Promoting welfare? : Government information policy and social citizenship /

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As citizens we need information to exercise our social rights and responsibilities. However, information provision about welfare services is patchy and the 'information poor' are often disadvantaged in access to those services. Promoting welfare? explores how government information policie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leonard, Penny
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2003.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Bürger.
Social Sciences.
Social Welfare & Social Work.
Business & Economics.
Social Welfare & Social Work - General.
Labor & Workers' Economics.
Informationspolitik
Wohlfahrtsstaat
Social rights.
Public welfare > Information services.
Information policy.
Government information.
Citizenship.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
Information sur l'État > Grande-Bretagne.
Citoyennete > Grande-Bretagne.
Droits economiques et sociaux > Grande-Bretagne.
Information > Politique gouvernementale > Grande-Bretagne.
Aide sociale > Grande-Bretagne > Documentation, Services de.
Government information > Great Britain.
Citizenship > Great Britain.
Social rights > Great Britain.
Information policy > Great Britain.
Public welfare > Great Britain > Information services.
Grossbritannien
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • PROMOTING WELFARE?; Contents; Foreword; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Citizenship; 3. Information; 4. Social democracy and information; 5. The New Right and information; 6. New Labour and information; 7. Case study A: In-work benefits for low wage earners; 8. Case study B: Means-tested benefits for older people; 9. Information for citizenship?; References; APPENDIX A: Government expenditure on publicity for social security benefits (1973-98/99); APPENDIX B: Sample leaflets and posters; Index.

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