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A Handbook Of Comparative Social Policy |
Edited by Patricia Kennett, Reader in Comparative Policy Studies, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, UK
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| 2004 |
448 pp |
Hardback |
978 1 84064 886 7 |
$ 180.00 |
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$ 162.00 |
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| 2006 |
448 pp |
Paperback |
978 1 84542 765 8 |
$ 45.00 |
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‘This volume makes a heroic effort to transform the abstractions floating around in the literature on comparative social policy research into a more grounded discussion of what the policy controversies are all about. The contributions in the book climb down the ladder of abstraction which asserts that context, institutions and globalization all count, and that the public–private discourse has changed. The book attempts to specifically show how these abstractions matter in recent social policy practice and research.’
– Martin Rein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US
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.
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Contents: Introduction: The Changing Context of Comparative Social Policy Part I: The State and Social Policy in a Globalizing World Part II: Concepts and Definitions Part III: Comparing and Categorizing Social Policy, Provision and Redistribution Part IV: The Research Process Part V: Themes and Issues Index
Contributors: J. Clasen, G. Crow, M. Dogan, R. Forrest, N. Ginsburg, I. Gough, L. Hantrais, I. Holliday, B. Jessop, P. Kennett, W. Korpi, S. Mangen, J.Midgley, R. Mishra, D. Nelken, J.S. O’Connor, E. Øyen, J. Palme, A. Pérez-Baltodano, G.Room, J. Steans, J. Tao, A. Walker, C.-k. Wong
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