The Meaning Of Social Policy : The Comparative Dimension In Social Welfare

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. Monograph comprising cross-national comparisons on welfare and social policy formulation - examines the problems of definition and research methodology, the structure and impact of social security on society and the individual, national experience regarding social services (incl. For older people, women, the divorced, one parent families, children, youth, the unemployed, etc.), And considers administrative aspects and social planning implications. Bibliography pp. 313 to 323 and references