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Comparative Social Policy

Author : Patricia Kennett
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335232000
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Comparative Social Policy written by Patricia Kennett and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2001-08-16 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * What are the social policy processes and outcomes across different societies? * How are these shaped by social and economic conditions? * What are the limitations and potential of cross-national research? Comparative Social Policy explores the new context of social policy and considers how cross-national theory and research can respond to the challenges facing welfare. These challenges include changing demographic trends and economic conditions which have been accompanied by the emergence of new needs and risks within and across societies. This book extends and deepens cross-national research by exploring the theoretical and conceptual frameworks through which social policy and welfare systems have been understood. It critically examines different policy processes and welfare outcomes, as well as the ethnocentricism and cultural imperialism which has permeated cross-national epistemology and methodology. The author concludes by reflecting on how cross-national research can illuminate the complex and diverse processes leading to discrimination and inequality across borders. This leads to a consideration of how it can contribute to the implementation of welfare provision appropriate to the social and economic conditions of contemporary societies. Comparative Social Policy is an essential text for undergraduate and masters level students of social policy, and an invaluable reference for researchers embarking on cross-national social research.

The Meaning Of Social Policy

Author : Bernice Q. Madison
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000303276
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book The Meaning Of Social Policy written by Bernice Q. Madison and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to survey the literature on social welfare policies and planning of different nations in order to explain some of the major problems that are encountered in comparative research and to highlight what has been learned so far.

Comparative Social Welfare

Author : Various Authors
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317366417
Total Pages : 2075 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Comparative Social Welfare written by Various Authors and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-05 with total page 2075 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published between 1985 and 1992, this set of books analyses social welfare in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, highly developed economies and socialist countries at the time. Each title considers the ideological framework underlying the social welfare system for each country and describes the historical development of both the system and the political and socio-economic context. Each chapter looks at the structure and administration of the systems in place and how these are financed. Contributions examine the nature of the different parts of the welfare system, surveying social security, personal social services, and the treatment of the following key target groups: the aged; those with disabilities and handicaps; children and youth; disadvantaged families; the unemployed; and the sick and injured. Each chapter concludes with an assessment of the effectiveness of the system considered. This set will be of interest to those studying international social welfare and development.

Toward Comparative Social Welfare

Author : Brij Mohan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Toward Comparative Social Welfare written by Brij Mohan and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Handbook of Comparative Social Policy, Second Edition

Author : Patricia Kennett
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782546537
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (825 download)

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Download or read book A Handbook of Comparative Social Policy, Second Edition written by Patricia Kennett and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This extensively revised edition of A Handbook of Comparative Social Policy provides up-to-date and valuable insights on key concepts and issues, such as globalization, crime, diversity, housing, child poverty, gender inequality, and social policy regimes. To write about these topics, editor Patricia Kennett has gathered an excellent team of researchers, who deal with both the developing and the advanced industrial world. Students of comparative social policy would benefit from engaging with this illuminating Handbook.' Daniel Béland, JohnsonShoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, Canada The current context of social policy is one in which many of the old certainties of the past have been eroded. The predominantly inward-looking, domestic preoccupation of social policy has made way for a more integrated, international and outward approach to analysis which looks beyond the boundaries of the state. It is in this context that this Handbook brings together the work of key commentators in the field of comparative analysis in order to provide comprehensive coverage of contemporary debates and issues in cross-national social policy research. Organized around five themes, this thoroughly revised and updated second edition explores the contextual, conceptual, analytical and processual aspects of undertaking comparative social research. The contributions highlight specific areas of comparative social policy including child poverty and well-being, patterns of housing provision and housing inequalities, and social protection in East Asia as well as crime and criminology in a global context. The authors of the Handbook explore continuing and emerging themes as well as issues which are of particular relevance to understanding the contemporary social world. International in scope, this authoritative Handbook presents original cutting-edge research from leading specialists and will become an indispensable source of reference for anyone interested in comparative and international social research. It will also prove a valuable study aid for undergraduate and postgraduate students from a range of disciplines including social policy, sociology, politics, urban studies and public policy.

