Changing Administration, Changing Society: Challenges for Current Social Policy

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Nova Publishers, 2007 - Political Science - 191 pages
Welfare is a current global issue challenging the lives of many. Investigations are constantly being made to find answers in search of the most proficient social model. This book presents the usefulness of an enhanced model for welfare regime analysis and shows the localisation of social professional orientations. This includes social quality, social professions, traditions, public services, globalisation, child protection, retirement plans and other social services.
 

Contents

Social Quality Opening Individual Wellbeing for a Social Perspective
3
Part II Social Professions Reconsidered
23
Professional Disciplines Contingent Rationales and National Traditions
25
Reconstituting the Public Service Ethos Services for Consumers or for Citizens?
47
The Restructuring of the Swedish Welfare State in the Context of Globalisation and Other Challenges
65
World Poverty New Policies to Defeat an Old Enemy
77
Ireland A Society Based on Solidarity? A Review of the Irish National AntiPoverty Strategy
97
Child Protection and Welfare Work The Impact of Social Service Delivery of Employee Welfare
117
ReConfiguring Pensions and Retirement From the Past to the Present
137
Social Services in France A PublicPrivate Partnership
157
Notes on Contributors
175
Index
179
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