Global Social Policy: Themes, Issues and Actors

by Michael Hill and Kepa Artaraz

Social policy is a subject that helps develop our understanding of the meaning of human wellbeing, and of the systems by which wellbeing must be promoted. As a discipline, social policy has traditionally been blunted by a focus on the nation state; however, in this age of globalisation the most pressing challenges - such as climate change, ageing populations and flagging economies - serve as proof that, even at national level, social policy is now...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113738896X
• ISBN13: 9781137388964
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"