Elgar Handbooks in Social Policy and Welfare series – serie
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Handbook on the Political Economy of Social Policy
Av Bent Greve, Amílcar Moreira m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
3444 kr
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Research in social policy has been greatly influenced by the emergence of modern political economy in the late 1970s. The Handbook on the Political Economy of Social Policy offers a systematic, yet comprehensive, framework for understanding how concepts, theoretical standpoints and methodological …
Handbook on Philanthropy and Social Policy
Av Roosa Lambin, Jonathan Roberts m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
3720 kr
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This comprehensive Handbook considers the emergence of philanthropic foundations and institutions as increasingly crucial social policy actors. It presents an interdisciplinary examination of modern philanthropies, tracing their development and impact across global regions, social policy sectors …
Research Handbook on Disability and Society
Av Susanne M. Bruyère, Matthew C. Saleh
Inbunden, 2026
3634 kr
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This multidisciplinary Research Handbook explores how disability presents in individuals and across organizations, communities, and society. International experts engage with the persisting difficulties faced by people with disabilities across complex life domains.Transdisciplinary in scope, …
Handbook on Social Policy in China
Reforms and Inequality
Av Chak K. Chan, Kinglun Ngok m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
3548 kr
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This comprehensive Handbook provides an overview of China’s latest social policy developments, assessing welfare reforms amidst its transformation from a socialist to a mixed economy. Systematically examining the impact of China’s social policies on human wellbeing, expert authors examine the needs …
Research Handbook on Social Policy and Employment
Av Gaby Ramia, Zoe Irving m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
3720 kr
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This compelling Handbook explores how social policies have been adapted and remodelled in response to transformations in work and employment in the twenty-first century. It outlines the history of the welfare-work relationship, assesses the current state of the global workforce and provides …
Handbook of Social Policy Implementation
Inbunden, 2026
3506 kr
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This incisive Handbook provides an overview of how social policies are implemented and how implementation often diverges from political expectations. It demonstrates that delivering welfare services is not only a technical task but a complex, contested process influenced by frontline workers, …
Handbook on Social Policy and Civil Society
Av Bent Greve, Virginija Poškutė m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
3375 kr
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This comprehensive Handbook provides a fresh analysis of the balance between the state, markets and civil society that lies at the heart of all governance frameworks. Expert contributors highlight the ways in which civil society contributes to, complements and challenges traditional welfare …
Handbook on Austerity, Populism and the Welfare State
Av Bent Greve
Inbunden, 2021
3755 kr
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This innovative Handbook presents the core concepts associated with austerity, retrenchment and populism and explores how they can be used to analyse developments in different welfare states and in specific social policies. Leading experts highlight how these concepts have influenced and changed …
Research Handbook on Leave Policy
Parenting and Social Inequalities in a Global Perspective
Av Ivana Dobrotić, Sonja Blum m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
3858 kr
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Featuring contributions from leading international scholars of social policy, this dynamic Research Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of conceptual and methodological developments in leave policy research, as well as state-of-the-art findings on leave policy determinants and outcomes …
Research Handbook on Disability Policy
Av Sally Robinson, Karen R. Fisher
Inbunden, 2023
5465 kr
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Examining how policy affects the human rights of people with disabilities, this topical Handbook presents diverse empirical experiences of disability policy and identifies the changes that are necessary to achieve social justice. Expansive in scope, the Handbook illustrates how language, law and …
Handbook on Social Protection and Social Development in the Global South
Av Leila Patel, Sophie Plagerson m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
4256 kr
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This cutting-edge Handbook argues for social protection to be situated in a wider system of social welfare and development programmes for low- and middle-income countries. Focusing on the role of citizens and communities in enhancing human development, it explores how welfare systems are unfolding …
Handbook on Social Innovation and Social Policy
Av Stephen Sinclair, Simone Baglioni
Inbunden, 2024
3323 kr
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Applying a critical perspective to stimulate dialogue and mutual learning between the interconnected fields of social innovation and social policy analysis, this dynamic Handbook investigates the often-contested relationship between these two areas of enquiry and practice. Bringing together …
Research Handbook on Health Care Policy
Av Martin Powell, Tuba I. Agartan m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
4667 kr
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Presenting extensive coverage of key theoretical and policy issues within the field of health care research, this forward-looking Research Handbook contends that students of health care need to take policy more seriously.Emphasising the critical importance of policy research and theorising for …
Research Handbook on Social Care Policy
Av Costanzo Ranci, Tine Rostgaard
Inbunden, 2025
4085 kr
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This Research Handbook provides a comprehensive exploration of recent advances in social care policy scholarship. Spanning a breadth of issues and policy programmes, it presents a systematic, empirically and theoretically grounded overview of social care policy research, addressing a notable gap in …
Handbook on Welfare State Reform
Av Bernhard Ebbinghaus, Moira Nelson
Inbunden, 2025
3116 kr
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This comprehensive Handbook examines the capacity of advanced welfare states to adapt to sustained pressures and unforeseen crises. It explores the enduring relevance of established frameworks in explaining welfare state change as well as their effectiveness in addressing essential areas for …
Handbook on Social Protection Systems
Av Esther Schüring, Markus Loewe
Inbunden, 2021
5275 kr
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This exciting and innovative Handbook provides readers with a comprehensive and globally relevant overview of the instruments, actors and design features of social protection systems, as well as their application and impacts in practice. It is the first book that centres around system building …
