| Access to Justice for Disadvantaged Communities Contributor(s): Mayo, Marjorie (Author), Koessl, Gerald (Other), Scott, Matthew (Other) |
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ISBN: 1447311051 ISBN-13: 9781447311058 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $46.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Law | Civil Rights - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare |
| Dewey: 353.4 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.6" W x 9.3" (0.70 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Access to justice for all, regardless of the ability to pay, has been a core democratic value. But this basic human right has come under threat through wider processes of restructuring, with an increasingly market-led approach to the provision of welfare. Professionals and volunteers in Law Centres in Britain are struggling to provide legal advice and access to welfare rights to disadvantaged communities. Drawing upon original research, this unique study explores how strategies to safeguard these vital services might be developed in ways that strengthen rather than undermine the basic ethics and principles of public service provision. The book explores how such strategies might strengthen the position of those who provide, as well as those who need, public services, and ways to empower communities to work more effectively with professionals and progressive organisations in the pursuit of rights and social justice agendas more widely. |
Contributor Bio(s): Koessl, Gerald: - Gerald Koessl is a researcher in sociology at the University of London.Mayo, Marjorie: - Marjorie Mayo is professor emeritus of community development at Goldsmiths, University of London.Scott, Matthew: - Matthew Scott is a lecturer in community development and social policy at London Metropolitan University and Goldsmiths, University of London.Slater, Imogen: - Imogen Slater is a consultant and researcher at the Centre for Urban and Community Research at the University of London. |
