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International Social Policy

Welfare Regimes in the Developed World 2nd Edition

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Publisher Description

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

GENRE
Politics & Current Events
RELEASED
2009
March 24
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
312
Pages
PUBLISHER
Bloomsbury Academic
SELLER
Bookwire Gesellschaft zum Vertrieb digitaler Medien mbH
SIZE
4.1
MB
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