Comparing Welfare States: Britain in International Context (Published in association with The Open University) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080398846X ISBN 13: 9780803988460

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 1993

Synopsis

Comparing Welfare States offers a distinctive introduction to the study of both British and comparative social policy. Drawing on a comparative analysis of welfare regimes, this authoritative volume shows how the welfare systems of individual countries can only be understood by exploring the wider international context. Individual chapters move easily between national and international levels in ways that clearly highlight the richness and complexity of welfare regimes, while at the same time considering shared features and trends. In this respect, the British experience is related to those of Hong Kong, Sweden, Germany, and Ireland, and set in the context of policy issues within the European Community. Throughout, the contributors examine traditional notions of welfare, emphasizing variations in levels and forms of provision and the ways in which welfare is experienced by different social groups. "This book is commended for its incorporation of minorities and women in comparative study. . . . It is a text suitable for students who need to have a quick grasp of the British social policy in the context of European welfare development." --Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

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Review

`A clear and concise introduction to comparative social policy. It provides students with a framework in which to analyse the British welfare regime and to compare it with those developed and developing elsewhere′ - Hilary Graham, Professor of Applied Social Studies, University of Warwick

`This book is well written and presented. It develops current issues in social policy from an historical perspective in a lively and absorbing way. I would recommend it for students taking undergraduate courses, whether conventional courses, or for parts of distance-learning texts′ - Social Sciences in Health

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080398846X
• ISBN 13: 9780803988460
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Cochrane Allan Douglas, Clarke John H.