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Contents
List of figures, tables and boxes
1 Social policy and social progress: how can we explore the world?
The world of academic social policy study
Social policy and social change
PART I: Themes and perspectives
2 Inequalities and why they matter
Inequality between and within nations
Persistence and change in inequality
The origins of comparative studies
Esping-Andersen’s regime model
Reshaping the original regime types?
Theoretical approaches to continuity and change
