Understanding Global Social Policy

Distributed for Policy Press at the University of Bristol

Policy Press - Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice

Cloth $80.00 ISBN: 9781861349446 Published June 2008 For sale in North and South America only

Paper $32.50 ISBN: 9781861349439 Published June 2008 For sale in North and South America only

This is the first student-aimed textbook that comprehensively engages with this growing field of study, examining the key theoretical and policy debates and issues. Written by an international team of leading social policy analysts, it examines the impact of the prefix 'global' on the ways in which social policy as a field of study is constructed and explores how the globalising strategies of state and non-state actors intersect with social policy concerns. The book emphasises the role of supra-national organisations and international actors in social policy formation and highlights the 'bottom-up' and 'top-down' pressures. It provides an historical perspective on current developments and debates in global social policy and focuses on policy processes, content and impacts