Comparative Welfare State Politics

Author : Kees van Kersbergen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107005639
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Comparative Welfare State Politics written by Kees van Kersbergen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kees van Kersbergen and Barbara Vis explain the political opportunities and constraints of welfare state reform in advanced democracies.

Social Welfare in India and China

Author : Jianguo Gao
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811556482
Total Pages : 501 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (115 download)

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Download or read book Social Welfare in India and China written by Jianguo Gao and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on social work and social service delivery, this book examines the social policies and programmes designed to address different societal issues and concerns across India and China. It focuses on gaining understanding of design and delivery of social welfare policies related to special interest groups, highlighting important contemporary challenges such as child labour, child abuse, exploitation of women, problems related to disabled people, mental health issue, illiteracy and unemployment. Offering a comparative perspective, the book considers the impact of political administration in both countries to critically assess key issues related to social welfare in two different political, economic, social, and cultural contexts.

Ideal Types in Comparative Social Policy

Author : Christian Aspalter
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 100029417X
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Ideal Types in Comparative Social Policy written by Christian Aspalter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-06 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces readers to the world of ideal types within the readings of Max Weber by giving a theoretical understanding of ideal types, as well as applying the development of ideal types to an array of social policy arenas. The 21st century has seen the development of welfare regime analysis marked by two differing strands: real-typical welfare regime analyses and ideal-typical welfare regime analysis; the latter focusing on the formation, development, and application of ideal types in general comparative social policy. Designed to provide new theoretical and practical frameworks, as well as updated in-depth developments of ideal-typical welfare regime theory, this book shows how Weber’s method of setting up and checking against ‘ideal types’ can be used in a wide variety of policy areas, such as welfare state system comparison, comparative social and economic development, health policy, mental health policy, health care system analysis, gender policy, employment policy, education policy, and so forth. The book will be of interest to all scholars and students working in the fields of social policy, including health policy, public policy, political economy, sociology, social work, gender studies, social anthropology, and many more.

Culture and Welfare State

Author : Wim van Oorschot
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1848440235
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (484 download)

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Download or read book Culture and Welfare State written by Wim van Oorschot and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: . . . the book focuses on a very interesting and important. . . dimension of welfare analysis. . . the book provides a very rich and interesting range of analyses of the complex links between culture and welfare state. It deserves to be read both by advanced undergraduates and academics working in this area, and perhaps should also be read by policy-makers and politicians as a useful corrective to an overly economistic approach to welfare in the straitened years ahead. Rob Sykes, Social Policy and Administration The essays in this collection advance cultural analysis of the welfare state by describing the experiences of a large array of developed nations. . . Highly recommended. D. Stoesz, Choice Culture and Welfare State provides comparative studies on the interplay between cultural factors and welfare policies. Starting with an analysis of the historical and cultural foundations of Western European welfare states, reflected in the competing ideologies of liberalism, conservatism and socialism, the book goes on to compare the Western European welfare model to those in North America, Asia and Central and Eastern Europe. Comprehensive and engaging, this volume examines not only the relationships between cultural change and welfare restructuring, taking empirical evidence from policy reforms in contemporary Europe, but also the popular legitimacy of welfare, focusing particularly on the underlying values, beliefs and attitudes of people in European countries. This book will be of great interest to sociologists and political scientists, as well as social policy experts interested in a cultural perspective on the welfare state.

Comparative Social Policy

Author : Jochen Clasen
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9780631207740
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Comparative Social Policy written by Jochen Clasen and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1999-01-26 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comparative Social Policy provides students with an introduction to cross-national social policy research, conveying the fascinating and challenging issues involved in conducting research of this kind. The book examines the theoretical, conceptual and methodological approaches, discusses prevailing concepts and reflects on methodological difficulties.

