{"product_id":"what-is-social-policy-daniel-bzsland-9780745645834","title":"What Is Social Policy?","description":"From housing, pensions and family benefits, to health care, unemployment insurance and social assistance, the welfare state is a key aspect of our lives. But social programs are contested political realities that we can't hope to understand without locating them within the \"big picture.\" \u003cp\u003e This book provides a concise political and sociological introduction to social policy, helping readers to grasp the nature of social programs and the political struggles surrounding them. It takes a broad comparative and historical viewpoint on the United States, using an international perspective to contextualize American social policy within the developed world. Provocative and engaging, it offers insight into a wide range of social policy issues such as: welfare regimes, welfare state development, the politics of retrenchment and restructuring; the relationship between social programs and various forms of inequality; changing family and economic relations; the role of private social benefits; the potential impact of globalization; and debates about the future of the welfare state.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhat is Social Policy?\u003c\/i\u003e will be stimulating reading for upper-level students of sociology, political science, public policy, and social work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Béland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745645836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745645834\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2011","brand":"Daniel Béland","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48517393055999,"sku":"9780745645834","price":72.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e3287547-c3b0-4812-bc1c-64872897484a.jpg?v=1778731688","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-is-social-policy-daniel-bzsland-9780745645834","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}