The "international turn" in social policy; understanding social security

Books reviewed:
Mary Dalyand Katharine Rake, Gender and the Welfare State
Kevin Farnsworth, Corporate Power and Social Policy in a Global Economy: British Welfare under the Influence
Steffen Mau, The Moral Economy of Welfare States: Britain and Germany Compared
Jane Millar ed., Understanding Social Security
Howard Glennerster, Understanding the Finance of Welfare: What Welfare Costs and How to Pay for It     

Reviews

Books reviewed:
John Ferris, Environmental Pressure Groups in Transition
John Ferris, Social Policy and the Environment
George Giacinto Giarchi, Equity and Efficiency Policy in Community Care: Needs, Service Productivities, Efficiencies and their Implications
George Giacinto Giarchi, Caring for Older People: An Assessment of Community Care in the 1990s
Robert Leaper, Comparing Social Welfare Systems in Nordic Europe and France     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this aticle: Public Choice By DENNIS C. MUELLER. Caring for Strangers By DAVID WATSON. Planning for Welfare: Social Policy and the Expenditure Process By TIMOTHY A. BOOTH. Law, Justice and Social Policy By ROSALIND BROOKE. The Economics of Health By JOHN G. CULLIS & PETER A. WEST. Health in Danger: The Crisis in the N.H.S. By DAVID WIDGERY. Overseas Doctors in the National Health Service By DAVID J. SMITH. Community Hospitals and Rural Accessibility By R.M. HAYNES & C.G. BENTHAM. Methods of Financing Social Security: Their Economic and Social Effects By E.M. MURPHY et al. Financial Aid Through Social Work By MICHAEL P. JACKSON AND B. MICHAEL VALENCIA. Social Work and Money By MICHAEL HILL AND PETER LAING. Power, Authority and Responsibility in Social Services: Social Work in Area Teams By MALCOLM PAYNE. Allocating The Home Help Services By NEIL HOWELL, DUNCAN BOLDY, BARRY SMITH. Care of the Elderly Mentally Infirm By BARBARA GRAY & BERNARD ISAACS. Who Needs Housing? By JANE DARKE & ROY DARKE. Managing Difficult Tenants By GERRY POPPLESTONE & CHRIS PARIS. The British New Towns: A Programme without a Policy By MERYL ALDRIDCE.     

