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What is social policy? : understanding the welfare state / Daniel Béland.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Political sociology seriesPublication details: Cambridge : Polity, 2010.Description: viii, 199 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780745645841 (pbk.) :
  • 9780745645834 (hbk.) :
  • 0745645836 (hbk.)
  • 0745645844 (pbk.)
  • 9780745645841 (pbk.)
  • 9780745645834 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 361.61 BEL
LOC classification:
  • HN18.3 .B45 2010
Contents:
Social policy and the welfare state -- The United States in international context -- Welfare state development -- Retrenchment and restructuring -- Looming challenges.
Summary: Providing a concise political and sociological introduction to social policy, this text helps readers to grasp the nature of social programs and the political struggles surrounding them.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 361.61 BEL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 217393
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 361.61 BEL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 217391

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Social policy and the welfare state -- The United States in international context -- Welfare state development -- Retrenchment and restructuring -- Looming challenges.

Providing a concise political and sociological introduction to social policy, this text helps readers to grasp the nature of social programs and the political struggles surrounding them.

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