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International Social Policy

Welfare Regimes in the Developed World 2nd Edition

Gary Craig editor P Alcock editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:24th Mar '09

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"This text will be an asset to students requiring information and debate about social policy at an international level." - Susan Lawrence, London Metropolitan University, UK

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 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.

"This text will be an asset to students requiring information and debate about social policy at an international level." - Susan Lawrence, London Metropolitan University, UK

ISBN: 9780230573208

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 480g

312 pages

2nd ed. 2009