Social Policy and Privatisation

Privatisation and Social Policy addresses one of the key issues of recent years, the covert but undeniable impact of growing privatisation on the development and implementation of social policy. *Demonstrates that there is no area of policy which privatisation has not affected resulting in the gradual transfer of responsibility from the public to the private sphere in areas such as education, housing, health, social security and the social services. *Unique account of the impact of privatisation on all the key areas of social policy. *Critically assesses the origins of, philosophy and development of privatisation *Examines the practical, theoretical and ethical implications of changes over the last twenty years. *Looks at possible future developments in the light of the policy preferences of the Labour Government.