Description: Further DetailsTitle: Advanced Introduction to Social ProtectionCondition: NewISBN-10: 1800376251EAN: 9781800376250ISBN: 9781800376250Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing LtdFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 03/08/2022Description: Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Written by James Midgley, a leading authority on international social policy and social development, this Advanced Introduction offers a concise, readable and wide-ranging overview of how protection schemes such as social assistance, social insurance, employer mandates and social allowances promote social welfare by meeting peoples’ income needs and improving their living standards. It defines the field, traces its historical evolution, discusses the contribution of theories and ideologies and examines its impact on poverty. Key features include: Discussion of the impact of social protection on incomes and living standards and considers the role of social protection in the economy, politics and societyExamination of the role of theories and ideologies in social protectionA global perspective with a special focus on social protection in the Global SouthAn accessible analysis of the challenges facing social protection and the way these are being dealt with. This perceptive Advanced Introduction will be an excellent resource for both graduates and undergraduates studying public and social policy, economics and the social sciences. It will also be a useful guide for civil servants and officials in international agencies as well as social protection practitioners in non-profits and community organizations.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 216mmItem Length: 138mmAuthor: James MidgleyGenre: Society & CultureBook Series: Elgar Advanced Introductions seriesTopic: Social SciencesRelease Year: 2022 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Advanced Introduction to Social Protection
Title: Advanced Introduction to Social Protection
ISBN-10: 1800376251
EAN: 9781800376250
ISBN: 9781800376250
Release Date: 03/08/2022
Release Year: 2022
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: Social Sciences
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Advanced Introduction to Social Protection
Publisher: Elgar Publishing, Incorporated, Edward
Item Height: 0.6 in
Subject: Sociology / General, Public Policy / Social Policy, Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
Publication Year: 2022
Item Weight: 9 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science
Author: James Midgley
Item Length: 8.6 in
Series: Elgar Advanced Introductions Ser.
Item Width: 5.7 in
Format: Hardcover
