Access to Justice for Disadvantaged Communities

Slater, Imogen,Scott, Matthew,Koessl, Gerald,Mayo, Marjorie

ISBN 10: 1447311051 / ISBN 13: 9781447311058

Published by Policy Press, 2015

Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized. Seller Inventory # M1447311051Z3

Synopsis:

EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Access to justice for all, regardless of the ability to pay, has been a core democratic value. But this basic human right has come under threat through wider processes of restructuring, with an increasingly market-led approach to the provision of welfare. Professionals and volunteers in Law Centres in Britain are struggling to provide legal advice and access to welfare rights to disadvantaged communities.

Drawing upon original research, this unique study explores how strategies to safeguard these vital services might be developed in ways that strengthen rather than undermine the basic ethics and principles of public service provision. The book explores how such strategies might strengthen the position of those who provide, as well as those who need, public services, and ways to empower communities to work more effectively with professionals and progressive organisations in the pursuit of rights and social justice agendas more widely.

About the Author: Marjorie Mayo is Emeritus Professor of Community Development, Goldsmiths, University of London. Her research has included learning for active citizenship, and access to justice in disadvantaged communities.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Access to Justice for Disadvantaged ...
Publisher: Policy Press
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good