Social Policy in the Modern World: A Comparative Text

This textprovides a coherent, thematic account of social policy in the modern world. Taking a comparative perspective, it explores similarities and differences in the ways in which different countries approach social policy, both by looking at the broad characteristics of those policies and by examining variations in the ways in which key issues of social welfare are handled.
The book is organised into three parts. The first part examines approaches to looking at social policy comparatively. The second examines individual policy areas, including social security, employment policy (in a chapter contributed by Margaret May), health services, social care and education. The third provides a comparative exploration of some key issues for the contemporary study of social policy, such as the implications of ageing societies and the impact of global forces.

Spis treści:
Preface.
Glossary.
Part I: Generalisations.
1. Introducing the Comparative Study of Social Policy.
2. Comparative Theory.
3. Policy Processes.
Part II: Policy Areas.
4. Social Security.
5. Employment Policy.
6. Health Services.
7. Social Care.
8. Education.
Part III: Social Policy Issues.
9. Social Divisions.
10. Gender divisions.
11. Ethnic divisions.
12. Ageing societies.
13. Conclusions: Global developments.
References.
Index

Nota biograficzna:

Michael Hill is Emeritus Professor at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Visiting Professor at the University of Brighton and Visiting Lecturer at Queen Mary College, University of London. His recent publications include Understanding Social Policy (7th edition, Blackwell, 2003), The Public Policy Process (2005), Implementing Public Policy (with Peter Hupe, 2002) and Local Authority Social Services (editor, Blackwell, 2000).

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This textprovides a coherent, thematic acc ount of social policy in the modern world. Taking a comparative perspective, it explores similarities and differences in the ways in which different countries approach social policy, both by looking at the broad characteristics of those policies and by examining variations in the ways in which key issues of social welfare are handled.
The book is organised into three parts. The first part examines approaches to looking at social policy comparatively. The second examines individual policy areas, including social security, employment policy (in a chapter contributed by Margaret May), health services, social care and education. The third provides a comparative exploration of some key issues for the contemporary study of social policy, such as the implications of ageing societies and the impact of global forces.