The meaning of social policy : the comparative dimension in social welfare / Bernice Q. Madison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Madison, Bernice Q., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social policy--Comparative method.

Social policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (333 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.

Summary:

The purpose of this book is to survey the literature on social welfare policies and planning of different nations in order to explain some of the major problems that are encountered in comparative research and to highlight what has been learned so far.

Contents:

Introduction

Framework for Cross-National Research

Values and Ideologies

The Definition of Social Welfare and Social Policy

Key Problems of Methodology

The Structure of Social Security

Themes in National Experience

The Impact of Social Security on Society

Social Security and the Individual

Personal Social Services

Comparative National Experience

The Organization of Social Welfare

Services for Special Groups

Planning

Social Welfare Planning

Conclusion

Notes:

"First published 1980 by Westview Press."

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-000-23139-9

0-429-31255-5

9780429312557

OCLC:

1109410126