Irish social policy in context / edited by Gabriel Kiely ... [et al.].

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1.Introduction: From colonial paternalism to national parternship: an overview of Irish social policy. Gabriel Kiely -- 2.Foundation stones of Irish social policy 1831-1951 -- 2.Foundation stones of Iirsh social policy 1831-1951. Helen Burke -- 3.From the fifties to the nineties: social policy comes out of the shadows. Pauline Conroy -- 4.The mixed economy of welfare. Byran Fanning -- 5.Comparing welfare states: consdiering the caseo fIreland. Anne O\'Donnell -- 6.The impact of the European Union on Irish social policy development in relation to social exclusion. Sylda Langford -- 7.Employment equality since accession to the European Union. Anne Doyle -- 8.The policy process. Catherine Earlye -- 9.Social partnership in Irleand: emergence and process. Michael Rush -- 10.Public consultation and participaton in policy making. Rachel Iredale -- 11.Citizenship and Irish social policy. Jennifer D\'Arcy -- 12.Poverty in Ireland. Helen Johnson -- 13.Women and social policy. Patricia Kennedy -- 14.The family and social policy. Gabriel Kiely -- 15.Financing social services. Eithne Fitzgerald -- 16.Cross-cutting initiatives in public policy: some Irish examples. Deirdre Carroll -- 17.Social policy evaluation. Nessa Winston.

The focus in this text is on the historical development of Irish social policy, with a discussion of major influences - such as the European Union - on policy formation.