International Social Policy Welfare Regimes in the Developed World 2nd Edition
Heftet /
2009
/ Engelsk
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780230573208
Publisert
2009-03-24
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Red Globe Press
Vekt
480 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
312
Biographical note
PETE ALCOCK is Professor of Social Policy and Administration and Director of the ESRC Third Sector Research Centre at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is the author of Social Policy in Britain 3e (2008) and Understanding Poverty 3e (2006) and co-editor of The Student's Companion to Social Policy 3e (2008), and The Blackwell Dictionary of Social Policy (2002). He is past chair of the Social Policy Association and of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Social Policy.GARY CRAIG is Professor of Social Justice, Head of the Centre for Research in Social Inclusion and Social Justice, and Associate Director of the Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation, at the University of Hull, UK. He is co-author/editor of Community Empowerment, Social Justice and Public Policy and Community Work in Theory and Practice. He is past Secretary of the Social Policy Association.
"This text will be an asset to students requiring information and debate about social policy at an international level." - Susan Lawrence, London Metropolitan University, UK
The second edition of this textbook provides an accessible and structured look at social policy in a global comparative context. With detailed explanations of the historical, political and social context of policy developments across thirteen nations, the book offers an authoritative picture of social policy across the developed world. The book considers core areas of policy provision alongside contemporary international concerns, such as globalisation, demographic change and economic reform. Specifically, it examines policy in the following nations:
- USA
- Canada
- Australia
- New Zealand
- UK
- Sweden
- Germany
- Italy
- Russia
- Japan
- South Korea
- China
- South Africa
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With detailed explanations of the historical, political and social context of policy developments across thirteen nations, the book offers an authoritative picture of social policy across the developed world.
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Introduction and Acknowledgements; P.Alcock& G.Craig.- The International Context; P.Alcock& G.Craig.- An American Welfare State?; J.Clarke with F.F.Piven.- Canada: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?; E.Lightman& G.Riches.- Australia: From Wage-Earners to Neo-Liberal State; L.Bryson& F. Verity.- New Zealand: From Early Innovation to Humanising the Market; J.Davey& S.Grey.- The United Kingdom: Constructing a Third Way?; P.Alcock .- Sweden: Between Model and Reality; T.Salonen.- Germany: A Centrist Welfare State at the Crossroads; L.Leisering.- Italy: Still a Pension State?; V.Fargion.- Russia: State Socialism to Marketised Welfare; N.Davidova& N.Manning.- Japan: Constructing the 'Welfare Society'; T.Uzuhasi.- Korea: Rescaling the Developmental Welfare State; H.Kwon.- China: The Art of State and Social Policy Remodelling; K.Lin .- South Africa – Transition Under Pressure; F.Lund
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International Social Policy, 2nd edition provides an accessible and structured look at social policy in a global comparative context. With detailed explanations of the historical, political and social context of policy developments across thirteen nations, the book offers an authoritative picture of social policy across the developed world.
This second edition now offers an expanded first chapter on welfare analysis, completely new chapters on China and South Korea, and updates throughout that flag the latest changes and policy trends. Exploring and comparing a variety of approaches to social policy, each chapter looks at welfare structure, developments and future prospects in a single country. The book considers core areas of policy provision alongside contemporary international concerns, such as globalization, demographic change and economic reform. Specifically, it examines policy in the following nations:
? USA
? Canada
? Australia
? New Zealand
? UK
? Sweden
? Germany
? Italy
? Russia
? Japan
? South Korea
? China
? South Africa
Written and edited by leading social policy experts in each country, this is an invaluable contribution to the study of global social policy and an indispensable resource for students, researchers and policy-makers.
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"This text will be an asset to students requiring information and debate about social policy at an international level." - Susan Lawrence, London Metropolitan University, UK
Written and edited by leading international experts
Each chapter looks at welfare structure, developments and future prospects in a single country.
new_to_this_edition
Offers an expanded first chapter on welfare analysis
Completely new chapters on China and South Korea
Updates throughout that flag the latest changes and policy trends
Explores and compares a variety of approaches to social policy
Each chapter looks at welfare structure, developments and future prospects in a single country.
new_to_this_edition
Offers an expanded first chapter on welfare analysis
Completely new chapters on China and South Korea
Updates throughout that flag the latest changes and policy trends
Explores and compares a variety of approaches to social policy
Les mer
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780230573208
Publisert
2009-03-24
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Red Globe Press
Vekt
480 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
312
Biographical note
PETE ALCOCK is Professor of Social Policy and Administration and Director of the ESRC Third Sector Research Centre at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is the author of Social Policy in Britain 3e (2008) and Understanding Poverty 3e (2006) and co-editor of The Student's Companion to Social Policy 3e (2008), and The Blackwell Dictionary of Social Policy (2002). He is past chair of the Social Policy Association and of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Social Policy.GARY CRAIG is Professor of Social Justice, Head of the Centre for Research in Social Inclusion and Social Justice, and Associate Director of the Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation, at the University of Hull, UK. He is co-author/editor of Community Empowerment, Social Justice and Public Policy and Community Work in Theory and Practice. He is past Secretary of the Social Policy Association.