Overview

This book discusses key issues in global and regional social policy, exploring Bob Deacon's pioneering approach to regulation, rights and redistribution. It addresses the role of international actors in shaping social policy and discusses the problems and possibilities of new alliances for global social justice.

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Author:   A. Kaasch ,  P. Stubbs
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   4.091kg
ISBN:  

9781137287304

ISBN 10:   1137287306
Pages:   223
Publication Date:   02 May 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Global and Regional Social Policy Transformations; Paul Stubbs and Alexandra Kaasch 2. The Socialization of Regionalism and the Regionalization of Social Policy; Nicola Yeates 3. Global Economic Downturn and Social Protection in East Asia; Huck-ju Kwon 4. Common Health Policy Interests and the Politics of Rights, Regulation and Redistribution; Meri Koivusalo 5. Global Social Justice, Ethics and the Crisis of Care; Fiona Williams 6. Climate Change, Social Policy and Global Governance; Ian Gough 7. Poverty and Climate Change: The Three Tasks of Transformative Global Social Policy; Asunción Lera St.Clair and Victoria Lawson 8. Antagonism and Accommodation: The Labor – IMF / World Bank Relationship; Robert O'Brien 9. Grasping the Social Impact of Global Social Policy: How Neo-liberal Policies have Influenced Social Action in Morocco; Shana Cohen 10. Towards a Transformative Global Social Policy?; Bob Deacon

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Bob Deacon, University of Sheffield, UK Shana Cohen, University of Cambridge, UK Ian Gough, University of Bath, UK Meri Koivusalo, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland Huck-ju Kwon, Seoul National University, Korea Victoria Lawson, University of Washington, US Robert O'Brien, McMaster University, Canada Asunción Lera St. Clair, International Centre for Climate and Environmental Research, Norway Fiona Williams, University of Leeds, UK Nicola Yeates, The Open University, UK

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