Publisher Description

The third edition of this leading textbook offers a contemporary, lively and accessible overview of international actors and social policy formation, identifying key issues, debates and priorities for action in social policy across the Global South and North.With a contemporary overview of global social policy formation, the third edition of this leading textbook identifies key issues, debates and priorities for action in social policy across the Global South and North.Accessible and lively, it incorporates six new chapters on gender, environment, young people, food, water and energy, migration and more. The original chapters have also been fully updated to reflect major developments in the fast-changing world of global social policy. Key features include: overview and summary boxes to bookend each chapter; questions for discussion and activities; further reading and resources.Exploring what it means to locate human welfare within a global framework of social policy analysis and action, it offers a perfect guide for curious students.

Author Biography

Nicola Yeates is Professor of Social Policy in the Department of Social Policy and Criminology at The Open University. Chris Holden is Reader in International Social Policy in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work at the University of York.

Table of Contents

1. Introducing Global Social Policy - Nicola Yeates and Chris HoldenPart 1: Institutions, Actors and Theories2. Global and Regional Social Governance - Sophie MacKinder, Nicola Yeates and Chris Holden3. International Trade, Global Economic Governance and Welfare - Chris Holden4. Business, Labour and Global Social Policy - Kevin Farnsworth and Robert O'Brien 5. Theorising Global Social Policy - Nicola Yeates and Chris Holden 6. Global Social Justice - Theo Papaioannou Part 2: Cross-Cutting Policy Fields and Issues7. Global Climate Justice - Carolyn Snell 8. Global Poverty and Inequality - Chris Holden 9. Global Migrations and Global Social Policy - Nicola Yeates and Nicola Piper10. Gender and Global Social Policy - Rianne Mahon 11. Young People and Global Social Policy - Ross Fergusson Part 3: Global Social Policy Domains 12. Global Social Policy at the Nexus of Water, Energy and Food - Jeremy J. Schmidt 13. Global Health Policy - Meri Koivusalo and Eeva Ollila 14. Global Education Policy - Susan Robertson and Roger Dale 15. Global Social Security Policy - Lutz Leisering

Review

"COVID-19 has underlined why we must think globally about social policies. This clear and accessible volume illuminates core concepts and issues, providing an essential reference for students and practitioners." Sarah Cook, Inaugural Director, Institute for Global Development, UNSW (University of New South Wales) and former Director, UNRISD, Geneva and UNICEF's Innocenti Office of Research, Florence
"Breath-taking in its coverage of global social policy issues, this volume brings analytical rigour, conceptual clarity and a refreshing political economy perspective to the challenges of pursuing global justice in an increasingly unequal world." Shahra Razavi, Director of Social Protection Department, International Labour Organization"This is a valuable book which supports students with perspectives other than from the UK." Carl Bridges, University of Derby"This book offers profound theoretical, conceptual and practical insights on global social policy." Obasesam Okoi, University of St. Thomas

Long Description

The third edition of this leading textbook offers a contemporary, lively and accessible overview of international actors and social policy formation, identifying key issues, debates and priorities for action in social policy across the Global South and North. With a contemporary overview of global social policy formation, the third edition of this leading textbook identifies key issues, debates and priorities for action in social policy across the Global South and North. Accessible and lively, it incorporates six new chapters on gender, environment, young people, food, water and energy, migration and more. The original chapters have also been fully updated to reflect major developments in the fast-changing world of global social policy. Key features include: overview and summary boxes to bookend each chapter; questions for discussion and activities; further reading and resources. Exploring what it means to locate human welfare within a global framework of social policy analysis and action, it offers a perfect guide for curious students.

Feature

This textbook builds on the leading reputation of the previous bestselling editions, the second edition having sold 919 print books;It is fully updated with 6 new chapters reflecting changes in the field including gender, environment, young people and more;It uniquely looks at key issues, debates and priorities for action in social policy across the Global South and North; Social policy courses are taking a more global approach, and this textbook offers an accessible overview of international actors and social policy formation in global context.

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