Articles

Why have governments responded to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in such different ways? During the past quarter century, international agencies and donors have... 
Sociology, Social Studies | AIDS (Disease) | Political Science | International Relations | POLITICAL SCIENCE | Public Policy | Government policy | Political aspects | Ethnic relations

Welfare, Work, and Poverty provides the first systematic and comprehensive evaluation of the impacts and effectiveness of China's primary social assistance... 
China Social policy | Public welfare | Social Policy and Advocacy | Public welfare - China | Comparative social policy | Human capital | Poverty | Education | Health | Welfare | China | Work | Social assistance

Countries that are rich in petroleum have less democracy, less economic stability, and more frequent civil wars than countries without oil. What explains this... 
Petroleum industry and trade | Women | Natural resources | Prices | Petroleum products | Developing countries | Civil war | Revenue | Economic policy | Government policy | Social conditions | Economics | American Government | Political Economy | KCM | Developing & Emerging Countries | General | Social Science | Political Science | Sociology | POLITICAL SCIENCE | Petroleum industry and trade-Government policy-Developing countries | Developing countries-Economic policy | Revenue-Developing countries | Natural resources-Developing countries | Civil war-Developing countries | Petroleum products-Prices | Women-Developing countries-Social conditions

This book offers a timely account of health reform struggles in developed democracies. The editors, leading experts in the field, have brought together a group... 
Sociology, Social Studies | Health care reform | Public Health | Political Science | Developed countries | Medical policy | Social medicine

Despite the recent proliferation of literature on nationalism and on social policy, relatively little has been written to analyse the possible interaction... 
Great Britain Social policy | Canada Social policy | Flanders (Belgium) HistoryAutonomy and independence movements | Scotland HistoryAutonomy and independence movements | Belgium Social policy | Separatist movements | Political aspects | Public welfare | Québec (Province) HistoryAutonomy and independence movements | Politics & government | comparative politics | Case studies | Canada | Social policy | Great Britain | Autonomy and independence movements | Belgium | Scotland | Québec (Province) | History | United kingdom | Nationalism | Devolution | National identity | Welfare | Federalism | Institutions

The Soviet Union created a unique form of urban modernity, developing institutions of social provisioning for hundreds of millions of people in small and... 
Neoliberalism | Russia (Federation) | 1991 | Economic aspects | Anthropology | Economic policy | Post-communism | Biopolitics | History | SOCIAL SCIENCE | Russia & the Former Soviet Union | Europe | HISTORY

This book tackles the complex and controversial issue of active voluntary euthanasia and argues convincingly for a reform of the criminal law prohibition in... 
Law and legislation | Euthanasia | medical and healthcare law

Growing Public examines the question of whether social policies that redistribute income impose constraints on economic growth. Taxes and transfers have been... 
Income distribution | Government spending policy | History | Welfare economics | Transfer payments | Case studies

"This book examines how democratic governments manage long-term policy challenges, asking how elected politicians choose between providing policy benefits in... 
Social choice | Social policy | Political planning | Welfare economics | Pensions | Political aspects | Government policy | Externalities (Economics) | Case studies

Parents around the world grapple with the common challenge of balancing work and child care. Despite common problems, the industrialized nations have developed... 
United States Social policy | Social policy | Services for | Children | Work and family | Labor Market | Employed Parents | Public Policy | United States | Europe | Foreign Countries | Government Role | Mothers | Child Welfare | Canada | Gender Issues | Misconceptions | Working Hours | Comparative Analysis | Policy Analysis | Young Children | Cross Cultural Studies | Child Care | Gender Bias | Early Childhood Education

United States Social policy | Social policy | Comparative method | History | Europe Social policy

'Welfare States and Immigrant Rights' deals with the policies and politics of immigrants' inclusion and exclusion in six countries representing different types... 
Civil rights | Immigrants | Social integration | Political aspects | Government policy | Welfare state | political economy | Social work with immigrants | Services for | Sweden | Usa | Citizens | Denmark | Incorporation regime | France | Social rights | Welfare state regimes | Germany | Entry categories | Samhällsvetenskap | Statsvetenskap | Social Sciences | Political Science

In recent decades, social and political pressures have forced a reevaluation of the roles of health and welfare professionals throughout Europe. "Policy,... 
Health services accessibility | Social service | Medicine: General Issues | Sociology | Political Science | Health Sciences | Care of the sick | Social policy | Social workers | Europe

Using a vast swath of data spanning the past six decades, Unequal Democracy debunks many myths about politics in contemporary America, using the widening gap... 
Politics & government | Equality | Economic aspects | United States | Political culture | Social classes | Power (Social sciences) | Democracy | Economic conditions | History | Political aspects | 1945 | Political Science