Spanish Welfare State in European Context

AvAna Marta Guillén,Margarita León

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

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Following the death of Franco, Spain underwent a transition to democracy in the mid-1970s. Although a rapid process of modernization occurred, the Spanish welfare state was seen, until fairly recently, as relatively underdeveloped. However, given the progressive Europeanization and expansion of Spanish social policy, questions arise as to whether the Spanish welfare system should still be considered as peripheral to West European welfare states. This volume is divided into three sections. The first section deals with broad trends in the evolution of the Spanish welfare state. To begin with, the consolidation path of social protection policies is explored. Attention is also paid to the process of Europeanization. Furthermore, the analysis explores advances in gender equality policies. In the second section, attention is turned to governance issues, such as collective bargaining, the interplay among levels of government, the welfare mix and public support for social policies. The third and final part of the book addresses five main challenges facing the Spanish welfare state in the 21st century, namely, the need to enhance flexicurity; to achieve a better work-family balance; to coordinate immigration policies with existing social protection; to tackle the persistence of high rates of relative poverty; and to face intense population ageing, both in terms of increasing needs for care and the reform of the pension system.

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Utgivningsdatum:2011-12-02
Mått:156 x 234 x 26 mm
Vikt:800 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:338
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781409402930

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Ana Marta Guillén is Professor of Sociology at the University of Oviedo, Spain. Margarita LeÃ³n is Lecturer, Universitat AutÃ²noma de Barcelona, Spain

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Contents: Introduction, Ana M. Guillén and Margarita LeÃ³n; Part I Evolution/Tendencies: The consolidation of the Spanish welfare state (1975-2010), Gregorio RodrÃguez Cabrero; Europeanization and Spanish welfare: the case of employment policy, Luis Moreno and Amparo Serrano; The quest for gender equality, Margarita LeÃ³n. Part II Levels of Governance, Social Dialogue, Welfare Mix and Public Debates: Policy concertation, trade unions and the transformation of the Spanish welfare state, Oscar Molina; Regional welfare systems and multi-level governance, Raquel Gallego and Joan Subirats; Assessing the welfare mix: public and private in the realm of social welfare, Teresa Montagut; Are Spaniards different? European convergence and regional divergence in the evaluation of the welfare state, Inés Calzada and EloÃsa del Pino. Part III Key Challenges to the Spanish Welfare State: Part-time employment in Spain: a victim of the 'temporality culture' and a lagging implementation, Zyab IbÃ¡Ã±ez; Female employment and policies for balancing work and family life in Spain, Olga Salido; Immigration and social policy in Spain: a new model of migration in Europe, Miguel Laparra; Long-term care: the persistence of familialism, SebastiÃ¡n Sarasa; Tackling poverty, Luis Ayala; Consolidation and reluctant reform of the pension system, Elisa ChuliÃ¡; Conclusions, Margarita LeÃ³n and Ana M. Guillén; Index.

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