Handbook on the Political Economy of Social Policy - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 1035306484 ISBN 13 : 9781035306480

Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2024

Synopsis

Research in social policy has been greatly influenced by the emergence of modern political economy in the late 1970s. The Handbook on the Political Economy of Social Policy offers a systematic, yet comprehensive, framework for understanding how concepts, theoretical standpoints and methodological approaches stemming from political economy have been applied to the study of social policies, and models of welfare provision. The authors also signpost current developments and discuss their likely impact on future research.

With contributions from leading scholars in social policy, political science and political economy, The Handbook explores the key theoretical standpoints for understanding how social policies are introduced and/or reformed. These include historical institutionalism, the role of ideas, the influence of political parties and of political attitudes and preferences. The contributors also discuss key methodological approaches for understanding how social policies are adopted and how they change – from the case-study approach to more comparative approaches. Analysis of the applications of political economy approaches within social policy covers housing, welfare, labour relations and pensions as well as examining regional cases from across the globe.

Offering a comprehensive overview of the current state of scholarship on the political economy of social policy, this Handbook will be crucial reading for scholars and students of social policy, welfare state analysis, area studies, political science, political economy and sociology.

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À propos de l'auteur

Edited by Bent Greve, Professor in Social Science, Department of Social Sciences and Business, University of Roskilde, Denmark, Amílcar Moreira, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Lisbon School of Economics & Management, University of Lisbon, Portugal and Minna van Gerven, Professor of Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1035306484
• ISBN 13: 9781035306480
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 342
• Éditeur: Greve Bent, Moreira Amílcar, Van Gerven Minna
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible