1736 Pages
by Routledge

1729 Pages
by Routledge

Available in paperback for the first time, this milestone work offers an in-depth treatment of all aspects of the discipline and practice of social policy globally. Supported by a distinguished international advisory board, the editors have compiled almost 900,000 words across 734 entries written by 284 leading specialists to provide authoritative coverage of concepts, policy actors, welfare... Read more

A-Z entries:

From

abortion; absolute and relative poverty; accountability and evaluation; acculturation; active welfare; Addams, Jane; adolescent pregnancies; adoption; adverse selection; Advocacy Coalition; affirmative action; affluence test; Africa; ageism;

To

mental illness; meritocracy; Mexico; Middle East; middle way, the; migrant workers; migrants; Minimum Income Standards; minimum wage legislation; minorities; minseiin; mixed economy;

To

women's movement, the; work; work test; workfare; workhouse, the; working hours; work-life balance; workman's compensation; World Bank; World Health Organisation; World Trade Organization; Yat-Sen, Son; young people; Younghusband, Eileen.

Biography

Tony Fitzpatrick is a Reader at the University of Nottingham, UK.

Huck-ju Kwon is Associate Professor at Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University, South Korea. He is also an External Research Coordinator at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development.

Nick Manning is Professor of Social Policy and Sociology at the University of Nottingham, UK.

James Midgley is Harry and Riva Specht Professor at University of California, Berkeley, USA.

Gillian Pascall is Professor of Social Policy at the University of Nottingham, UK.