Description
The 2007-08 financial crisis marked a turning point for social policy. World leaders were forced to take a Should they entrench neo-liberal policies in response to the crisis? Or should they implement alternative measures to challenge economics as usual? This volume explores how international organizations and nation states in Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and North America responded to the recession. Contributors examine whether social policy followed a similar trajectory across countries and regions or whether their diverse national experiences produced equally diverse solutions.
Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
352 pages
Language
English
Published
Oct 1, 2015
Publisher
UBC Press
ISBN-10
077482963X
ISBN-13
9780774829632