Reviews

Books reviewed:
I an H olliday and P aul W ilding (eds.), Welfare Capitalism in East Asia: Social Policy in the Tiger Economies.
M. R amesh (ed.), Social Policy in East and Southeast Asia: Education, Health, Housing and Income Maintenance.
K wong-leung T ang and C hack-kie W ong (eds.), Poverty Monitoring and Alleviation in East Asia.
D ong-myeon S hin (ed.), Social and Economic Policies in Korea: Ideas, Networks and Linkages.
P. D wyer , Understanding Social Citizenship: Themes and Perspectives for Policy and Practice.
G. L ewis (eds.), Citizenship: Personal Lives and Social Policy.
S. B ecker and A. B ryman (eds.), Understanding Research for Social Policy and Practice: Themes, Methods and Approaches.
H artley D ean (ed.), The Ethics of Welfare: Human Rights, Dependency and Responsibility.
I an G ough and G eof W ood , with A rmando B arrientos , P hilippa B evan , P eter D avis and G raham R oom , Insecurity and Welfare Regimes in Asia, Africa and Latin America: Social Policy in Development Contexts.     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this aticle: Social Welfare: Why and How? By NOEL TIMMS (ED.) The Year Book of Social Policy in Britain, 1979 By MURIEL BROWN & SALLY BALDWIN (EDS) The Irish Social Services By JOHN CURRY. Rational Techniques in Policy Analysis By MICHAEL CARLEY. Social Research and Royal Commissions By MARTIN BULMER (ed.) Can Social Work Survive? By COLIN BREWER & JUNE LAIT. The Future of the Prison System By ROY D. KING & ROD MORGAN. Class Inequality and Health Care: the Origins and Impact of The National Health Service By VIVIENNE WALTERS. Principles in Economic Appraisal in Health Care By M.F. DRUMMOND. Choices for Health Care By G.H. MOONEY, E.M. RUSSELL & R.D. WEIR. Health Care Priorities and Management By GWYN BEVAN et al. How many patients? A study of list size in general practice By J.R. BUTLER. Teamwork for Preventive Care By NIGEL BRUCE. Child Support in the European Community By JONATHON BRADSHAW & DAVID PIACHAUD. Education and the Social Condition By HAROLD SILVER. The Reorganisation of Seconary Education By PHILIP H. JAMES. Compensation for Incapacity: a Study of Law and Social Change in New Zealand and Australia By GEOFFREY PALMER.     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this aticle:
Using the Social Sciences by A. B. CHERNS.
The Execution Process Vol. 1. Implementation in a Bureaucracy Vol. 2. Control in a Bureaucracy by ANDREW DUNSIRE.
The Reorganisation of British Local Government by JOHN DEARLOVE.
Introducing Social Policy by D. C. MARSH (ed.)
Over-Ruled on Welfare by RALPH HARRIS AND ARTHUR SELDON.
The Political Economy of the Welfare State by IAN GOUGH.
Economic Welfare in the Soviet Union by ALASTAIR MCAULEY.
The Welfare State in Sweden by DOROTHY WILSON.
Youth in Contemporary Society by CHRISTOPHER MURRAY (ed.)
Housing Improvement and Social Inequality by PAUL N. BALCHIN.
Not Much Improvement: Urban Renewal Policy in Birmingham by CHRIS PARIS AND BOB BLACKABY.
Jobs and Community Action by G. CRAIG, M. MAYO AND N. SHARMAN (EDS.)
Unmet Needs and the Delivery of Care by PAUL CHAPMAN.
Welfare Law and Policy: Studies in Teaching, Practice and Research by MARTIN PARTINGTON AND JEFFREY JOWELL, (eds.).
Perspective on Legal Aid: a Comparative Survey by F. H. Zemans, (ed.)     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this aticle: States of Welfare: Comparative Analysis in Social Policy By Joan Higgins Social Theory and Social Welfare By Peter Taylor -Gooby and Jennifer Dale . Towards Socialist Welfare Work By S. Bolger et al. The Right to Welfare and Other Essays By T. H. Marshall . Tribunal Representation: The Role of Advice and Advocacy Services By Roger Lawrence . Social Measurement and Social Indicators: Issues of Policy and Theory By Michael Carley . Automatic Poverty By Bill Jordan . Wealth, Income and Inequality (Second edition) By A. B. Atkinson (ed.). Voluntary Social Services By Norman Johnson . Voluntary and Statutory Collaboration: Rhetoric or Reality? By Diana Leat , Gerry Smolka , Judith Unell . Social Services Area Teams By Phyllida Parsloe . Intake Teams By Joanna Buckle . Occupational Survival: The Case of the Local Authority Social Worker By Carole Satyamurti . Social Work and General Medical Practice: Collaboration or Conflict? By June Huntingdon . Going Local: Neighbourhood Social Services By Roger Hadley and Morag Mc Grath (ed.). Community Groups in Action: Case Studies and Analysis By Hugh Butcher et al. The Impact of Ageing: Strategies for care By David Hobman (ed.). Old People's Homes and the Production of Welfare By Bleddyn Davies and Martin Knapp Old Age Homes By Roger Clough .     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this aticle: The Political Economy of the Welfare State By THOMAS WILSON AND DOROTHY J. WILSON. Corporatism and Welfare By ALAN CAWSON. Whither State Welfare? Policy and Implementation in the Personal Social Services 1979–80. By ADRIAN WEBB AND GERALD WISTOW. Culture of the Social Services By ANDREW KAKABADSE. Public Participation in Local Services By N. BOADEN et al. Don't Mourn for me … Organise: The Social and Political Uses of Voluntary Organisations By DAVID SCOTT. Economics and Social Policy By ALAN GORDON. Europe Against Poverty — The European Poverty Programme 1975–80 By JANE DENNETT et al. Health Policy in Britain By CHRISTOPHER HAM. Policy Making and Planning in the Health Sector By KENNETH LEE AND ANNE MILLS. Industrial Relations and Health Services By A. S. SETHI AND S. J. DIMMOCK (eds.) The Economics of Outpatient Clinic Location: the paediatrics case By J. G. CULLIS, S. HEASELL AND S. WELLER. The Economics of Unemployment in Britain By JOHN GREEDY (ed.) Workless By DENNIS MARSDEN. Discrimination and Disadvantage in Employment: The Experience of Black Workers By P. BRAHAM, E. RHODES AND M. PEARN (eds.) Unqualified and Underemployed: Handicapped Young People and the Labour Market By ALAN WALKER. Family Care of the Handicapped Elderly: Who Pays? By MURIEL NISSEL AND LUCY BONNERJEA. Capitalism and the Construction of Old Age By CHRIS PHILLIPSON. Policy Making for the Mentally Handicapped By GREGORY S. DONGES.     

