Innovation In Social Welfare And Human Services (Routledge Advances In Health And Social Policy)

Highlighting both the importance and utility of innovation but also promoting a more reflective approach, the book distinguishes between innovation and improvement and discusses the relevant differences between private sector, public sector and non-profit organisations. It looks at how innovation is often as much a result of the power relations between the involved actors, and the structural context, as a result of popularly identified 'drivers' and 'barriers'. Including numerous case studies, the book illustrates and explains innovations in welfare services at different levels, looking at the macro level (innovations in social policy), the meso level (innovation at organisational level) and the micro-level (user-driven innovations).

• | Author: Rolf Rønning, Marcus Knutagård
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Feb 17, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 124 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0415731267
• | ISBN-13: 9780415731263