Children and Social Policy

By Paul Daniel and John Ivatts

Book Overview

This book provides a critical account of British social policy since 1945 from the perspective of the child. Using the UN convention on the Rights of the Child as a yardstick, it examines a wide range of policy areas including health, education, housing, social security, child care and protection. It concludes with suggestions for making policy more child-centred. It will be of interest to a wide range of professionals and to anyone who is concerned with children's welfare.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333652088
• ISBN13: 9780333652084
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"