Development: Theory and Practice, Sage, 2014. In addition, he has edited or co-edited many books on international social welfare and social development. Among the most recent are Social Work and Social Development: Theories and Skills for Developmental Social Work, Oxford University Press, 2010 (with Amy Conley); Social Policy and Poverty in East Asia: The Role of Social Security, Routledge, 2010 (with K. L. Tang); Grassroots Social Security in Asia, Routledge, 2011 (with Mitsuhiko Hosaka); Colonialism and Welfare: Social Policy and the British Imperial Legacy. Edward Elgar, 2011 (with David Piachaud); Planning and Community Development: Case Studies. Madrid: Technical University of Madrid, GrupoGESPLAN-UPM, 2012 (with Adolfo Carzola); Social Protection, Economic Growth and Social Change: Goals, Issues and Trajectories in China, India, Brazil and Africa. Edward Elgar, 2013 (with David Piachaud); Social Protection in Southern Africa: New Opportunities for Social Development. Routledge, 2014 (with Leila Patel and Marian Ulricksen) and Social Policy and Social Change in East Asia. Lexington Books, 2014 (with James Lee and Yapeng Zhu). He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare and holds Honorary Professorial appointments at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa, Nihon Fukushi University in Japan, Sun Yat-sen University in China and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Michelle Livermore is a doctoral student in the department of Sociology at Louisiana State University. She has published in the areas of community practice, poverty, and social development. Her interests lie in factors influencing social and economic well-being including public policy and community interventions.

• PrefaceIntroduction: Social Policy and Social Welfare - James Midgley, Michelle LivermorePART I. THE NATURE OF SOCIAL POLICY1. The Definition of Social Policy - James Midgley2. An Overview of American Social Policy - Diana M. DiNitto3. Economic Dimensions of Social Policy - Jane Waldfogel4. Policy Analysis - Bruce Jansson5. Policy Practice and Advocay - Richard Hoefer6. The Impact of Social Policy - Pranab Chatterjee, Diwakar VadapalliPART II. THE HISTORY OF SOCIAL POLICY7. Social Policey from Colonial Times to the Civil War - Phyllis J. Day8. Social Policy and the Progressive Era - John M. Herrick9. Social Policy and the New Deal - Robert Leighninger, Leslie Leighninger10. Social Policy and the Great Society - Michael Reisch11. Social Policy: Regan and Beyond - David StoeszPART III. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SOCIAL POLICY12. The Institutional Approach to Social Policy - James Midgley13. Conservative Approaches to Social Policy - Leon Ginsberg14. Critical Social Policy - Demetrius S. Iatridis15. Welfare Pluralism and Social Policy - Neil Gilbert16. Feminist Approaches to Social Policy - Cheryl Hyde17: Race, Politics, and Social Policy - Lori Parham, Jill Quadagno, Jordan Brown18. The Social Development Perspective in Social Policy - James Midgley, Michael Sherraden19. Social Policy and the Physical Environment - Marie D. Hoff, John G. McNutt PART IV. SOCIAL POLICY AND THE SOCIAL SERVICES20. Child and Family Welfare Policies and Services - Katherine Briar-Lawson, Toni Naccarato, Jeanette Drews21. Income Maintenance and Support: The Changing Face of Welfare - Jill Duerr Berrick22. Social Security - Martha Ozawa23. Social Policy and the Elderly - Fernando M. Torres-Gil, Valentine Villa24. Social Policy and Health Care - Jenny Jacobs Kronenfeld25. Housing Policy - Kevin Fox Gotham, James D. Wright26. Social Policies and Mental Health - James W. Callicutt27. Social Policies for People With Disabilities - Elizabeth Lightfoot28. Social Policy and the Correctional System - Margaret Severson29. Employment Policy and Social Welfare - Michelle Livermore, Younghee Lim30. Education and Social Policy - Susan Stone31. Urban Development Policy - Robert WastePART V. CONCLUSION: INTERNATIONAL AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES OF SOCIAL POLICY32. International Aspects of Social Policy - Sheila B. Kamerman, Alfred J. Kahn33. The Future of Social Policy - James Midgley, Michelle LivermoreIndexAbout the EditorsAbout the Contributors

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