Social Policy and Planning for the 21st Century - 9781138674059

Taylor & Francis

Social Policy and Planning for the 21st CenturyIn Search of the Next Great Social Transformation\nAuthor(s): Donald G. Reid\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138674059, 978-1138674059\nSynopsis\nThe greatest problems facing humanity today are climate change, poverty, and the increasing separation between the rich and poor. The aim of this book is to examine the social constructions that have led to these breakdowns, and provide potential solutions that are based on a fundamental change in the structure of society and the values on which a new and better social system can be built. \n\nUnless we as a society set a drastically different course soon, human life as we know it will suffer greatly, perhaps even cease altogether. Excess consumption is becoming anti-social as the effects of global warming and increasing poverty become apparent. What, then, will form the new social values on which society replaces the pres.