It can be argued that we are witnessing the transition from a single world of states to a multiple world of states and regions. Important actors in this new wor

This volume explores the case for and the prospects of the development of world-regional social policies as integral elements of a pluralistic, equitable and ef

This book discusses key issues in global and regional social policy, exploring Bob Deacon's pioneering approach to regulation, rights and redistribution. It add

Building on the successes of Understanding Global Social Policy (Yeates ed. 2008) and its companion text, the Global Social Policy Reader (Yeates and Holden ed.

`This primer on the global politics of social policy ... is essential reading for students as well as others seriously interested in improving the human conditi