Mara Yerkes

Gebundenes Buch

Social Policy and the Capability Approach

Concepts, Measurements and Application

Herausgeber: Yerkes, Mara A.; Kurowska, Anna; Javornik, Jana

Beschreibung

This book explores the advantages of the capability approach and offers a way forward in addressing conceptual and empirical issues as they apply specifically to social policy research and practice. Short conceptual and empirical chapters provide clear examples of how policies shape the capabilities of different groups and individuals, critically assessing the efficacy of different social policies across multiple social policy fields.

Autor

Mara Yerkes is Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Social Science at Utrecht University. Jana Javornik is Associate Professor of Work and Employment Relations at the University of Leeds. Anna Kurowska is Assistant Professor and Senior Researcher at the Institute of Social Policy at the University of Warsaw.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Policy Press
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 209mm x 132mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 283g
• ISBN-13: 9781447341789
• ISBN-10: 1447341783
• Artikelnr.: 54677138