J. Hudson, N. Jo, A. Keung

Gebundenes Buch

Culture and the Politics of Welfare

Exploring Societal Values and Social Choices

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK / Palgrave Pivot / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-45748-6
• 2015 edition
• Seitenzahl: 130
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 146mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 284g
• ISBN-13: 9781137457486
• ISBN-10: 1137457481
• Artikelnr.: 41787497