COMP SOC POL,Jochen Clasen

Comparative Social Policy\n\nConcepts, Theories and Methods\n\nJochen Clasen (Edited by), Clasen (Author)\n\n9780631207740, Wiley\n\nPaperback / softback, published 4 December 1998\n\n296 pages\n25 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.425 kg\n\nComparative Social Policy provides students with an introduction to cross-national social policy research, conveying the fascinating and challenging issues involved in conducting research of this kind. The book examines the theoretical, conceptual and methodological approaches, discusses prevailing concepts and reflects on methodological difficulties.\n\nList of Tables. \nList of Contributors. \n1. Introduction: Jochen Clasen (University of Stirling). \nPart I: Welfare States and Comparative Social Policy: . \n2. Trends and Developments in Welfare States: Catherine Jones Finer (University of Birmingham). \n3. Theories and Methods in Comparative Social Policy: Deborah Mabbett (University of Brunel) and Helen Bolderson (University of Brunel). \nPart II: Comparative]