Social Policy: A Comparative AnalysisThe book will introduce students to essential concepts relating to welfare provision as well as providing an indepth analysis of those policy areas most commonly associated with welfare programmes worldwide, including health, social care, housing, employment, education and environmental policy. |
Contents
Explaining the development of social policy | 17 |
Pulling the threads together | 24 |
Modernisation theory | 36 |
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activities alternative analysis approach argument Australia behaviour benefits Britain carers Chapter comparative complex concerns context contributions costs countries crisis theory cultural deal demands Denmark dependent difficulties disabled disadvantages discrimination discussion dominant economic education system effects elderly employers environmental Esping-Andersen ethnic European European Union example extent France funding gender Germany growth health services Heidenheimer identified impact implications important inasmuch income maintenance income maintenance systems individuals influence institutions interventions involve issues labour force labour market participation levels linked means tests means-testing mixed economy nations Netherlands Norway OECD offer organisations owner-occupied particularly pension political pollution population problems public expenditure recognise regarded regulation relation relationship rent responses role schemes schools sector secure seen social care social housing social insurance social policy societies specific stratification subsidies suggested Sweden taxation theory unemployed unemployment United Kingdom welfare women workers
References to this book
Theorising Welfare: Enlightenment and Modern Society Martin O'Brien,Sue Penna No preview available - 1998 |