J. Hudson, N. Jo, A. Keung

Culture and the Politics of Welfare (eBook, PDF)

Exploring Societal Values and Social Choices

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Seitenzahl: 130
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137457493
• Artikelnr.: 45972403

Autorenporträt

John Hudson is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of York, UK. He specialises in the politics of social policy, the policy process and the comparative analysis of welfare states. Nam K. Jo is Assistant Professor of Social Welfare at SungKongHoe University, South Korea. He specialises in comparative analysis of social policy with a particular emphasis on the role of culture in shaping welfare. Antonia Keung is Teaching and Research Fellow in Social Policy at the University of York, UK. She specialises in quantitative analysis of welfare, particularly issues around wellbeing.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Exploring The Cultural Context Of Welfare Policy Making 2. Exploring The Culture-Welfare Nexus: A Quantitative Comparative Analysis 3. Exploring The Culture-Welfare Nexus: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis 4. Exploring The Culture-Welfare Nexus: Key Trends, Key Cases 5. Conclusion: Bringing Culture 'Back In' To Comparative Social Policy Analysis