Apologies for cross posting
Important title on european social policy from the Policy Press which
should be of interest to list members.
Developments in European social policy
Convergence and diversity?
Edited by Rob Sykes and Pete Alcock
School of Health and Community Studies, Sheffield Hallam University,
Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of Birmingham
“This diverse and wide-ranging collection contributes significantly to
critical understanding of social policy developments in Europe.”
Professor Norman Ginsburg, School of Policy Studies, University of North London
“There is a real need for a text which brings together some of the key debates
in comparative social policy with a discussion of how far it is possible
to identify the emergence of a ‘European’ social policy. This book
promises to undertake that task and encourages the reader to think
again about the issues.” Professor Allan Cochrane, The Open University
Europe is undergoing a fundamental shift in its economic, political and
social structures and this forms the context for significant changes in
social and other public policies. The two sets of changes are
obviously related - but how? Are European social policies simply
responding to these economic and political changes in similar ways, or
is the picture still one of difference and diversity between policies
and policy systems throughout Europe?
This comprehensive new text describes and analyses some of these
changes and discusses the patterns of both convergence and divergence
in the late 1990s. It provides an invaluable and topical review of
trends in European social policy development and is intended for
students on social policy, public policy and other social science
courses as well as academics in the field.
Contents: Introduction Rob Sykes and Pete Alcock; Studying European social
policy - issues and perspectives Rob Sykes; Part One: Trans-European
social policy developments; Part Two: Convergence and diversity in
European social policies; Part Three: National social policy systems in
a European context; Part Four: Conclusions The future of social policy
in Europe? Rob Sykes.
Paperback £18.99 (US $34.50) ISBN 1 86134 113 X
Hardback £45.00 (US $81.00) ISBN 1 86134 114 8
216x 148mm 332 pages October 1998
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