Description: This book explores the history of debates over 'transmitted deprivation' and their relationship with current initiatives on social exclusion. Acknowledging the intellectual debt that New Labour owes to Sir Keith Joseph, the author highlights striking similarities between the Government's attempts to tackle social exclusion and earlier debates.
Brief description: John Welshman is Senior Lecturer in Public Health at the Institute for Health Research, Lancaster University, UK.
Review Quotes: "Welshman's book is a fascinating account of a hitherto largely neglected topic and the author is to be commended for the breadth of his investigation and the relevance of the lessons he draws from it from today." British Journal of Social Work, Vol 38, 2008.