Irish Social Policy in Context

"I have no doubt that there will be a demand for a further volume as the current set will be a valuable reference for students of social policy." Sheelagh Broderick, Trinity College Dublin Economic and Social Review 2000

• Overview of Irish social policy, Gabriel Kiely; foundation stones of Irish social policy 1831-51, Helen Burke; from the fifties to the nineties - social policy comes out of the shadows, Pauline Conroy; mixed economy of welfare, Bryan Fanning; comparing welfare states - the case of Ireland, Anne O'Donnell; impact of the European Union on social policy, Sylda Langford; employment equality since accession to EU, Anne Doyle; the policy process, Catherine Earley; social partnership in Ireland, Michael Rush; public consultation and participation in policy making, Rachel Iredale; citizenship theory, Jennifer D'Arcy; poverty, Helen Johnson; women and social policy, Patricia Kennedy; the family and social policy, Gabriel Kiely; financing social services, Eithne Fitzgerald; cross-cutting initiatives in public policy, Deirdre Carroll; social policy evaluation, Nessa Winston.