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This second edition of a widely-respected textbook is one of the few resources available to provide an overview of human need, as a key concept in the social sciences.  Taking an approach encompassing both global North and South, this accessible and engaging book models existing practical and theoretical approaches to human need while also proposing a radical alternative. Fully revised and updated, this new edition pays due regard to the shifting nature of welfare ideologies and welfare regimes. Offering essential insights for students of social policy, it will also be of interest to other social science disciplines, policy makers and political activists.

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9781447341987

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In this new edition, Hartley Dean again demonstrates his mastery of the subject and his ability to analyse complex issues concerning the nature of human need and its relationship with rights and welfare. His book will be the standard reference work on human need for many years to come. James Midgley, University of California

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Hartley Dean is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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