Policy Press Social Policy Review 25: Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2013

The field of social policy has a rich history but policies on the ground are undergoing intensive change. Governments around the world are responding to political, economic and financial pressures, many of them linked to the global economic crisis. National agendas typically have social policy at or close to the centre. This latest edition of Social Policy Review presents an up-to-date and diverse review of the best in social policy scholarship. It brings together specially commissioned reviews of key areas, research examining important debates in the field from an exciting mix of internationally renowned authors who consider a range of current debates within British and international social policy. This edition includes a special focus in the third part on work, employment and insecurity. Social Policy Review is essential reading for social policy academics and students and for anyone who is interested in the social and economic implications of government policy. Review The choice of papers is evidence of an increasing internationalisation of the Social Policy Association. ..All of the chapters address important questions Malcolm Torry, Basic Income News About the Author Gaby Ramia is Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Government at the University of Sydney. His research is in comparative and international social policy. Kevin Farnsworth is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Sheffield. His research interests cover the political economy of global and comparative social/public policy. Zoe Irving is Senior Lecturer in Comparative Social Policy at the University of Sheffield. Her research explores the relationship between size and shape in welfare states.