{"product_id":"all-our-welfare-peter-beresford-9781447328940","title":"All Our Welfare: Towards Participatory Social Policy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe UK welfare state is under sustained ideological and political attack. It has also been undermined by accusations of paternalism and past failures to engage with the very people it is intended to help. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This unique book is the first to critique the past, present and future welfare state from a participatory perspective. Peter Beresford, champion of user involvement, draws on pioneering theories and practice of welfare service user movements to offer a blueprint for a new participatory social policy. He controversially challenges orthodox social policy and the limitations of both Fabian and Neo-liberal perspectives in engaging people to improve their own welfare, drawing on service users ' own ideas and experience, including fascinating vignettes from his own family's experience, to demonstrate the value of 'user knowledge'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Filling a much-needed gap in the literature, this accessible text will provide a great introduction for students and a road-map for practitioners of an alternative vision for a future participatory and sustainable social policy. It will also command much wider interest from everyone concerned with how we look after each other in future in society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Beresford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1447328949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781447328940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d","brand":"Peter Beresford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088290164991,"sku":"9781447328940","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_73928ae7-3717-4c84-8a23-e940fa64486c.jpg?v=1769104087","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/all-our-welfare-peter-beresford-9781447328940","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}