What is social policy? : understanding the welfare state
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What is social policy? : understanding the welfare state
（Political sociology series）
Polity Press, 2010
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-184) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
From housing, pensions and family benefits, to health care, unemployment insurance and social assistance, the welfare state is a key aspect of our lives. But social programs are contested political realities that we can't hope to understand without locating them within the "big picture." This book provides a concise political and sociological introduction to social policy, helping readers to grasp the nature of social programs and the political struggles surrounding them. It takes a broad comparative and historical viewpoint on the United States, using an international perspective to contextualize American social policy within the developed world. Provocative and engaging, it offers insight into a wide range of social policy issues such as: welfare regimes, welfare state development, the politics of retrenchment and restructuring; the relationship between social programs and various forms of inequality; changing family and economic relations; the role of private social benefits; the potential impact of globalization; and debates about the future of the welfare state.
What is Social Policy? will be stimulating reading for upper-level students of sociology, political science, public policy, and social work.
目次
List of Tables vi
Preface & Acknowledgements vii
Introduction 1
1 Social Policy and the Welfare State 9
2 The United States in International Context 44
3 Welfare State Development 66
4 Retrenchment and Restructuring 93
5 Looking Challenges 120
Conclusion 151
Notes 157
References 161
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