Comparative Social Policy
Subtitle: Theory and Research (Introducing Social Policy)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: August 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780335201235
Subjects: Central government policies; Social issues; Social welfare & social services; Social Science; Politics / Current Events; Sociology; United Kingdom, Great Britain; History & Theory - General; Public Policy - Social Policy; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; Medical / Public Health; Sociology - General; Social policy; Welfare state
First sentence: The expansion of the welfare state across Western Europe following the Second World War occurred in the context of full (male) employment, increasing affluence and an extension of social rights for the majority of the population.