Nationalism and social policy
Subtitle: the politics of territorial solidarity
By: Daniel Beland and Andre Lecours.
Contributors: Lecours, André, 1972-
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780199546848
Subjects: Public welfare -- Political aspects -- Case studies; Separatist movements -- Case studies; Canada -- Social policy -- History; Great Britain -- Social policy -- History; Belgium -- Social policy -- History; Quebec (Province) -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements; Scotland -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements; Flanders (Belgium) -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements
Description: This text explores the little studied relationship between nationalism and social policy. Focusing on Canada, the United Kingdom, and Belgium, it sheds new light on the relationships between identity formation, territorial politics, and social policy.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Understanding the nationalism; title: social policy nexus; title: Canada : nationalism, federalism, and social policy; title: The United Kingdom : nationalism, devolution, and social policy; title: Belgium : nationalism, state reform, and the federalization debate.