Social Welfare in Global Context

Author : James Midgley
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761907886
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Social Welfare in Global Context written by James Midgley and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1997-03-26 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Midgley provides a broad overview of social welfare, outlining key institutions, terminology, historical research, and approaches. He also details reasons for the existence of international social welfare and the challenges that arise from it. The author includes an important section on applied international social welfare that addresses the concerns of practitioners--concerns that have been neglected in much of the literature in the field. An entire section of the book is devoted to issues of social work practice, social developments, the activities of international agencies, and their collaborative efforts. While practical application is an important focus of the book, several chapters deal with key theoretical debates in the field. The author also includes descriptive chapters that provide comprehensive accounts of world social conditions and social welfare institutions.

Patterns of Social Policy

Author : Catherine Jones
Publisher : London ; New York : Tavistock Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Patterns of Social Policy written by Catherine Jones and published by London ; New York : Tavistock Publications. This book was released on 1985 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Welfare Deservingness and Welfare Policy

Author : Tijs Laenen
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 183910189X
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Welfare Deservingness and Welfare Policy written by Tijs Laenen and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-31 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important book builds a bridge between the literature on popular welfare deservingness and social welfare policies. It examines the relationship between the two, exploring the close correspondence between public opinion and public policy that has been present throughout the history of social welfare.

Workers and Welfare

Author : Michelle Dion
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
ISBN 13 : 0822973634
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (229 download)

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Download or read book Workers and Welfare written by Michelle Dion and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2010 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the revolutionary period of 1910-1920, Mexico developed a number of social protection programs to support workers in public and private sectors and to establish safeguards for the poor and the aged. These included pensions, healthcare, and worker's compensation. The new welfare programs were the product of a complex interrelationship of corporate, labor, and political actors. In this unique dynamic, cross-class coalitions maintained both an authoritarian regime and social protection system for some seventy years, despite the ebb and flow of political and economic tides. By focusing on organized labor, and its powerful role in effecting institutional change, Workers and Welfare chronicles the development and evolution of Mexican social insurance institutions in the twentieth century. Beginning with the antecedents of social insurance and the adoption of pension programs for central government workers in 1925, Dion's analysis shows how the labor movement, up until the 1990s, was instrumental in expanding welfare programs, but has since become largely ineffective. Despite stepped-up efforts, labor has seen the retrenchment of many benefits. Meanwhile, Dion cites the debt crisis, neoliberal reform, and resulting changes in the labor market as all contributing to a rise in poverty. Today, Mexican welfare programs emphasize poverty alleviation, in a marked shift away from social insurance benefits for the working class.

European Welfare States

Author : Mel Cousins
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9781412901734
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book European Welfare States written by Mel Cousins and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2005-11-05 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers an overview of issues concerning European welfare states. This illustrated book brings together a discussion of the theories and techniques of comparative policy analysis, and a description of developments in selected welfare state regimes. It also features case-studies, chapter summaries, questions, and guides for further reading.

Oxford Bibliographies

Author : Edward J. Mullen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780195389678
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (896 download)

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Download or read book Oxford Bibliographies written by Edward J. Mullen and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on social work as a discipline grounded in social theory and the improvement of peoples' lives. Bibliographies are browseable by subject area and keyword searchable. Contains a "My OBO" function that allows users to create personalized bibliographies of individual citations from different bibliographies.

Philanthropic Foundations and Social Welfare

Author : Sarah Förster
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3658284994
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (582 download)

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Download or read book Philanthropic Foundations and Social Welfare written by Sarah Förster and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The existing welfare regime literature identifies differences in welfare state systems. Sarah Förster asks, if we can learn something on the organizational level about the embedding of philanthropic foundations in the field of social welfare in different welfare state systems. This investigation is based on comparative insights from the three country cases of Germany, Sweden and the UK (England). Guided by propositions from theoretical analysis of welfare regime literature, comparative explorative case studies based on interview data and secondary sources give insights into the field and the embedding of philanthropic social welfare foundations in the three different welfare state systems. Each type of foundation has different levels of independence from external constraints and is embedded to different degrees according to the propositions from welfare regime theory. These differences hold further implications for the investigation of foundations as a special organizational form.