Access to Justice for Disadvantaged Communities, ,

Author

Mayo, Marjorie

Year

2014

Publisher

Bristol University Press

Language

English

Pages

ISBN

978-1-44731-102-7

Link

Last Update

05-Sep-2024

Keywords

Public Policy & Administration

Description

This book explores the dilemmas being faced by professionals and volunteers who are aiming to provide access to justice for all and to promote social justice agendas in increasingly challenging contexts. Public service modernisation¹ has been accompanied by increasing marketisation and massive public expenditure cuts, with escalating effects in terms of the growth of social inequalities. As the following chapters illustrate, Law Centres have provided a lens through which to examine the implications of these wider policies, as increasing marketisation has been impacting upon staff and volunteers working to promote social justice in disadvantaged communities.

Given their underpinning ethos and...