Published
Apr 22, 2020Page count
252 pagesISBN
978-1447335009Dimensions
240 x 172 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Apr 22, 2020Page count
252 pagesISBN
978-1447334996Dimensions
240 x 172 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Apr 22, 2020Page count
252 pagesISBN
978-1447335016Dimensions
Imprint
Policy PressPublished
Apr 22, 2020Page count
252 pagesISBN
978-1447335016Dimensions
Imprint
Policy PressThis bold new textbook represents a significant step forward in social policy teaching by combining comparative and global perspectives.
Introducing readers to a wide spread of international challenges and issues, the book shows how insights into policy can be generated using a comparative and multidisciplinary approach. Global in its canvas and analytical in its method, the book:
• explores the economic, social and political contexts of social policy;
• examines in detail its institutions and fields of practice;
• illustrates the field’s main ideas, themes and practices, drawing on a rich international literature and using pertinent and thought-provoking examples.
Authored by two highly respected and experienced academics, this book demonstrates the rewards of studying social policy from an international perspective by avoiding the constraints of a single-nation focus. Clear, authoritative and wide-ranging, it will be essential reading for students of social sciences taking courses covering social policy, social welfare and comparative policy analysis.
Michael Hill is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at Newcastle University.
Zoë Irving is Reader in Comparative and International Social Policy at the University of York.
Social policy and social progress: how can we explore the world?
Part I: Themes and perspectives
Inequalities and why they matter
Varieties of welfare
Policy processes
Part II: Policy domains
Income Security
Work and employment
Education
Housing
Health
Social care
Environment
Conclusion: a divided world of social policy?