Product Description This book provides an authoritative, contextual and critical account of how British social security law has evolved, how it operates, its substance, and its social effects. Review `This scholarly, critical text...will be an invaluabel source of ideas for all those interested in the British Social Security System...an excellent addition to the literature.' Martin Partington. Journal of Social Security Law 7 2000.`This is a timely and very enjoyable book ... it is quite simply excellent ... the careful technical discussion in this book offers foundation for that future development of the norms of welfare law ... this book id timely, important and genuinely interesting.' Alastair Hudson, Public Law.`this is a well-written and impressively researched book ... a stimulating and excellent resource for those teaching, studying and writing in this area.' Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law 23 (2) 2001`... authoritative and well written. The style and content of this book should make it accessible to a broad audience.' Adviser 87, Sept/Oct 2001 About the Author Neville Harris is Professor of Law at the School of Law and Applied Social Sciences, Liverpool John Moore's University. He was previously Reader in Law and Associate Dean (Research) at the University of Liverpool. He is joint General Editor (and founding editor) of the Journal of Social SecurityLaw.