Comparative Social Policy
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Advanced Introduction to Social Policy
Daniel Béland, Rianne Mahon
‘Daniel Béland and Rianne Mahon provide advanced students with an excellent overview of systems of social provision and regulation worldwide, notable for its theoretical sophistication and compelling empirical materials. The authors enga...eBook:Find out more$23.96
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Models of Secondary Education and Social Inequality
Edited by Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Sandra Buchholz, Jan Skopek, Moris Triventi
‘The strength of this exceptional volume is that readers will be able to find out about one of the major social facts resulting in educational inequalities – and to do this in a way that is not only free of ideological implications but a...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Non-Standard Employment in Post-Industrial Labour Markets
Edited by Werner Eichhorst, Paul Marx
Examining the occupational variation within non-standard employment, this book combines case studies and comparative writing to illustrate how and why alternative occupational employment patterns are formed. Through expert contributions,...eBook:Find out more$46.40
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Exploring Inequality in Europe
Edited by Martin Heidenreich
‘This timely book analyses major developments associated with the process of European integration, which may help to better understand the interactions between national inequality, the Europeanization process and the growing disenchantme...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Post-Communist Welfare States in European Context
Kati Kuitto
‘Methodologically rigorous and geographically exhaustive, Post-Communist Welfare States in European Context is an insightful empirical analysis of social policy patterns in Central and Eastern Europe. It is a must-read for everyone inter...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Trust, Social Capital and the Scandinavian Welfare State
Gunnar L.H. Svendsen, Gert T. Svendsen
‘This book is a powerful and incisive contribution to the debates on social capital, trust and the welfare state. The reader will find an informed, insightful explanation of how the Scandinavian welfare state has been largely able to esc...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Handbook on Migration and Social Policy
Edited by Gary P. Freeman, Nikola Mirilovic
‘Social policy and the political economy of the welfare state sit at the sharp edge of immigration politics and policy making. The editors of this comprehensive and up-to-date Handbook have brought together an authoritative group of youn...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Combating Poverty in Europe
Edited by Rune Halvorsen, Bjørn Hvinden
‘This book provides an extensive and comparative account of how governments go about combating poverty and social exclusion in Europe. Contributions to the volume display robust theoretical anchorage to ground the analysis of the complex...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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International Handbook on Social Policy and the Environment
Edited by Tony Fitzpatrick
Environmental change is central to the global social policy challenges of the twenty-first century. This comprehensive Handbook brings together leading experts from around the world to address the most important questions and issues we f...eBook:Find out more$46.40
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International Handbook on Ageing and Public Policy
Edited by Sarah Harper, Kate Hamblin, Jaco Hoffman, Kenneth Howse, George Leeson
‘International Handbook on Ageing and Public Policy gathers under one cover the collective knowledge of experts in the field who explore challenges arising from ageing populations around the world, and considers national state approaches...eBook:Find out more$55.20
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Integrating Social and Employment Policies in Europe
Edited by Martin Heidenreich, Deborah Rice
‘Though the importance for social outcomes of improved local coordination of social and employment policies is widely acknowledged, it has to date been the object of only limited research in comparative welfare state studies. Based on de...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Restructuring Welfare Governance
Edited by Tanja Klenk, Emmanuele Pavolini
‘This volume brings together cutting-edge scholarship on an under-researched and topical issue. Quasi-marketization and managerialization of welfare organizations are found to constitute common reform trends in many European countries an...eBook:Find out more$40.00