Social Policy Review is essential reading for social policy academics and students and for anyone who is interested in the implications of government policy.

Majella Kilkey is senior lecturer in social policy at the University of Sheffield. Gaby Ramia is associate professor in the graduate school of government at the University of Sydney and coauthor of From Rights to Management. Kevin Farnsworth is senior lecturer in social policy at the University of Sheffield and coeditor of Social Policy in Challenging Times, also published by the Policy Press.