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About the Author
John Hills is Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy and Co-Director of the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics. He has written extensively on inequality, public policy and the welfare state. He was a member of the Pensions Commission and Chair of the National Equality Panel for the Labour government and led a review of the measurement of fuel poverty for the Coalition government. He was knighted in 2013 for services to the development of social policy.
Reviews
"... a set of thoughtfully written, wide ranging and up to date assessments of a variety of areas in public and social policy." Journal for Social Policy
"... this work will be of high interest to anyone with an interest in the work of Henry Neuburger, but serves much further as a valuable contribution to the contemporary study of economic and social policy." Political Studies
"This memorial volume has an unusually strong set of contributors and covers a wide range of issues of contemporary relevance. Any student or teacher of economic and social policy will find plenty of informative and searching analysis." Andrew Glyn, Corpus Christi College, Oxford
"... a welcome volume. ... a book for anyone seriously interested in contemporary economic and social affairs." Roger Berry MP, Tribune
"... an interesting account of how Labour developed its economic policies during the Eighties, a reminder that New Labour did not begin with Tony Blair." The Observer
Book Information
ISBN 9781861342676
Author Neil Fraser
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Policy Press
Publisher Policy Press