Social work and the third way : tough love as social policy / Bill Jordan with Charlie Jordan.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-236) and index.

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Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction: The Central Themes of the Book; Part I; 1 -- The Dog that Didn't Bark; 2 -- Values, Morals and Emotions: The Shifting Ethical Foundations of Social Work; 3 -- Reasons, Motives and Evidence: The Theoretical Basis of the Third Way and Social Work; Part II; 4 -- The Third Way in Local Authority Social Services: Modernization and Management; 5 -- Capacities and Empowerment: The Contradictions of the Third Way over Exclusions and Disabilities; 6 -- Social Work and Street Credibility; Part III; 7 -- Social Work and Economic Activity.

T̀his lively book critiques New Labour assumptions and implementation of policies related to citizenship, communities and welfare reform and the implications of current developments for social work. Focusing explicitly on the UK, the book nevertheless draws on examples and comparisions from other countries (including notably Australia and the US, but also countries in the EU and Central and Eastern Europe), and some of the concerns and arguments will be appreciated by readers elsewhere' - International Social Work. T̀his book is a well-written contribution to both the British Third Way debate.

English.

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