The Meaning of Social Policy : The Comparative Dimension in Social Welfare.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (334 pages)
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- Part One: Framework for Cross-National Research -- 2. Values and Ideologies -- 3. The Definition of Social Welfare and Social Policy -- 4. Key Problems of Methodology -- Part Two: The Structure of Social Security -- 5. Themes in National Experience -- 6. The Impact of Social Security on Society -- 7. Social Security and the Individual -- Part Three: Personal Social Services -- 8. Comparative National Experience -- 9. The Organization of Social Welfare -- 10. Services for Special Groups -- Part Four: Planning -- 11. Social Welfare Planning -- 12. Conclusion -- Select Bibliography -- Name Index -- Suject Index.
The purpose of this book is to survey the literature on social welfare policies and planning of different nations in order to explain some of the major problems that are encountered in comparative research and to highlight what has been learned so far.