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Author Ginsburg, Norman.

Title Divisions of welfare : a critical introduction to comparative social policy / Norman Ginsburg
Published London ; Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1992

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Description xii, 228 pages ; 24 cm
Contents Analysing and comparing welfare states -- Sweden : the Social Democratic welfare state -- The Federal Republic of Germany : the welfare state in the social market economy -- The United States : the welfare state in the corporate market economy -- Britain : the liberal collectivist welfare state -- Divisions of welfare : past, present and future
Summary A critical and comparative appraisal of social policy in welfare states in four advanced capitalist societies: Sweden, the Federal Republic of Germany, the United States and Britain. The text recounts the major policy developments in each state since the 1930s and 1940s
Analysis Industrialised countries Welfare services Policies Of Governments
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages [207]-221
Subject Public welfare -- Cross-cultural studies.
Public welfare.
Social policy -- Cross-cultural studies.
Social policy.
Welfare state -- Cross-cultural studies.
Welfare state.
Public Policy [MESH]
Public Policy.
Social Welfare [MESH]
Social Welfare.
SUBJECT Europe -- Social policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008102588
United States -- Social policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140547
LC no. 91051088
ISBN 0803984405
0803984413 (paperback)