In Whose Interest? : The Privatisation of Child Protection and Social Work /

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"As the government continues to open up child protection and social work in England to a commercial market place, what is the social cost of privatising public services? And what effect has the failure of previous privatisations had on their provision? This book, by best-selling author and expe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Jones, Ray, 1949- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2019.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social service > Contracting out.
People with disabilities > Services for > Government policy.
Child welfare > Government policy.
Privatization.
Social service > Government policy.
Privatization > England.
Social service > Contracting out > England.
People with disabilities > Services for > Government policy > England.
Abused children > Services for > Government policy > England.
Social service > Government policy > England.
Child welfare > Government policy > England.
Great Britain.
England.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. How did we get here? The recent moves to privatise children's social services and social work
  • 2. Creeping political control : the Children and Social Work Bill and anti-professionalism
  • 3. The key players and their networks
  • 4. The formation of the welfare state and its 1980s rejection by Thatcher
  • 5. Thatcher's levers and mechanisms to promote marketisation and privatisation
  • 6. Blair and New Labour's continuation of the journey towards privatisation
  • 7. Cameron, the coalition and the Conservatives : "Cambornism" and enhanced Thatcherism
  • 8. Privatisation of public services and the undermining of the welfare state
  • 9. The experience and outcomes of privatising public services
  • 10. The impact to date of the privatisation of social care, social services and social work
  • 11. No to TINA : an alternative journey for social work and children's social services.

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