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
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.
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
eBook - ePub
International Social Policy
Welfare Regimes in the Developed World 2nd Edition
- 312 pages
- English
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- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
International Social Policy
Welfare Regimes in the Developed World 2nd Edition
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Notes on the Contributors
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction and Acknowledgements
- 1 The International Context
- 2 An American Welfare State?
- 3 Canada: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?
- 4 Australia: From Wage-Earners to Neo-Liberal Welfare State
- 5 New Zealand: From Early Innovation to Humanizing the Market
- 6 The United Kingdom: Constructing a Third Way?
- 7 Sweden: Between Model and Reality
- 8 Germany: A Centrist Welfare State at the Crossroads
- 9 Italy: Still a Pension State?
- 10 Russia: State Socialism to Marketized Welfare
- 11 Japan: Constructing the ‘Welfare Society’
- 12 Korea: Rescaling the Developmental Welfare State?
- 13 China: The Art of State and Social Policy Remodelling
- 14 South Africa: Transition Under Pressure
- Index
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