Human rights and social policy a comparative analysis of values and citizenship in OECD countries

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Values, rights and concepts of citizenship / Ann Nevile -- Assessing the relevance of the international legal framework in claiming economic and social rights / Susan Harris Rimmer -- Regional legal frameworks for human rights and social policy in Europe / Lisa Conant -- Labour market activation policy in a "Bismarckian" welfare state : old and new divisions of social rights and citizenship in Germany / Irene Dingeldey -- From insurance or insertion to rights and responsibilities: the shifting logics of unemployment protection in France / Daniel Clegg -- The childcare transition in Scandinavia : family change and policy reform / Amlaug Leira -- Policy responses to social exclusion in the UK and the relationship to human rights / Ilan Katz -- Welfare reform and the reshaping of New Zealand citizenship / Neil Lunt -- Policies related to homelessness and affordable housing in Australia / Alan Morris -- Gender mainstreaming in skilled immigration policy: from Beijing 1995 to the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (2002) / Anna Boucher -- Do rights make a difference? the evolution of policy for children in out-of-home care in Australia / Sharon Bessell -- On the margins? the influence of "rights talk" on policy and practice / Ann Nevile.