POL 439- Comparative Social Policy/Welfare State: Home

The mission of the OECD is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. The OECD provides a forum in which governments can work together to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems.

Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union. Its task is to provide the European Union with statistics at European level that enable comparisons between countries and regions.

This is the New York Times via ProQuest. Pictures and graphs are excluded in the most recent three years. Also consider browsing articles in World section of the web version of NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html

This link is to the Library online version of the The Economist. You can search or browse recent issues from this page. This version contains only the text of articles as graphs, charts and pictures are omitted. To see the articles with graphics included, use the print version, which is located in the Periodicals Collection on the first floor of the Library at the call number HG11.E2

Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State, and Society examines political systems and cultural institutions through the lens of gender. It addresses changes in family, state, market, and civil society, employing several disciplines and drawing from a variety of cultures to illuminate these areas of research

Social Policy & Administration is the longest established journal in its field. Whilst remaining faithful to its tradition in academic excellence, the journal also seeks to engender debate about topical and controversial issues. The journal is international in scope. Quality contributions are received from scholars world-wide and cover social policy issues not only in Europe but in the USA, Canada, Australia and Asia Pacific.

The Journal of European Social Policy publishes articles quarterly on all aspects of social policy in Europe. Articles deal with a wide range of social policy issues including ageing, pensions and social security, poverty and social exclusion, education, training and labour market policies, family policies, health and social care services, gender, migration, privatisation and Europeanisation.

The Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy publishes articles on all dimensions of comparative and international social policy.

This is another set of APSA citation examples from Texas A & M Libraries.

Provides tips and tricks for using MavScholar to search for information. Also provides an overview of this library guide.