Culture and the Politics of Welfare [electronic resource] : Exploring Societal Values and Social Choices /
Hudson, J.author.
Jo, N.author.
Keung, A.author.
This text offers an in-depth examination of the influence of culture on welfare states. It suggests new ways in which cross-national differences in culture might be measured and, using a range of approaches, utilizes these measures to explore the role culture plays in shaping differences in social policy frameworks across high income countries.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This text offers an in-depth examination of the influence of culture on welfare states. It suggests new ways in which cross-national differences in culture might be measured and, using a range of approaches, utilizes these measures to explore the role culture plays in shaping differences in social policy frameworks across high income countries.
Introduction -- Exploring the cultural context of welfare policy making -- Exploring the culture-welfare nexus: a quantitative comparative analysis -- Exploring the culture-welfare nexus: a qualitative comparative analysis -- Exploring the culture-welfare nexus: key trends, key cases -- Conclusions: Bringing culture 'back in' to comparative social policy analysis -- Bibliography -- Index.
Welfare state.
Social policy.
Political sociology.
Culture.
Social service .
Sociology.
Politics of the Welfare State.
Social Policy.
Political Sociology.
Sociology of Culture.
Social Care.
Sociology, general.