Reviews

Books reviewed:
C. Barnes, G. Mercer and T. Shakespeare, Exploring Disability: A Sociological Introduction
Richard Freeman, The Politics of Health in Europe
John J. Rodger, From a Welfare State to a Welfare Society: The Changing Context of Social Policy in a Postmodern Era     

REVIEW ARTICLES

Book review in this Article Hard Times: The Prospects for European Social Policy By Peter Townsend Can the Welfare State Compete? By Alfred Pfaller, Ian Gough, and Goran Therborn Social Welfare in Socialist Countries By John Dixon and David Macarov Trapped in Poverty? By Bill Jordan, Simon James, Helen Kay and Marcus Redley Routledge Introduction to Social Administration in Britain by Muriel Brown and Sarah Payne Unwin Hyman The Politics of Local Government by Gerry Stoker Macmillan Public Policy under Thatcher By Stephen P. Savage and Lynton Robins Whom God Hath Joined Together: the Work of Marriage Guidance By Jane Lewis, David Clarke and David Morgan Prisoners' Children: What Are The Issues? By Roger Shaw Maternity Rights in Britain: Report on the Experience of Women and Employers By Susan McRae Policy Evaluating Health Services' Effectiveness By Anthony St Leger, Harold Schneiden and Joanna Is British Food Bad for You? By Vincent Marks Structures of Control in Health Management By Rob Flynn Alternative Medicine in Britain By Mike Saks Science, Ideology and the Media By Ronald Fletcher     

REVIEWS

Books reviewed:
C atherine B ochel and H ugh M. B ochel , The UK Social Policy Process.
J ohn H udson and S tuart L owe , Understanding the Policy Process: Analysing Welfare Policy and Practice.
R. L ister , Poverty.
E. de G ier , A. de S waan and M. O oijens (eds), Dutch Welfare Reform in an Expanding Europe: The Neighbours' View.
J ohn C larke , Changing Welfare Changing States: New Directions in Social Policy.
F rancis G. C astles , The Future of the Welfare State: Crisis Myths and Crisis Realities.
J ohn S tewart , Taking Stock: Scottish Social Welfare after Devolution.     

