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Family Policy in Transformation: US and UK Policies
Dorian R. Woods
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Description for Family Policy in Transformation: US and UK Policies
Hardcover. In the US and UK there has been a transformation in child care, family leave, social assistance and tax credits over the last twenty years. This book explores the factors behind these changes. With detailed case studies, it shows that ideas and the power to wield them are crucial factors in the transformation of family policy. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JHBK; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
In the US and UK there has been a transformation in child care, family leave, social assistance and tax credits over the last twenty years. This book explores the factors behind these changes. With detailed case studies, it shows that ideas and the power to wield them are crucial factors in the transformation of family policy.
In the US and UK there has been a transformation in child care, family leave, social assistance and tax credits over the last twenty years. This book explores the factors behind these changes. With detailed case studies, it shows that ideas and the power to wield them are crucial factors in the transformation of family policy.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
269
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230277816
SKU
V9780230277816
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Dorian R. Woods
DORIAN R. WOODS is a Lecturer at the University of Tubingen, Germany. Her research interests and publications have concentrated on welfare states, social and family policy, and gender.
Reviews for Family Policy in Transformation: US and UK Policies
'Family Policy in Transformation does an exceptional job in reviewing the differences in the character and recent development of four key components of family policy between the US and the UK. But more importantly, the author complements the 'how' of the difference with good stories about 'why.'' - Michael Wiseman, Research Professor of Public Policy and Economics, George ... Read more