TY - BOOK AU - Cochrane,Allan AU - Clarke,John AU - Gewirtz,Sharon ED - Open University. TI - Comparing welfare states: Britain in international context T2 - Family life and social policy SN - 9780761970897 (hbk.) : AV - JC479 U1 - 361.650941 COC PY - 2001/// CY - London PB - Paul Chapman KW - Social policy KW - Welfare state KW - Cross-cultural studies KW - Society KW - ukslc KW - Social welfare & social services KW - thema KW - United Kingdom, Great Britain KW - Central / national / federal government policies KW - Great Britain N1 - Course book for Open University course D311; Previous ed.: London: Sage, 1993; Published in association with the Open University; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1.Comparing welfare states. Allan Cochrane, John Clarke and Sharon Gewirtz -- 2.The construction of the British Welfare State, 1945-1975. John Clarke, Mary Langan and Fiona Williams -- 3.Remaking welfare: the British welfare regime in the 1980s and 1990s. John clarke, Mary Langan and Fiona Williams -- 4.US welfare: variations on the liberal regime. John Clarke -- 5.Germany: a conservative regime in crisis? Lynne Poole -- 6.Sweden: the social democratic case. Norman Ginsbury -- 7.Ireland: from Catholic corporatism to social partnership. Eugene McLaughlin -- 8.Looking for a European welfare state. Allan Cochrane, John Clarke and Sharon Gewirtz N2 - This second edition of the accessible and broad ranging Comparing Welfare States continues to provide a critical introduction to the British welfare state and comparative social policy through its wider international focus ER -