Economics of Social Policy

The Economics of Social Policy

Peter G. Rosner

This unique book demonstrates how instruments of economics can be usefully employed to analyse social policy. The merits and limits of social policy programmes are discussed as answers to problems of market societies.

Paperback (2005)

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Hardback (2003)

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The Economics of Social Security in Japan

Edited by Toshiaki Tachibanaki

This book provides a comprehensive appraisal of social security in Japan, where traditionally the burden of welfare provision has been the main responsibility of the family and employers, rather than the state. However, an ageing populat...

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Poverty and Subsidiarity in Europe

Didier Fourage

This book focuses on the effects of welfare state arrangements on the dynamics of poverty in Europe. The author contends that the EU is primarily based on economic integration and as a result social policy issues have remained secondary ...

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The Third Sector in Europe

Edited by Adalbert Evers, Jean-Louis Laville

This book explores Europe’s third sector – the non-profit organisations and providers of social services such as mutuals, co-operatives, associations, voluntary organisations and charities: these elements of a civil society are important...

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Contested Concepts in Gender and Social Politics

Edited by Barbara Hobson, Jane Lewis, Birte Siim

An important contribution to the current literature on gender and social politics, this book challenges mainstream thinking on welfare states, citizenship, family, work, and social policy. Contested Concepts in Gender and Social Politics...

Paperback (2004)

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Hardback (2002)

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Rethinking the Welfare State

Edited by Martin Rein, Winfried Schmähl

In this book a distinguished group of contributors discuss the changing political economy of pension reform. They focus on those countries which have launched a significant reframing of their pension system. Each chapter provides a de...

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The Political Economy of the Voluntary Sector

Brian E. Dollery, Joe L. Wallis

In this book, the authors outline how policymakers in advanced countries have moved away from exclusive reliance on the public sector in social service delivery, towards a more multi-faceted approach that seeks to combine the strengths o...

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Restructuring the Welfare State

Virpi Timonen

What happens to extensive and generous welfare states when they are faced with serious economic crisis and the effects of globalization? This thorough analysis of the processes of social policy restructuring in two Nordic welfare states ...

Hardback (August 2003)

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The End of Marriage?

Jane Lewis

The modern day sees fewer marriages than before, and cohabitation is a major driver of family change. Jane Lewis questions whether this is – as many commentators argue and fear – a sign of ever-increasing individualism. Just as the or...

Paperback (2002)

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The Global Market for Higher Education

Tim Mazzarol, Geoffrey N. Soutar

The authors of The Global Market for Higher Education discuss this industry from a strategic and services marketing perspective and suggest a model to explain how to obtain and maintain a competitive advantage. The book draws on more tha...

Hardback (November 2001)

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Globalisation and Social Development

Edited by Ludo Cuyvers

The impact of globalisation on social development is a critical issue for both developed and developing countries. In Globalisation and Social Development, leading experts investigate this from the perspective of European, and more speci...

Hardback (November 2001)

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