Social Policy

Social Policy (in the Human Development Area)

In this context, Social Policy means:

legislative, institutional, budgetary support to achieve objectives in the field of human welfare, to protect the interests of socially vulnerable layers of such socially important areas as health, education, employment, pensions, etc.

Concept of Social Policy

Note: explore also the meaning of this legal term in the American Ecyclopedia of Law.

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Social Policy

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Social Development

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Sociology

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Public Policy

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Social Law

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Social Policy and Europe

There is an entry on social policy in the European legal encyclopedia.

Resources

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