Bringing together the voices of leading experts in the field, this edition offers an up-to-date and diverse review of the best in social policy scholarship over the past year.





The book considers a range of current issues and critical debates in UK and international social policy field. It contains vital research, including discussions on the changing landscape of occupational as well as corporate welfare in the UK, the continuing impact of austerity on various social policy areas and the challenges currently faced by the NHS.





Published in association with the SPA, this comprehensive analysis of the current state of social policy will be of interest to students and academics in social policy, social welfare and related disciplines.

Contributions by: John Jordan, Antonios Roumpakis, Theodoros Papadopoulos, John Macnicol, Jacques Wels, Rebecca Ince, Jeremy Kendall, Rob MacMillan, Julia Lux, Andy Jolly, Catherine Needham, James Rees, Babs Broekema, Menno Fenger, Kevin Farnsworth, Paul Bridgen, Kirstein Rummery, Martin Powell