Social policy in the modern world : a comparative text / Michael Hill.
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TextPublication details: Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : Blackwell, 2006.Description: viii, 311 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 9781405127240 (pbk.) :
- 9781405127233 (hbk.) :
- 9781405127240 (pbk.)
- 1405127244 (pbk.)
- 1405127236 (hbk.)
- 9781405127233 (hbk.)
- 320.6 HIL
- HN20 .H55 2006
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 286-303) and index.
Introducing the comparative study of social policy -- Comparative theory -- Policy processes -- Social security -- Employment policy (by Margaret May) -- Health services -- Social care -- Education -- Social divisions -- Gender divisions -- Ethnic divisions -- Ageing societies -- Conclusions : social policy convergence and globalism.
Organised into three parts, this book provides an account of social policy in the modern world. It explores similarities and differences in the ways in which different countries approach social policy. It also discusses the applicability of comparative theory in social policy and examines individual policy areas.