Analyses who is poor, where they live, and why they are poor. Adopts microeconomic, sector and macroeconomic policies to address the changes during the last decade or so. Includes eleven country experiences, with conclusions about the future policy agenda and challenges.
Comparative social policy: theory and research
Provides historical overviews of efforts to pass basic income guarantee (BIG) legislation in their respective countries and/or across regions of the globe. Addresses specific substantive issues such as: who were the main people and groups involved in support of or against such l…
This important Handbook presents an indispensable overview of the range of new methods and of the conceptual advances in Social Impact Assessment (SIA). Recent increased attention to social considerations has led to substantial development in the techniques useful to, and the th…
This book aims to provide an overview of the latest theoretical insights from research on sociocultural aspects of mental health and connect these with clinical insights from practical mental health care provision. Using strengths-based, resiliency-oriented and family-centered a…
What does EU law truly mean for the member states? Do they abide or don't they? This book presents the first encompassing and in-depth empirical study of the effects of 'voluntaristic' and (partly) 'soft' EU policies in all 15 member states.
