Scandal, Social Policy and Social Welfare

by Ian Butler and Mark Drakeford

Scandals do not just happen. They are made. They are constructed out of such everyday tragedies as the small carelessnesses and institutional brutality of the long stay hospital, the abuse of children or the violent deaths of innocent bystanders. This book, by examining the landmark scandals of the post-war period, including more recent ones, such as the Victoria Climbie Inquiry, reveals how scandals are generated, to what purposes they are used and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861347464
• ISBN13: 9781861347466
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"