| Insecurity and Welfare Regimes in Asia, Africa and Latin America: Social Policy in Development Contexts Contributor(s): Gough, Ian (Author), Wood, Geof (Author), Barrientos, Armando (Author) |
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ISBN: 0511720238 ISBN-13: 9780511720239 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $140.25 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare |
| Dewey: 361.61 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written by a team of internationally respected experts, this book explores the conditions under which social policy--defined as the public pursuit of secure welfare--operates in the poorer regions of the world. Making an important contribution by breaking away from the traditional focus on Europe and North America, it develops a new conceptual framework for understanding different types of welfare regimes in a range of countries of Asia, Latin America and Africa. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gough, Ian: - Ian Gough is Professor of Social Policy at the University of Bath and Editor of the Journal of European Social Policy.Wood, Geof: - Professor Geof Wood is Head of the Department of Economics and International Development and Director of the Institute for International Policy Analysis at the University of Bath.Barrientos, Armando: - Armando Barrientos is Lecturer in Public Economics and Development at the Institute for Development and Management at the University of Manchester.Bevan, Philippa: - Philippa Bevan is a Research Fellow in the Department of Sociology of Development at the University of Bath.Davis, Peter: - Peter Davis is Lecturer in International Development at the University of Bath.Room, Graham: - Graham Room is Professor of European Social Policy at the University of Bath. |