Comparative public policy : patterns of post-war transformation / Francis G. Castles
- Bib ID:
- 543806
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Castles, Francis G. (Francis Geoffrey), 1943-
- Description:
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- Northampton, Mass : Edward Elgar Publ., c1998
- xi, 352 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 1858988160 (cased)
- 1858988233 (paperback)
- Summary:
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Comparative Public Policy provides the first truly systematic and comprehensive account of the transformation of the postwar state in the advanced countries of the Western world. The author generates new research findings which show how the economic, social and political changes of the post-war era have reshaped modern public policy across the OECD region. Comparative Public Policy is essential reading for students and scholars who wish to understand the dynamics of contemporary social and political development.
- Full contents:
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- 1. Making sense of post-war public policy
- 2. Economy and society
- 3. Institutions and ideology
- 4. The causes of big government
- 5. The welfare state
- 6. The state and the labour market
- 7. Public policy and the personal
- 8. Patterns of post-war public policy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1998
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