Mwine, Catherine K. S. H.2019-10-222019-10-222008Mwine, Catherine K. S. H.(2008). Social policy theories: debates, policies and prospects of social change in the Great Lakes Region, Global Publishers and Distributors, ISBN 978 9490388762978 9490388762https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11951/850This is a completely revised second edition of a book which has become a standard text in social policy planning. In addition to provoking the reader with an up to date contemporary portrait of social policy planning, Catherine Mwine further develops her postulation of various theories as the best way of explaining and understanding the role of what she has called “equilibrium” policy that lead to positive social change. This conceptual advance makes Social Policy Theories: Debates, Policies and Prospects of Social Change in the Great Lakes Region an event of major importance in the literature of social policy planning.The book is central to the Social Policy Planning Handbooks series and will prove an excellent text book in both electronic mode and conventional paperback material, for university students, further education and board room and front line policy implementers. It is also a thought provoking reading for those established in the profession. Social Policy Theories: Debates, Policies and Prospects of Social Change in the Great Lakes Region is written by an experienced professional with a deep knowledge of the subject and a determination to improve the process of designing equitable policies.en-USAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United StatesSocial Policy TheoriesSocial PolicySocial ChangeSocial change prospectsGreat Lakes regionBook