Social policy as a field within public policy studies. an introduction Cover Image

Polityka społeczna jako specjalność nauk o polityce publicznej - próba charakterystyki
Social policy as a field within public policy studies. an introduction

Author(s): Piotr Błędowski
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences
Published by: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
Keywords: social policy; public policy; effectiveness; social innovations

Summary/Abstract: The article aims to discuss the relationship between social policy and public policy and to identify its most important elements. Social policy is linked historically on the one hand with the economy and on the other - with sociology and political sciences. Theory of public policy exposes the role of public administration in achieving its objectives and allows for wider recognition of the tasks by linking them with other specialties. This makes it possible to achieve in practice synergistic effects of actions taken, and at the theoretical level - a more comprehensive assessment of the analyzed problems. The history of social policy in Poland, especially of the Institute of Social Economy shows that such a broad approach to social policy has been characteristic also in the past.

  • Issue Year: 3/2014
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 9-23
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English, Polish