Comparing Welfare States - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0761970908 ISBN 13 : 9780761970903

Editeur : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

This accessible, broad-ranging textbook provides a critical introduction to British and comparative social policy. Drawing on the comparative analysis of welfare regimes, the book show how the welfare systems of individual countries can only be understood thorugh exploring the wider global context. The chapters highlight the richness, complexity and dynamics of welfare regimes in different countries, while ar the same time considering shared features and trends.

Comparing Welfare States provides a unique way into analysis of the British welfare state through its wider international focus. In this extensively revised second edition, the British case is related to the experiences of the United States of America, Swede

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Praise for the First Edition:`A clear and concise introduction to comparative social policy. It provides students with a framework in which to analyze the British welfare regime and to compare it with those developed and developing elsewhere' - Hilary Graham, Professor of Applied Social Studies, University of WarwickIn this extensively revised Second Edition, the British case is related to the experiences of the United States of America, Sweden, Germany and Ireland, and set in the context of policy issues within the European Union. This textbook provides a critical introduction to British and comparative social policy. Drawing on the comparative analysis of welfare regimes, the book show how the welfare systems of individual countries can only be understood thorugh exploring the wider global context. The chapters highlight the richness, complexity and dynamics of welfare regimes in different countries, while ar the same time considering shared features and trends.This text is a course book for The Open University course, Family Life and Social Policy (D311).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0761970908
• ISBN 13: 9780761970903
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Éditeur: Cochrane Allan, Clarke John, Dewirtz Sharon, Gewirtz Sharon
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: GPSR Kontakt; gpsr@libri.de; ; Europaallee 1; Bad Hersfeld; 36244; Allemagne