Care Management and Community Care: Social Work Discretion and the Construction of Policy

Presents a record of research exploring the limitations to successful policy implementation using Community Care as an illustrative example. Pays particular attention to the part played by care managers, the front-line policy implementers responsible for needs assessments that are the key activity in the implementation of Community Care. Reviews key texts that define Community Care, then touches on areas of care management and the subversion of policy, management and managerialism, care management and social work theory, and policy, discretion, and learning in organizations. The author is affiliated with the University of Bath. The volume is not indexed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)