This yearly publication contains 12 commissioned articles exploring issues of social policy in the UK and internationally. The papers concentrating on the British scene look at the evolution of debates surrounding government spending, the development of community care, and the role of "choice" in health policy documents. International issues include welfare reform in the United States, health policy in Greece, and the historical development of social policy in the East Asian economies. A final section considers issues of old age pension. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR