Exploring the World of Social Policy. Hill, Michael

II: Policy domains

       5 Income security

       Introduction

       The dominance of income security within social policy

       Social insurance

       Non-contributory cash transfers

       Means testing

       Comparing pension systems

       Comparative analysis of income security systems today: an overview

       Conclusion

       6 Work and employment

       Introduction

       The meaning of work in its social context

       Labour as a commodity

       Comparative international data on employment and unemployment

       Employment policy as social policy

       Work and welfare

       The shift to ‘active’ labour market policies

       The global labour market

       Conclusion

       7 Education

       Introduction

       National expenditure on education

       Education and social policy

       Education and society

       Characterizing and comparing education systems

       Education outputs: the PISA data source

       Education as a global enterprise

       Conclusion

       8 Housing

       Introduction

       Housing and the market

       Housing and the state

       Policy solutions: helping the market or helping people?

       Housing need

       The dimensions of adequacy and inadequacy of housing

       Conclusion

       9 Health

       Introduction

       Health outcomes

       Public policy as a response to health inequalities

       Health inequalities and health expenditure

       Health policy typologies: the usability of regime theory?

       Types but not regimes?

       Financing and provision

       Conclusion

       10 Social care

       Introduction

       Private issues or public concerns?

       The relationship between social care policy and other social policies

       Variations in the need for social care

       Pre-school childcare

       Social care from youth to old age

       Care beyond working life

       The need for long-term care

       Approaches to the provision of public long-term care

       Conclusion

       11 Environment