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This book makes an original contribution to current debates around welfare reform through a qualitative investigation of the opinions and experiences of welfare users. Competing philosophical, political and academic perspectives on citizenship and welfare are also analysed and discussed, making this book important reading for students and teachers.

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9781861342041

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... a very accessible introduction to a variety of perspectives on social welfare citizenship. Work, Employment & Society This is an interesting book. Dwyer offers a very accessible introduction to a variety of perspectives on social welfare citizenship. Young People Now ... deserves a wider audience than most academic texts. SCOLAG Legal Journal ... adds a fresh dimension to what can be a dry, though important topic. Disability & Society ... an interesting and challenging book which deserves a wide readership. Housing Studies ... a considered and valuable contribution to our understanding of the ways in which the foundations of our social citizenship are currently being re-constituted. Its particular importance stems from the fact that it is based on a perceptive and engaging study of the views of grass-roots service users. Hartley Dean The combination of an accessible introduction to current debates and an empirical study of the views of welfare users makes this a valuable addition to the literature on social citizenship. The views of welfare users are thoughtful and thought-provoking; they provide important 'feedback' on key areas of government policy. The book deserves to be read widely. Ruth Lister ... an excellent book ... the model developed by Dwyer enables a range of potentially difficult material to be conveyed systematically an in an undergraduate student accessible format. David Crimmens, Faculty of Social and Life Sciences, University of Lincolnshire and Humberside

... adds a fresh imension to what can be a dry, though important topic . Disability & Society vol 16 no. 5. ... a very accessible introduction to a variety of peropectives on social welfare citizenship... Work, Employment & Society. Vol 15/4-2001 This is an interesting book. Dwyer offers a very accessible introduction to a variety of perspectives on social welfare citizenship. Young People Now issue 148. ... deserves a wider audience than most academic texts. SCOLAG Legal Journal

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Peter Dwyer is a Lecturer in Social Policy, in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds.

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