Comparing welfare states : Britain in international context /

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Imprint:London ; Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1993.
Description:xiv, 274 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1604930
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Other authors / contributors:Cochrane, Allan
Clarke, John, 1950-
ISBN:0803988451
080398846X (pbk.)
Notes:"Published in association with the Open University."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary: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. <p>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.</p> <p>Produced in large format, Comparing Welfare States is a course book on the Open University course Family Life and Social Policy (D311) .</p>
Item Description:"Published in association with the Open University."
Physical Description:xiv, 274 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0803988451
080398846X