Globalization and social policy / Nicola Yeates.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yeates, Nicola.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social policy.

Public welfare.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

x, 195 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Globalization & social policy

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 2001.

Summary:

Written in a clear and accessible style Globalization and Social Policy critically evaluates the relevance and implications of globalization in relation to both the academic study of social policy and social welfare provision.

The book:

7 Examines the implications of globalization

7 Analyses the extent to which social policies contribute to and shape globalizing stratergies

7 Explores the degree to which globalization gives rise to systematic changes in the funding, regulation and provision of welfare

7 Traces the changing nature of social policy as a consequence of globalization

7 Examines how globalization' undermines national autonomy in social policy

In this book Nicola Yeates, combines both an examination of the key debates, whilst also drawing on original research, to examine the relationship between globalization and social policy. It will be welcomed by all students of social policy.

Contents:

1 Globalization and Social Policy: Mapping the Territory 4

2 Global Economic Structures and Processes 33

3 Globalization and the State: From Defeat to Political Struggle 65

4 International Governmental Organizations and Social Policy 95

5 The Globalization of Social Conflict and Political Struggle 127.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [171]-189) and index.

ISBN:

0761968016

0761968024

OCLC:

47902680