The Global Social Policy Reader Contributor(s): Yeates, Nicola (Editor), Holden, Chris (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1847423779 ISBN-13: 9781847423771 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $53.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy |
Dewey: 361.61 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.7" W x 9.3" (1.95 lbs) 544 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A comprehensive and accessible guide to the key themes, issues and debates in global social policy. This Reader collects together key papers by international leaders in the field that cover the emergence of global social policy as a dynamic and expanding field, the transformation of welfare from a predominantly national to a global field of action, and the impact of globalisation on key welfare discourses and governance mechanisms. The global social policy reader will have broad appeal among undergraduate and postgraduate students in a range of social science subjects, including social and public policy, social care and health studies, sociology, politics, economics, international relations and development studies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Yeates, Nicola: - Nicola Yeates is professor of social policy at the Open University, Milton Keynes. |