TY - BOOK AU - Midgley, J. (ed.)|Tracy, M.B. (ed.)|Livermore, M. (ed.) TI - The handbook of social policy SN - 0-7619-1561-3 AV - HN 65 .H34 1999 PY - 2000/// CY - California PB - SAGE Publications, Inc. KW - Public Policy|Social Welfare N1 - This book defines social policy and looks at the social, economical, political and cultural contexts in which social policies are formulated. Includes discussions of competing political economies of social policy, examines American social policy in an international context, and gives perspectives on the future of social policy. Contains applications and practical issues related to social policy, including analysis of social welfare policies ER -