Ideal Types in Comparative Social Policy

1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-0-367-64424-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 290 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 447 g

This book introduces readers to the world of ideal types within the readings of Max Weber by giving a theoretical understanding of ideal types, as well as applying the development of ideal types to an array of social policy arenas.

The 21st century has seen the development of welfare regime analysis marked by two differing strands: real-typical welfare regime analyses and ideal-typical welfare regime analysis; the latter focusing on the formation, development, and application of ideal types in general comparative social policy. Designed to provide new theoretical and practical frameworks, as well as updated in-depth developments of ideal-typical welfare regime theory, this book shows how Weber’s method of setting up and checking against ‘ideal types’ can be used in a wide variety of policy areas, such as welfare state system comparison, comparative social and economic development, health policy, mental health policy, health care system analysis, gender policy, employment policy, education policy, and so forth.

The book will be of interest to all scholars and students working in the fields of social policy, including health policy, public policy, political economy, sociology, social work, gender studies, social anthropology, and many more.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Aspalter, Christian

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Community Care, Bildung, Freizeit, Freiwilligenarbeit
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Sozialpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Introduction. 1. Introduction: Ideal Types and the Law of Social and Cultural Entropy. Part II: Comparative Theory and Background. 2. The Genesis of Comparative Social Policy. 3. The Genesis of Welfare Regime Theory. 4 The Importance of Distinguishing Between Ideal-Typical and Real-Typical Models. 5. Back to the Origins: The Ideal-Type Methodology in Social Sciences as Developed by Max Weber. Part III: Applying Ideal Types in Comparative Theory and Methodology. 6. Ten Worlds of Welfare Regimes: Applying Ideal-Typical Welfare Regimes in Welfare State System Comparison. 7. From Ideal Types to Health Care System Typologies: Dimensions, Labels, and Country Classifications. 8. Applying Ideal Types in Long-Term Care Analysis. 9. Applying Ideal Types in Employment Policy Comparison: The Example of Employer Services. 10. Weberian Ideal Types as a Method to Quantify Qualitative Data in Comparative Welfare State Analysis. Part IV: Concluding Part. 11. From Descriptive to Normative Comparative Social Policy: By Way of Conclusion. Epilogue.

Über Autor(innen)

Christian Aspalter is Professor of Social Policy, Former Founding Head, Social Work and Social Administration Program, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, Zhuhai, China. His most recent publications include The Routledge Handbook to Welfare State Systems (editor, Routledge, 2017).