Introduction to the Study of Social Administration

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health and education policy
health policy
income maintenance systems
public service provision
social needs assessment
social policy
twentieth century British welfare history
UK social policy
unemployment
welfare state
welfare state development

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  • ISBN 9781041067535
  • Weight: 420g
  • Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 15 Jul 2025
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Originally published in 1965, this introductory textbook provides the student with an outline of the subject matter of Social Administration. It deals with the growth of this discipline of study, its inter-relatedness with the other social sciences, and examines the historical development and structure of the social services in the 20th Century. The book discusses the complexity of the study of the study of the formation and implementation of social policy in the United Kingdom and will be of interest to those in the areas of the history of social policy and the welfare state.

David C. Marsh (1917-1983) was Head of the Department of Social Science at the University of Nottingham.