Research in Comparative and Global Social Policy – serie
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Local Policies and the European Social Fund
Employment Policies Across Europe
Inbunden, 2019
1270 kr
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This book reviews how local social and employment policy fields react to the European Social Fund (ESF) to determine the role of the ESF in local activation policies. Drawing on both sociology and political science literature on welfare state reforms, the author examines what shapes local policy …
Dualisation of Part-Time Work
The Development of Labour Market Insiders and Outsiders
Av Heidi Nicolaisen, Hanne Cecilie Kavli m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
1270 kr
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ePDF and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.This book brings together leading international authors from a number of fields to provide an up-to-date understanding of part-time work at national, sector, industry and workplace levels. The contributors critically examine part-time …
Moral Economy of Activation
Ideas, Politics and Policies
Inbunden, 2019
1270 kr
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Activation policies which promote and enforce labour market participation continue to proliferate in Europe and constitute the reform blueprint from centre-left to centre-right, as well as for most international organizations. Through an in-depth study of four major reforms in Denmark and France, …
Welfare, Populism and Welfare Chauvinism
Av Bent Greve
Inbunden, 2019
1270 kr
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In the wake of the financial crisis, and with increasing numbers of people in precarious and low paid jobs, there has been a surprising surge of support for populist right-wing political parties who often promote an anti-welfare message. Tougher approaches and welfare chauvinism are on the agenda …
Welfare, Populism and Welfare Chauvinism
Av Bent Greve
Häftad, 2020
428 kr
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In the wake of the financial crisis, and with increasing numbers of people in precarious and low paid jobs, there has been a surprising surge of support for populist right-wing political parties who often promote an anti-welfare message. Tougher approaches and welfare chauvinism are on the agenda …
Welfare Reform and Social Investment Policy in Europe and East Asia
International Lessons and Policy Implications
Av Young Jun Choi, Timo Fleckenstein m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
1270 kr
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Social investment policies have enjoyed prominence during recent welfare reforms across the OECD world, and yet there is insufficient long-term strategy for their success.Reviewing labour market, family and education policies, this edited collection analyses the emergence of social investment …
Minimum Income Standards and Reference Budgets
International and Comparative Policy Perspectives
Inbunden, 2020
1270 kr
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Research into minimum income standards and reference budgets around the world is compared in this illuminating collection from leading academics in the field.From countries with long established research traditions to places where it is relatively new, contributors set out the different aims and …
Mapping Welfare Attitudes in East Asia
Cultural and Political Trajectories
Inbunden, 2024
1133 kr
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East Asian societies and welfare systems are rapidly changing, creating an increasing need for research that can help to establish sustainable and legitimate welfare systems. This original volume considers welfare attitudes in East Asia, including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macao, …
Women, Welfare and Productivism in East Asia and Europe
Av Ruby C. M. Chau, Sam W. K. Yu
Inbunden, 2022
1270 kr
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Developing the new framework of ‘life-mix’, which considers the mixed patterns of caring and working in different periods of life, this book systematically explores the interplay of productivism, women, care and work in East Asia and Europe. The book ranges across four key aspects of welfare — …
Compulsory Income Management in Australia and New Zealand
More Harm than Good?
Av Greg Marston, Louise Humpage m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
1270 kr
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More than a decade on from their conception, this book reflects on the consequences of income management policies in Australia and New Zealand. Drawing on a three-year study, it explores the lived experience of those for whom core welfare benefits and services are dependent on government …
Emerging Trends in Social Policy from the South
Challenges and Innovations in Emerging Economies
Av Ilcheong Yi, Alexandra Kaasch m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
1133 kr
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Drawing on international case studies from emerging economies and developing countries including South Africa, India, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Tunisia, Indonesia, China and Russia, this book examines the rise, nature and effectiveness of recent developments in social policy in the Global South. By …
Researching Global Education Policy
Diverse Approaches to Policy Movement
Av D. Brent Edwards Jr., Antoni Verger m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
1165 kr
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The movement of policy is a core feature of contemporary education reform. Many different concepts, including policy transfer, borrowing and lending, travelling, diffusion and mobility, have been deployed to study how and why policy moves across jurisdictions, scales of governance, policy sectors …
Varieties of Precarity
Melting Labour and the Failure to Protect Workers in the Korean Welfare State
Inbunden, 2023
751 kr
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ePDFs of chapters 1, 2 and 7 are available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND license.Despite recent achievements in the South Korean economy and development within welfare institutions, new forms of precarious work continue to prevail. This book introduces the concept of ‘melting labour’, which refers …
Universal Health Coverage
Foundations and Horizons
Inbunden, 2025
1236 kr
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This book traces the origins of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the broader context of universalism since the beginning of the 20th century. UHC aims to improve access to essential health services, provide financial protection and overcome health care inequities.Drawing on rich first-hand data, …
Contradictions of Market Socialism
Labour, Capital and Welfare in Privatising China and Vietnam
Av Minh T. N. Nguyen, Jingyu Mao
Häftad, 2026
457 kr
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Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.China and Vietnam are two of the remaining constitutionally socialist countries that are single-handedly governed by Communist parties. Their rapid economic growth has gone hand in hand with the deepening commodification of labour and the …
