Human rights and social policy : a comparative analysis of values and citizenship in OECD countries / edited by Ann Nevile.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nevile, Ann.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--OECD countries.

Human rights.

Citizenship--OECD countries.

Citizenship.

Social policy.

OECD countries--Social policy.

OECD countries.

Physical Description:

ix, 241 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2010]

Contents:

Values, rights and concepts of citizenship / Ann Nevile

Assessing the relevance of the international legal framework in claiming economic and social rights / Susan Harris Rimmer

Regional legal frameworks for human rights and social policy in Europe / Lisa Conant

Labour market activation policy in a "Bismarckian" welfare state : old and new divisions of social rights and citizenship in Germany / Irene Dingeldey

From insurance or insertion to rights and responsibilities: the shifting logics of unemployment protection in France / Daniel Clegg

The childcare transition in Scandinavia : family change and policy reform / Amlaug Leira

Policy responses to social exclusion in the UK and the relationship to human rights / Ilan Katz

Welfare reform and the reshaping of New Zealand citizenship / Neil Lunt

Policies related to homelessness and affordable housing in Australia / Alan Morris

Gender mainstreaming in skilled immigration policy: from Beijing 1995 to the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (2002) / Anna Boucher

Do rights make a difference? the evolution of policy for children in out-of-home care in Australia / Sharon Bessell

On the margins? the influence of "rights talk" on policy and practice / Ann Nevile.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781848442085

1848442084

OCLC:

619938592