REVIEWS

Books reviewed:
P. M alpass , Housing and the Welfare State: The Development of Housing Policy in Britain.
G. B ramley , M. M unro and H. P awson , Key Issues in Housing: Policies and Markets in 21st-Century Britain.
D. C lapham , The Meaning of Housing: A Pathways Approach.
R ob B aggott , Health and Health Care in Britain (3rd edition).
C hristopher H am , Health Policy in Britain (5th edition).
R. B aggott , J. A llsop and K. J ones , Speaking for Patients and Carers: Health Consumer Groups and the Policy Process.
J ohn H ills , Inequality and the State
R ichard B. S plane , George Davidson: Social Policy and Public Policy Exemplar     

REVIEW ARTICLES

Book review in this Article
Hard Times: The Prospects for European Social Policy By Peter Townsend
Can the Welfare State Compete? By Alfred Pfaller, Ian Gough, and Goran Therborn
Social Welfare in Socialist Countries By John Dixon and David Macarov
Trapped in Poverty? By Bill Jordan, Simon James, Helen Kay and Marcus Redley Routledge
Introduction to Social Administration in Britain by Muriel Brown and Sarah Payne Unwin Hyman
The Politics of Local Government by Gerry Stoker Macmillan
Public Policy under Thatcher By Stephen P. Savage and Lynton Robins
Whom God Hath Joined Together: the Work of Marriage Guidance By Jane Lewis, David Clarke and David Morgan
Prisoners' Children: What Are The Issues? By Roger Shaw
Maternity Rights in Britain: Report on the Experience of Women and Employers By Susan McRae Policy
Evaluating Health Services' Effectiveness By Anthony St Leger, Harold Schneiden and Joanna
Is British Food Bad for You? By Vincent Marks
Structures of Control in Health Management By Rob Flynn
Alternative Medicine in Britain By Mike Saks
Science, Ideology and the Media By Ronald Fletcher     

BOOK NOTES

Abel-Smith, B. and Grandjeat, P., Pharmaceutical consumption: Trends in expenditure: Main measures taken and underlying objectives of public intervention in this field.
Mouvement international ATD Quart Monde, Enfants de ce temps: Livre blanc des enfants du quart monde.
Piachaud, David, The cost of a child: A modern minimum.
Scheil, Xenia B., Dynamisierung gesetzlicher Altersrenten: Eine Analyse der Zielvorstellungen in Anpassungsregelungen ausgewählter OECD Länder.
US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Social security in a changing world.
US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Social Security Administration, Policy analysis with social security research files: Proceedings of a workshop held March 1978 at Williamsburg, Virginia.
Wilson, Dorothy, The welfare state in Sweden: a study in comparative social administration.
World Health Organization, Controlling the smoking epidemic.     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this aticle:
Images of Welfare By PETER GOLDING AND SUE MIDDLETON.
Professional Power and Social Welfare By PAUL WILDING.
The Strategy of Equality: Redistribution and the Social Services By JULIAN LE GRAND.
The Inspector General: Sir Jeremiah Fitzpatrick and Social Reform 1783–1802 By OLIVER MACDONAGH.
The Home Office 1848–1914: From Clerks to Bureaucrats By JILL PELLEW.
Victorian Values: Secularism and the Size of Families By J. A. BANKS.
Children, School and Society in Nineteenth Century England By ANNE DIGBY AND PETER SEARBY (eds)
English Education, Social Change and War, 1911–20 By GEOFFREY SHERINGTON.
The Administrative "Revolution" in Whitehall By G. K. FRY.
Quangos in Britain: Government and the Networks of Public Policy Making By ANTHONY BARKER (ed.)
Social Welfare Law By DAVID PEARL AND KEVIN GRAY.
The Abuse of Power: Civil Liberties in the United Kingdom By PATRICIA HEWITT.
Disability: Legislation and Practice By DUNCAN GUTHRIE (ed.)
Current Trends in British Gerontology By REX TAYLOR AND ANNE GILMORE.
Retirement Policy: The Next 50 Years By MICHAEL FOGARTY (ed.)
The Inner City in Context By PETER HALL (ed.)
The Uses of Social Research: Social Investigation in Public Policy Making By MARTIN BULMER.
Sociology and Social Research By GEOFF PAYNE et al.
Economic Efficiency and Social Welfare By E. J. MISHAN.
Values in Social Policy: Nine Contradictions By JEAN HARDY.     

