New Horizons in Social Policy series – serie
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18 produkter
Well-being Economy and Nordic Countries
Making Social Policy for Future Generations
Inbunden, 2027
1644 kr
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This insightful book explores how the well-being economy approach is helping Nordic countries reconcile the immediate demands of social equity and well-being with the long-term imperatives of ecological and economic sustainability.Hiilamo analyses how the well-being economy paradigm is gaining …
Housing Wealth and Welfare
Av Caroline Dewilde, Richard Ronald
Inbunden, 2017
2004 kr
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Both growth and unevenness in the distribution of housing wealth have become characteristic of advanced societies in recent decades. This book examines, in various contexts, how central housing property ownership has become to household well-being as well as in reshaping social, economic and …
Gender, Family and Policy in East Asia
Work-Family Balance Issues and Policies
Av Sirin Sung
Inbunden, 2025
1384 kr
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This book examines gender assumptions in family policies in East Asia, particularly in relation to work-family balance. Reconciling paid and unpaid work has become an important issue for academics and policymakers in Western welfare states, but in East Asian countries it has received little …
Social Investment and Social Welfare
International and Critical Perspectives
Av James Midgley, Espen Dahl m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
2004 kr
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This book contributes to the growing literature on social investment by discussing the way social investment ideas have been adopted in different countries and in various academic and professional fields, including social policy, development studies and non-profit management. Documenting the …
Social Policy in the Middle East and North Africa
The New Social Protection Paradigm and Universal Coverage
Av Rana Jawad, Nicola Jones m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
2004 kr
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Social policy in the Middle East and North African (MENA) has evolved significantly over the last decade. Focusing on three key dimensions - allocation, membership, and entitlement - and the way these play out in social programmes led by governments, UN agencies and NGOs, this book presents a wide …
Social Services Disrupted
Changes, Challenges and Policy Implications for Europe in Times of Austerity
Av Flavia Martinelli, Anneli Anttonen m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
2572 kr
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Public social services are a key component of the welfare state in most of Europe, although their development trajectories, coverage and legal status still vary considerably among countries. How such services are provided, and for whom, impacts significantly on social and territorial cohesion, …
Social Policy After the Financial Crisis
A Progressive Response
Av Ian Greener
Inbunden, 2018
1728 kr
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Incorporating insights from political economy and behavioural psychology, this radical book provides an up-to-date account of the dilemmas facing social policy this decade: where did we go wrong, and what we can do about it?Ian Greener reconsiders one of the leading analyses by Jessop of the …
Poverty, Crisis and Resilience
Av Marie Boost, Jennifer Dagg m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
2331 kr
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Poverty remains a problem in Europe, raising the need for new solutions. In this thought-provoking book the contributors delve deeply into the everyday lives of poor households to see which practices and resources they apply to improve their situations. One of the key findings is that social …
Building Markets
Distributional Consequences of Social Policy in East Asia
Inbunden, 2022
1746 kr
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Nowhere in the world presents a more dramatic case of wealth creation than East Asia. Contrary to the common belief that social policy in the economic powerhouses of the region is secondary to their pursuit of economic growth, Gyu-Jin Hwang argues that it has in fact played an integral part in …
Time, Welfare and Society
Challenging the Rise of Neoliberal Welfare Provision
Av Lee Gregory
Inbunden, 2026
1556 kr
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Time, Welfare and Society presents a bold reimagining of social policy by placing time, rather than money, markets or behaviour, at the centre of welfare analysis. Challenging the dominance of clock‑time, productivity and short‑termism, Lee Gregory reveals how welfare systems shape, and are shaped …
European Social Model and an Economy of Well-being
Repairing the Social Fabric of European Societies
Av Giovanni Bertin, Marion Ellison m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
1832 kr
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This timely book critically examines the European Social Model as a contested concept and concrete set of European welfare and governance arrangements. It offers a theoretical and empirical analysis of new economic models and existing European investment strategies to address key issues within …
Single Parents and Child Support Systems
An International Comparison
Av Kay Cook, Thomas Meysen m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
1849 kr
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Taking a novel approach to child support policy analysis, Single Parents and Child Support Systems locates the transfer of payments between separated parents within a wider social policy ecosystem and compares the political, institutional and administrative dimensions of child support policy …
Poverty and Inequality in East Asia
Work, Family and Policy
Inbunden, 2022
1797 kr
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Foreword by Timothy M. (Tim) Smeeding, Founding Director of the Luxembourg Income Study and Lee Rainwater Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs and Economics, University of Wisconsin, USThis insightful book addresses the urgent need for robust evidence on recent trends and factors contributing …
Gender, Family and Policy
International Perspectives
Av Sirin Sung
Inbunden, 2025
1987 kr
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In this prescient book Sirin Sung brings together an array of expert contributors to address questions about gender equality and its relation to family, the workplace and society as a whole.Chapters examine the issues surrounding work–family balance across the globe, considering dual earning …
Small Welfare State
Rethinking Welfare in the US, Japan, and South Korea
Av Jae-jin Yang
Häftad, 2021
534 kr
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In a period of rapid change for welfare states around the world, this insightful book offers a comparative study of three historically small welfare states: the US, Japan and South Korea.Examining various aspects of welfare states, chapters explore the underlying reasons behind the restraint of …
Social Policy After the Financial Crisis
A Progressive Response
Av Ian Greener
Häftad, 2019
473 kr
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Incorporating insights from political economy and behavioural psychology, this radical book provides an up-to-date account of the dilemmas facing social policy this decade: where did we go wrong, and what we can do about it?Ian Greener reconsiders one of the leading analyses by Jessop of the …
Small Welfare State
Rethinking Welfare in the US, Japan, and South Korea
Av Jae-jin Yang
Inbunden, 2020
1918 kr
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In a period of rapid change for welfare states around the world, this insightful book offers a comparative study of three historically small welfare states: the US, Japan and South Korea.Examining various aspects of welfare states, chapters explore the underlying reasons behind the restraint of …
Challenges to the Welfare State
Family and Pension Policies in the Baltic and Nordic Countries
Av Jolanta Aidukaite, Sven E. O. Hort m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
2004 kr
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This comprehensive and innovative book demonstrates the dynamics of welfare policies in different socioeconomic settings by providing comparative analyses of the Baltic and Nordic welfare state systems. The book contributes to finding and reflecting upon innovative solutions to common challenges in …
