Advising in Austerity: Reflections on Challenging Times for Advice Agencies Contributor(s): Kirwan, Samuel (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1447334140 ISBN-13: 9781447334149 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $19.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
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BISAC Categories: - Law | Civil Rights - Political Science | Civil Rights - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.55 lbs) 136 pages |
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Publisher Description: Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. In a world dominated by austerity politics and policies, Advising in austerity provides a lively and thought-provoking account of the conditions, consequences and challenges of advice work in the UK, presenting a rare and rich view of the world of advice giving. Based on original research it examines how advisors negotiate the private troubles of those who come to Citizens Advice Bureaux (CAB) and construct ways forward. Exploring how advisors are trained, the strong contributor team reflect on the challenges facing Citizens Advice Bureaux in the future, where austerity will ensure that the need for advice services increase, while funding for such services declines. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kirwin, Samuel: - Samuel Kirwan is a research associate working on the New Sites of Legal Consciousness Project at the University of Bristol and the author of Space, Power and the Making of the Commons. |