Exploring the World of Social Policy: An International Approach

by Michael Hill and Zoe Irving

Book Overview

This important new exploration of social policy takes as its starting point universal questions about social welfare: What are welfare systems for? Why are they necessary? How are they generated and why do they take the forms that they do? Global in its canvas and comparative in its method, this book systematically explores the economic, political, and social contexts of social policy before taking a detailed look at its associated institutions and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447335007
• ISBN13: 9781447335009
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 9.5"