Richard Rose is Professor of Public Policy at the University of Strathclyde and a Visiting Fellow at the European University Institute in Florence and the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin. He is internationally known for pioneering research in comparative public policy, applying political science, sociology, social policy, and applied economics concepts to major problems facing policymakers and citizens on every continent. He has been a consultant for UN agencies, the World Bank, the OECD, and Transparency International, and he holds honorary doctorates and lifetime achievement awards from institutions in Europe, the United States, and the International Public Policy Association.

A critical reader by the end of this book will very much be a potential writer exploring the unanswered questions that Rose leaves written, under-written or un-written.

• Part I. Welfare across Time and Space 1: Making Progress Globally 2: The Welfare Mix 3: Welfare is about More than Money 4: The Development of Welfare Part II. Comparing Forms of Welfare 5: Health: Living Longer and Avoiding Death 6: Education: Quantity and Quality 7: Work for Women Part III. The Globalization of Countries and People 8: Countries Going Global 9: People Going Global 10: Unfinished Business Appendix: The Global Welfare Database

Richard Rose is Professor of Public Policy at the University of Strathclyde and a Visiting Fellow at the European University Institute in Florence and the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin. He is internationally known for pioneering research in comparative public policy, applying political science, sociology, social policy, and applied economics concepts to major problems facing policymakers and citizens on every continent. He has been a consultant for UN agencies, the World Bank, the OECD, and Transparency International, and he holds honorary doctorates and lifetime achievement awards from institutions in Europe, the United States, and the International Public Policy Association.

A critical reader by the end of this book will very much be a potential writer exploring the unanswered questions that Rose leaves written, under-written or un-written.

• Part I. Welfare across Time and Space 1: Making Progress Globally 2: The Welfare Mix 3: Welfare is about More than Money 4: The Development of Welfare Part II. Comparing Forms of Welfare 5: Health: Living Longer and Avoiding Death 6: Education: Quantity and Quality 7: Work for Women Part III. The Globalization of Countries and People 8: Countries Going Global 9: People Going Global 10: Unfinished Business Appendix: The Global Welfare Database