Synopses & Reviews
Richard Titmuss was one of the twentieth century's foremost social policy theorists. This accessible Reader is the first compendium of his work on public health, health promotion and health inequalities. Most of Titmuss's work has been out of print for many years. This volume, like its predecessor, Welfare and wellbeing (The Policy Press, 2001), is important in bringing the work of this highly influential thinker to the attention of a new generation of social policy students and policy makers. It also enhances current debates about how complex societies can best provide for the health of all their citizens.
Review
It is important that students have access to the original writing of the 'greats' in social policy. This book, combining Titmuss's essays with contemporary commentaries by eminent academics, is an excellent example of how best to do this. Martin Powell, Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath
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With the NHS undergoing the most fundamental change in its 56 year history, this book is a timely reminder of important policy dilemmas that we ignore at our peril. This collection of Titmuss's writings brings together remarkably prescient commentaries on aspects of health, health care, and the NHS. British Medical Journal
Synopsis
Focusing on the role of UK public health services in promoting health and correcting the disease of social inequality, this accessible, wide-ranging and cohesive reader brings together no longer available writings from Richard Titmusss work on health. Each section features specially commissioned commentaries by current experts in the health field. This enables clear links to be made between Titmusss work and the main issues of concern for the UKs health service today to illustrate his continuing relevance.
Synopsis
Richard Titmuss was one of the twentieth century's foremost social policy theorists. This accessible Reader is the first compendium of his work on public health, health promotion and health inequalities.This book is a companion volume to Welfare and wellbeing: Richard Titmuss's contribution to social policy edited by Pete Alcock, Howard Glennerster, Ann Oakley and Adrian Sinfield (The Policy Press, 2001).
About the Author
Ann Oakley is professor of sociology and social policy at the Institute of Education at the University of London and the author of many books, including poetry, fiction, biography, and autobiography.