This bold new textbook represents a significant step forward in Social Policy teaching by combining comparative and global perspectives. 

Introducing readers to a wide spread of international challenges and issues, the book shows how insights into policy can be generated using a comparative and multidisciplinary approach. Authored by two highly respected and experienced academics, this book demonstrates the rewards of studying social policy from an international perspective by avoiding the constraints of a single-nation focus. Clear, authoritative and wide-ranging, it will be essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of social sciences taking courses covering social policy, social welfare and comparative policy analysis.