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Author | : Sara Niedzwiecki |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2018-09-06 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1108472044 |
Social policies can transform the lives of the poor, yet subnational politics and state capacity often inhibit their success.
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 421 |
Release | : 2013-04-12 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0309264146 |
The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United States have improved dramatically over the past century, Americans live shorter lives and experience more injuries and illnesses than people in other high-income countries. The U.S. health disadvantage cannot be attributed solely to the adverse health status of racial or ethnic minorities or poor people: even highly advantaged Americans are in worse health than their counterparts in other, "peer" countries. In light of the new and growing evidence about the U.S. health disadvantage, the National Institutes of Health asked the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a panel of experts to study the issue. The Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries examined whether the U.S. health disadvantage exists across the life span, considered potential explanations, and assessed the larger implications of the findings. U.S. Health in International Perspective presents detailed evidence on the issue, explores the possible explanations for the shorter and less healthy lives of Americans than those of people in comparable countries, and recommends actions by both government and nongovernment agencies and organizations to address the U.S. health disadvantage.
Author | : Centers of Disease Control |
Publisher | : World Health Organization |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 2017-09-27 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9289052651 |
Evidence indicates that actions within four main themes (early child development fair employment and decent work social protection and the living environment) are likely to have the greatest impact on the social determinants of health and health inequities. A systematic search and analysis of recommendations and policy guidelines from intergovernmental organizations and international bodies identified practical policy options for action on social determinants within these four themes. Policy options focused on early childhood education and care; child poverty; investment strategies for an inclusive economy; active labour market programmes; working conditions; social cash transfers; affordable housing; and planning and regulatory mechanisms to improve air quality and mitigate climate change. Applying combinations of these policy options alongside effective governance for health equity should enable WHO European Region Member States to reduce health inequities and synergize efforts to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Author | : James Midgley |
Publisher | : SAGE |
Total Pages | : 570 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780761915614 |
Comprises 33 papers grouped under five themes: The Nature of social policy; The History of social policy; Social policy and the social services; The Political economy of social policy; and International and future perspectives on social policy.
Author | : Malcolm Harrison |
Publisher | : Policy Press |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2015-11-18 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1447310756 |
This book offers an innovative account of social-control and behaviorist thinking in social policies and welfare systems and the impact it has had on disadvantaged groups. The contributors review how controls have been applied to individuals and households and how these interventions have narrowed social rights. They illuminate the links between social control developments, welfare systems, and the liberalization of economics, and they highlight the negative impact that behaviorist assumptions--and the subsequent strategies that have grown out of them--have had on the disadvantaged. Overall the volume provides a cutting-edge critical engagement with contemporary policy developments.
Author | : James Midgley |
Publisher | : SAGE Publications |
Total Pages | : 625 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1412950775 |
'The Handbook of Social Policy' is a comprehensive examination of the development, implementation and impact of social policy. The contributors document the substantial body of knowledge about government social policies and their driving forces.
Author | : Leon H. Ginsberg |
Publisher | : Univ of South Carolina Press |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781570035814 |
In this fourth edition of a social work standard, Leon Ginsberg and Julie Miller-Cribbs offer an updated version of the text that has introduced thousands of social work students to the defining policies and procedures of the profession. Concise yet comprehensive, the volume surveys the span of social welfare history, explains the elements of social welfare policy education, and describes the impact of executive, legislative, and judicial initiatives on the delivery of social services.
Author | : Irwin Garfinkel |
Publisher | : Brookings Institution Press |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
Some for more government, others for less; but all call for different government methods for achieving socially agreed-upon goals to help America's children.
Author | : Rosemary Chapin |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 577 |
Release | : 2014-03-05 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1134474482 |
For use as a text in foundations generalist social policy courses, either at the baccalaureate or master’s level, this book examines the process of defining need, analyzing social policy, and developing new policy. A clear philosophical base and a common theoretical framework underlie the discussion of each component of the policy process. Four themes are interwoven throughout the book: the importance of thinking critically about social policy, the benefits of using the strengths perspective in policy analysis and development, the critical role social policy plays in all areas of practice, and the absolute responsibility of every social worker to engage in policy practice. Routledgesw.com now contains 6 cases; the Sanchez Case has been revised to include much more policy content. Instructor materials include extra readings, PowerPoints, test questions, annotated links, syllabi, and EPAS guidelines.? The book is also customizable on Routledge Custom Gateway.
Author | : Theda Skocpol |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2020-06-16 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0691214026 |
Health care, welfare, Social Security, employment programs--all are part of ongoing national debates about the future of social policy in the United States. In this wide-ranging collection of essays, Theda Skocpol shows how historical understanding, centered on governmental institutions and political alliances, can illuminate the limits and possibilities of American social policymaking both past and present. Skocpol dispels the myth that Americans are inherently hostile to social spending and suggests why President Clinton's health care agenda was so quickly attacked despite the support of most Americans for his goals.