Social scientist as innovator

by Michael Dunlop Young

This collection of essays by the author is a sample of the wide range of his writings which, according to Daniel Bell, are "illustrations of the relationship of social research to social practice, of ideas to policy, and of policy to social planning) planning not dictated by social technologists, but planning responsive to the diverse natures of human society and the efforts to achieve a more rational coordination of the interconnections and interdependencies of these communities." This volume was first published by Abt Books in 1983.

265 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Michael Dunlop Young, Baron Young of Dartington, English sociologist, social activist and politician.