Handbook of global social policy

Stuart S. Nagel, Amy Robb

Marcel Dekker, Incorporated, 2001 - Political Science - 422 pages

Discusses improving the quality of life of those at the bottom of the social hierarchy through public policy. This text argues for policy that expands employment and facilitates jobs, finances education and economic and cultural integration, rewards merit, encourages voting and political participation, and seeks to reduce crime to the benefit of all countries around the world.

About the author

Stuart S. Nagel was professor emeritus of political science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was secretary-treasurer and publications coordinator of the Policy Studies Organization and coordinator of the Dirksen-Stevenson Institute and the MKM Research Center. He held a Ph.D. in political science and a J.D. in law, both from Northwestern University. His major awards include fellowships and grants from the Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, National Science Foundation, National Social Science Council, East-West Center, and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. His previous positions include being an attorney to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, the National Labor Relations Board, and the Legal Services Corporation. He has been a professor at the University of Arizona and Penn State University.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Handbook of global social policy; Volume 88 of Garland Publications in American and English Literature; Volume 88 of Public administration and public policy
• Editors: Stuart S. Nagel, Amy Robb
• Contributor: Stuart S. Nagel
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Marcel Dekker, Incorporated, 2001
• ISBN: 082470357X, 9780824703578
• Length: 422 pages
• Subjects: Medical / General; Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration; Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare