Handbook on the Political Economy of Social Policy
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Edited by Bent Greve, Professor in Social Science, Department of Social Sciences and Business, University of Roskilde, Denmark, Amílcar Moreira, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Lisbon School of Economics & Management, University of Lisbon, Portugal and Minna van Gerven, Professor of Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland<i>‘The Handbook should be a valuable resource for researchers, teachers and students, providing them with a useful overview of the state of the art, bringing together leading research and researchers. For academics teaching senior classes in social policy, political economy or comparative analysis, the Handbook offers useful tools for analysis.’ </i>
- Ben Spies-Butcher, Journal of Australian Political Economy,
<i>‘It is easy to say that the study of social policy can benefit from utilizing the perspectives of political economy. It is quite another thing to demonstrate the wisdom of doing so. This volume does both – by thoughtfully bringing together a collection of insightful essays that explore the theory behind the process followed by essays that provide concrete applications that illustrate real-world situations.’</i>
- Douglas Besharov, University of Maryland, US,
<i>‘This valuable volume provides a penetrating introduction to the comparative political economy of social policy, along with cutting-edge methodological, conceptual, and research contributions. With top scholars tackling a dazzling array of topics, this one-stop resource is certain to be illuminating and inspiring for students, instructors, and researchers alike.’</i>
- Jacob S. Hacker, Yale University, US,
<i>'In the </i>Handbook on the Political Economy of Social Policy<i>Bent Greve, Amílcar Moreira and Minna van Gerven have compiled an excellent collection of works that examine the link between political economy and social policy providing new insights into contemporary policy developments and welfare states reforms.’</i>
- Neil Gilbert, University of California, Berkeley, USu,