Comparative Social Policy

The European Social Model

Nick Adnett, Stephen Hardy

This timely book explores the development of the European Social Model and questions whether the relatively high level of social protection provided, both in terms of social welfare provision and in the creation of workers’ rights and em...

Hardback (2005)

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The Dynamics of Social Exclusion in Europe

Edited by Eleni Apospori, Jane Millar

Issues of poverty and social exclusion are high on the European policy agenda. The Dynamics of Social Exclusion in Europe reports findings from a study funded by the European Commission, using data from the European Community Household P...

Paperback (2005)

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Hardback (2003)

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The Economics of Social Security in Japan

Edited by Toshiaki Tachibanaki

This book provides a comprehensive appraisal of social security in Japan, where traditionally the burden of welfare provision has been the main responsibility of the family and employers, rather than the state. However, an ageing populat...

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Poverty and Subsidiarity in Europe

Didier Fourage

This book focuses on the effects of welfare state arrangements on the dynamics of poverty in Europe. The author contends that the EU is primarily based on economic integration and as a result social policy issues have remained secondary ...

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Social Europe

Edited by Richard Berthoud, Maria Iacovou

Social Europe analyses the diverse dynamics of the lives of people across Europe. It is the first quantitative analysis of its kind to make a systematic comparison of life chances across the fifteen countries of the EU. This wide perspec...

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Welfare for the Unemployed in Britain and Germany

Frances McGinnity

In recent decades, the problem of unemployment has generated fierce political and academic discussion on how national governments should address this issue. This book sheds light on a key debate in unemployment policy – that of whether u...

Hardback (July 2004)

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The Third Sector in Europe

Edited by Adalbert Evers, Jean-Louis Laville

This book explores Europe’s third sector – the non-profit organisations and providers of social services such as mutuals, co-operatives, associations, voluntary organisations and charities: these elements of a civil society are important...

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Contested Concepts in Gender and Social Politics

Edited by Barbara Hobson, Jane Lewis, Birte Siim

An important contribution to the current literature on gender and social politics, this book challenges mainstream thinking on welfare states, citizenship, family, work, and social policy. Contested Concepts in Gender and Social Politics...

Paperback (2004)

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Hardback (2002)

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Solidarity Between the Sexes and the Generations

Edited by Trudie Knijn, Aafke Komter

This book combines a theoretical and empirical cross-national perspective to examine how societal transformations in European welfare states affect patterns of solidarity between men and women, and across generations.

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The Political Economy of the Voluntary Sector

Brian E. Dollery, Joe L. Wallis

In this book, the authors outline how policymakers in advanced countries have moved away from exclusive reliance on the public sector in social service delivery, towards a more multi-faceted approach that seeks to combine the strengths o...

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Irregular Migration

Bill Jordan, Franck Düvell

Irregular Migration is an extremely timely and topical book, analysing the fundamental tensions at the core of present attempts to manage the movement of population in today’s world. Recent events around the globe have prompted a reappra...

Paperback (2003)

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Hardback (2002)

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