The Welfare State Reader by Christopher Pierson
The second edition of this highly respected reader, has been comprehensively overhauled, bringing it wholly up-to-date with contemporary discussions about this most crucial area of social and political life. As well as bringing together classic debates, it constitutes an invaluable guide to what is happening at the cutting-edge of welfare research.
In this second and updated version of their Welfare State Reader, Pierson and Castles have collated a masterful compendium of classic texts and important recent contributions to the contemporary and comparative analysis of welfare statesPreceded by useful introductions to each section, the volume covers traditional theories and perspectives, evolving debates and new political responses to enduring and recent challenges to maintaining social policy provision at a large scale. The result is an essential and invaluable resource for students, teachers and researchers interested in the development and the future of modern welfare states. Jochen Clasen, University of Edinburgh
C. Pierson, Professor of Politics at the University of Nottingham F. Castles, Professor of Social and Public Policy at the University of Edinburgh
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| ISBN 13 | 9780745635569 |
| ISBN 10 | 0745635563 |
| Title | The Welfare State Reader |
| Author | Christopher Pierson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Polity Press |
| Year published | 2006-09-13 |
| Number of pages | 506 |
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