Review Article: Perspectives on Australian Social Policy

Books reviewed in this article:
B. Cheers Welfare Bushed: Social Care in Rural Australia
A.Jamrozik and L. Nocella The Sociology of Social Problems: Theoretical Perspectives and Methods of Intervention
R. Hugman Social Welfare and Social Value
J. S. O'Connor, A. S.Orloff and S. Shaver States, Markets, Families: Gender, Liberalism and Social Policy in Australia, Canada, Great Britain and the United States     

REVIEW ARTICLES

Book Reviewed in this article
The Impact of Social Policy BY VIC GEORGE AND PAUL WILDING Routledge and Kegan Paul, London
Invitation on Social Work by B. Jordan The Political Dimensions of social Work by B. Jordan and N. Parton
The Political Dimensions of Social Work By B. JORDAN and N. PARTON
The Welfare State in Crisis: Social Thought and Social Change By RAMESH MISHRA
Contradictions of the Welfare State By CLAW OFFE
Social Planning: A Strategy for Socialist Welfare By ALAN WALKER
Thomas Chalmers and the Godly Commonwealth By STEWARTJ. BROWN     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this aticle: Understanding Social Policy By MICHAEL HILL. A Comparative Approach to Policy Analysis: Health Care Policy in Four Nations By HOWARD M. LEICHTER Poverty and Inequality in Common Market Countries By VIC GEORGE AND ROGER LAWSON Work Creation: International Experiences By MICHAEL P. JACKSON & VICTOR J.B. HANBY (eds.) Social Goals and Economic Perspectives By G.P. MARSHALL. The Economics of Women and Work By Alice H. Amsden (ed.) Public Spending Decisions: Growth and Restraint in the 1970s By MAURICE WRIGHT (ed.) Labour and Equality: A Fabian Study of Labour in Power 1974–79 By NICK BOSANQUET AND PETER TOWNSEND (eds.) Pricing the Social Services By KEN JUDGE (ed.) Education, Health and Housing: an Empirical Investigation of Resource Accessibility By ANDREW KIRBY. The Good City: A study of urban development and policy in Britain By D. DONNISON WITH P. SOTO. Housing and Residential Structure By KEITH BASSETT AND JOHN SHORT. Secondary Schools and the Welfare Network By DAPHNE JOHNSON et al Higher Education for All? By GORDON RODERICK AND MICHAEL STEPHENS (eds.) The Division in British Medicine By FRANK HONIGSBAUM. The Building Societies By MARTIN BODDY. Teamwork in the Personal Social Services and Health Care: British and American Perspectives By SUSAN LONSDALE, ADRIAN WEBB & T.L. BRIGGS (ed.)     

REVIEWS

Book review in this Articles:
Sin, Organised Charity and the Poor Law in Victorian England By Robert Humphreys
The Voluntary Sector, The State and Social Work in Britain: The Charity Organisation Society/Family Welfare Association since 1869 By Jane Lewis
Community Care for Older People: A Comparative Perspective, By Susan Tester
Changing Services for Older People, By Alan Walker and Lorna Warren
The Irish Social Welfare System: Law and Social Policy BY MEL COUSINS     

Reviews

R. Goodman, G. White and Huck-Ju Kwon (eds.), The East Asian Welfare Model: Welfare Orientalism and the State
Kwong-Leung Tang, Social Welfare Development in East Asia
M. Ramesh (with M. G. Asher), Welfare Capitalism in Southeast Asia: Social Security, Health and Education Policies
Fen-Ling Chen, Working Women and State Policies in Taiwan: A Study in Political Economy
M. Lavalette and G. Mooney (eds.), Class Struggle and Social Welfare
D. Porter, Health, Civilization and the State