A Handbook of Comparative Social Policy

The current context of social policy is one in which many of the old certainties of the past have been eroded. The predominantly inward-looking, domestic preoccupation of social policy has made way for a more integrated, international and outward approach to analysis which looks beyond the boundaries of the state. It is in this context that this handbook brings together the work of key commentators in the field of comparative analysis, in order to provide comprehensive coverage of contemporary debates and issues in cross-national social policy research.

ISBN	1845427653	DEWEY edition	DC22
ISBN13	9781845427658 (What's this?)	Pages	448
Publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd	Published in	Cheltenham
Imprint	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd	Height (mm)	234
Format	Paperback	Width (mm)	156
Publication date	24 Feb 2006	Academic level	Undergraduate, Postgraduate
DEWEY	361.61

"'This volume makes a heroic effort to transform the abstractions floating around in the literature on comparative social policy research into a more grounded discussion of what the policy controversies are all about. The contributions in the book climb down the ladder of abstraction which asserts that context, institutions and globalization all count, and that the public - private discourse has changed. The book attempts to specifically show how these abstractions matter in recent social policy practice and research.' - Martin Rein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US"

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