Sociale politiek

Comparative social policy: theory and research

by Kennett, Patricia

fromIntroducing social policy

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"This text explores the new context of social policy and considers how cross-national theory and research can respond to the challenges facing welfare. These challenges include changing demographic trends and economic conditions in line with new needs and risks emerging within a…

Comparative social policy: theory and research

by Kennett, Patricia

fromIntroducing social policy

0 Type: Book

This text explores the new context of social policy and considers how cross-national theory and research can respond to the challenges facing welfare. It is suitable for undergraduate and masters level students of social policy.

Comparative social policy: theory and research

by Kennett, Patricia

fromIntroducing social policy

0 Type: Book

This text explores the new context of social policy and considers how cross-national theory and research can respond to the challenges facing welfare. It is suitable for undergraduate and masters level students of social policy.

Comparative social policy: theory and research

by Kennett, Patricia

fromIntroducing social policy

0 Type: Book

This text explores the new context of social policy and considers how cross-national theory and research can respond to the challenges facing welfare. It is suitable for undergraduate and masters level students of social policy.

Double standard: social policy in Europe and the United States

by Russell, James W.

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""James W. Russell has written a sober, well-informed, and temperate overview of the divergent development of social welfare programs in Europe and the United States. As these programs have become more important, the political battles over them have also become more heated. This…

Survival of the European welfare state

by Kuhnle, Stein

fromRoutledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science

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'Crisis'. 'Breakdown'. 'Dismantlement'. These are common catchphrases used in analyses of the condition of the welfare states in Europe. This book takes a more optimistic view, and will increase understanding of recent welfare reforms.

The dream and the nightmare: the sixties' legacy to the underclass

by Magnet, Myron

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A look back at the legacy of the 1960s blames the pundits of the cultural revolution for high rates of poverty and underemployment in America in the following decades.

Managing Egypt's poor and the politics of benevolence, 1800-1952

by Ener, Mine

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"This social history recovers the voices and experiences of poor Egyptians - beggars, foundlings, the sick and maimed - giving them a history for the first time. As Mine Ener tells their stories alongside those of reformers, tourists, politicians, and philanthropists, she explor…

Sociology and the public agenda

by Wilson, William J.

fromAmerican Sociological Association presidential series

0 Type: Book

"Sociology has had a long and convoluted relationship with the public policy community. While the field has historically considered its mission one of effecting social change, in recent decades this has become only a minor part of the sociological agenda. The editor of this volu…

Sociology and the public agenda

by Wilson, William J.

fromAmerican Sociological Association presidential series

0 Type: Book

"Sociology has had a long and convoluted relationship with the public policy community. While the field has historically considered its mission one of effecting social change, in recent decades this has become only a minor part of the sociological agenda. The editor of this volu…