I would be very grateful for an inspection copy of this book. I teach
a first year module called 'Welfare systems of the World', primarily to
Social Policy undergraduates at APU (approx 40 students per year,
start date Sept-Jan).
Mr Bryan Wendon
Principal lecturer in European Social Policy
Anglia Polytechnic University
East Rd
Cambridge
CB1 1PT
On Fri, 23 Apr 1999 15:50:26 +0100 Montgomery Laura
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> List members might be interested to learn of a new book introducing the
> issues involved in cross-national social policy research.
>
> In Comparative Social Policy: Concepts, Theories and Methods, Jochen Clasen
> brings together a number of leading academics to examine:
>
> * The growing interest in comparative welfare state research
> * The major theoretical and methodological approaches and concepts relevant
> to comparative social research
> * Previous work in the field
> * Methodological difficulties within comparative research in particular
> policy fields (health, housing, family policy, social care, social security,
> labour market policy)
> * Essential themes and issues surrounding comparative social policy
> research, particularly the importance of an awareness of subtle
> cross-national differences
>
> The book includes differing country samples and sizes and takes examples
> from Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific region. The authors use
> examples from a wide range of social policy analysis to illustrate what can
> be gained by conducting comparative social policy research.
>
> If you are currently teaching a relevant course, you can receive a
> complimentary copy of this book by replying to this message, or e-mailing
> Laura Montgomery at Blackwell Publishers:
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>
> Please remember to include:
> * your postal address
> * your course title, level and number of students
> * your course start date
>
> If you are not currently teaching in this subject area, but would still like
> to obtain a copy of this book, please ask for details of how to order the
> text from the e-mail address above.
>
> Further information can be found at:
> http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk
>
> Please feel free to forward this message to any relevant person or list. I
> apologise for any cross-posting that might have occurred.
>
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Bryan Wendon
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