The rise in poverty and the potential introduction of a benefit sanctions regime that disregards individuals’ unique circumstances, showcases how those in power frequently blame the most vulnerable for broader systemic issues.
Laura Vickers-Rendall, our Commissioning Editor for Social and Public Policy, has curated a reading list that highlights the broad range of poverty-focused publications from Policy Press.
“A key focus of our flagship Social and Public Policy book list is social welfare and welfare reform. As well as the books below, our book series, published in association with the Social Policy Association, Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice, helps students understand the causes of and responses to social issues.”
The Richer, The Poorer
By Stewart Lansley
Charting the rollercoaster history of both rich and poor, this book shows how Britain’s most powerful elites have enriched themselves at the expense of surging inequality, mass poverty and weakened social resilience.
The Next Welfare State?
By Christopher Pierson
Pierson argues that we need to think differently about how we can ensure our collective well-being in the future.
Creating an Ecosocial Welfare Future
By Mary P. Murphy
With a uniquely hybrid approach to welfare state policy, ecological sustainability and social transformation, this book explores transformative models of welfare change.
Welfare That Works for Women?
By Kate Andersen
Drawing on interviews with mothers, this book offers crucial policy recommendations to improve the gendered impact of Universal Credit and make the social citizenship framework in the UK more inclusive of women.
How to Fix the Welfare State
By Paul Spiker
Spicker offers an original and illuminating analysis of the current position of ‘the welfare state’.
Taxation and Social Policy
Edited by Andy Lymer, Margaret May and Adrian Sinfield
This book guides readers through the key interactions of tax and social policies and the central debates and challenges posed by their effect on each other.
If you are interested in writing for our Social and Public Policy list, please contact Laura Vickers-Rendall at laura.vickers@bristol.ac.uk or visit our information for authors page to download our proposal guidelines.
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