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Comparing welfare states : Britain in international context / edited by Allan Cochrane and John Clarke.

Contributor(s): Cochrane, Allan | Clarke, John, 1950-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Family life and social policy.Publisher: London ; Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1993 (1997)Description: xiv, 274 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 080398846X .Subject(s): Social policy -- Cross-cultural studies | Public welfare -- Cross-cultural studies | Public welfare -- Great Britain | Welfare state | Great Britain -- Social policyDDC classification: 361.610941
Contents:
Comparative approaches and social policy / Allan Cochrane -- The British welfare state: Foundation and modernization / John Clarke and Mary Langan -- Restructuring welfare: The British welfare regime in the 1980s / John Clarke and Mary Langan -- Gender, 'Race' and class in British welfare policy / Fiona Williams -- Hong Kong: a residual welfare regime / Eugene McLaughlin -- The German welfare state: A conservative regime in crisis / Michael Wilson -- Sweden: The social-democratic case / Norman Ginsburg -- Ireland: Catholic corporatism / Eugene McLaughlin -- Looking for a European welfare state / Allan Cochrane.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Offering an introduction to the study of both British and comparative social policy, this book provides a unique approach to understanding the British welfare state through its wider international focus. The British experience is related to those of Hong Kong, Sweden, Germany and Ireland and is set in the context of policy issues within the European Community.

Particular attention is paid to the interactions between family policies and issues of race and gender, and to the processes by which individuals or groups are given or denied access to full welfare citizenship. Individual chapters move easily between national and international levels in ways which highlight the richness and complexity of welfare regimes in different countries, while at the same time considering shared features and trends.

Produced in large format, Comparing Welfare States is a course book on the Open University course Family Life and Social Policy (D311) .

"Published in association with the Open University.".

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Comparative approaches and social policy / Allan Cochrane -- The British welfare state: Foundation and modernization / John Clarke and Mary Langan -- Restructuring welfare: The British welfare regime in the 1980s / John Clarke and Mary Langan -- Gender, 'Race' and class in British welfare policy / Fiona Williams -- Hong Kong: a residual welfare regime / Eugene McLaughlin -- The German welfare state: A conservative regime in crisis / Michael Wilson -- Sweden: The social-democratic case / Norman Ginsburg -- Ireland: Catholic corporatism / Eugene McLaughlin -- Looking for a European welfare state / Allan Cochrane.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Comparative Approaches and Social Policy
  • The British Welfare State
  • Foundation and Modernization
  • Restructuring Welfare
  • The British Welfare Regime in the 1980s
  • Gender, 'Race' and Class in British Welfare Policy
  • Hong Kong
  • A Residual Welfare Regime
  • The German Welfare State
  • A Conservative Regime in Crisis
  • Sweden
  • The Social-Democratic Case
  • Ireland
  • Catholic Corporatism
  • Looking for a European Welfare State

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