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Western Welfare Capitalisms in Good Times and Bad
Av Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
1721 kr
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Western Welfare Capitalisms in Good Times and Bad provides an insightful appraisal of policy priorities and outcomes in four Western regimes: the Anglo-American liberal regimes, Southern European ‘proto-corporatist’ regimes, the historically social democratic Scandinavian regimes, and Western …
Varieties of Equality in European Welfare States
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Redistribution
Inbunden, 2024
1479 kr
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In this forward-thinking book, Davide Orsitto reframes our understanding of equality in democratic Europe, tracing the idea from abstract concept to theoretical and practical politics and policy. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, he analyses equality through economic, political and cultural …
Older Workers in an Ageing Society
Critical Topics in Research and Policy
Inbunden, 2013
2016 kr
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This insightful study provides an overview of the changing employment context in industrialized nations, the risks associated with population ageing and how these are being tackled.Prolonging working lives is high on the agenda of policy makers in most of the world's major industrialized nations. …
How Welfare States Shape the Democratic Public
Policy Feedback, Participation, Voting, and Attitudes
Av Staffan Kumlin, Isabelle Stadelmann-Steffen
Inbunden, 2014
2345 kr
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In democracies, the attitudes and behaviour of citizens should influence future public policies. Yet in some instances the reverse of this is true, and public attitudes and behaviour are in fact the result of past policies. Staffan Kumlin and Isabelle Stadelmann-Steffen bring together political …
Race, Ethnicity and Welfare States
An American Dilemma?
Av Pauli Kettunen, Sonya Michel m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
2016 kr
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In this interdisciplinary volume, leading and emerging scholars examine the relationship between homogeneity and welfare state development. They trace Gunnar Myrdal's influence on thinking about race in the US and explore current European states' approaches to the strangers in their midst, and what …
Social Legitimacy of Targeted Welfare
Attitudes to Welfare Deservingness
Av Wim van Oorschot, Femke Roosma m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
2362 kr
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Presenting a stimulating contribution to the quickly advancing field of welfare attitudes research, this important book develops the understanding of welfare legitimacy. It does so by assessing the nature of popular judgments about welfare deservingness, as well as the roots and consequences of …
Globalizing Welfare
An Evolving Asian-European Dialogue
Av Stein Kuhnle, Per Selle m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
2258 kr
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From the welfare state's origins in Europe, the idea of human welfare being organized through a civilized, institutionalized and uncorrupt state has caught the imagination of social activists and policy-makers around the world. This is particularly influential where rapid social development is …
Welfare State Legitimacy in Times of Crisis and Austerity
Between Continuity and Change
Av Tijs Laenen, Bart Meuleman m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
2016 kr
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This book explores developments in the social legitimacy of present-day European welfare states since the banking crisis of 2008. It analyses how the welfare attitudes of Europeans have been influenced by economic recession and consequent welfare reforms, as well as reactions to on-going debates …
Nationalism and Democracy in the Welfare State
Av Pauli Kettunen, Saara Pellander m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
1839 kr
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This multidisciplinary book unpacks and outlines the contested roles of nationalism and democracy in the formation and transformation of welfare-state institutions and ideologies. At a time when neo-liberal, post-national and nationalist visions alike have challenged democratic welfare nationalism, …
Youth Employment Insecurity and Pension Adequacy
Inbunden, 2023
1684 kr
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This timely and perceptive book addresses the issues surrounding the adequacy of old-age income for future pensioners worldwide. It highlights how today’s young people are confronted with the simultaneous challenges of increasing employment uncertainty and declining pension generosity – topics …
Young, the Old and the State
Social Care Systems in Five Industrial Nations
Av Anneli Anttonen, John Baldock m. fl.
Inbunden, 2003
1829 kr
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This is a comparative account of social care services for children and older people in five key industrial nations (Finland, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States). The authors break new ground by moving beyond institutional description and seeking to understand the normative and …
Social Exclusion and European Policy
Av David G. Mayes, Jos Berghman m. fl.
Inbunden, 2001
2431 kr
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The purpose of this book is to analyse one of the most pressing social problems of recent years, namely exclusion. The authors bring a richness of perspective, drawing on the experiences of eight European countries and a range of disciplines from law and economics through to social policy and …
Social Exclusion in European Welfare States
Av Ruud Muffels, Panos Tsakloglou m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
2431 kr
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Social Exclusion in European Welfare States focuses on the complex relationship between economic welfare, labour market performance and social inclusion/exclusion. The contributors in the volume examine in detail the alleged trade-off between the social and economic capabilities of a society and …
Restructuring the Welfare State
Globalization and Social Policy Reform in Finland and Sweden
Inbunden, 2003
1839 kr
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What happens to extensive and generous welfare states when they are faced with serious economic crisis and the effects of globalization? This thorough analysis of the processes of social policy restructuring in two Nordic welfare states endeavours to answer this and other questions related to their …
OECD and European Welfare States
Av Klaus Armingeon, Michelle Beyeler
Inbunden, 2004
2076 kr
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The OECD includes the richest nations in the world. It issues recommendations on economic and social policies. Is its counsel on welfare state policies coherent? And is it followed by member states in Western Europe? These are the guiding questions of this book, which is a first to deal with such …
Solidarity Between the Sexes and the Generations
Transformations in Europe
Inbunden, 2004
1929 kr
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This book combines a theoretical and empirical cross-national perspective to examine how societal transformations in European welfare states affect patterns of solidarity between men and women, and across generations. The authors' research has highlighted substantial discrepancies in various …
Third Sector in Europe
Av Adalbert Evers, Jean-Louis Laville
Inbunden, 2004
2016 kr
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This book explores Europe's third sector - the non-profit organisations and providers of social services such as mutuals, co-operatives, associations, voluntary organisations and charities: these elements of a civil society are important yet often overlooked features in contemporary socio-economics …
Poverty and Subsidiarity in Europe
Minimum Protection from an Economic Perspective
Inbunden, 2004
1929 kr
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This book focuses on the effects of welfare state arrangements on the dynamics of poverty in Europe. The author contends that the EU is primarily based on economic integration and as a result social policy issues have remained secondary considerations. The question of whether or not there is a role …
Gender Divisions and Working Time in the New Economy
Changing Patterns of Work, Care and Public Policy in Europe and North America
Av Diane Perrons, Colette Fagan m. fl.
Inbunden, 2006
2258 kr
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Contemporary societies are characterised by new and more flexible working patterns, new family structures and widening social divisions. This book explores how these macro-level changes affect the micro organisation of daily life, with reference to working patterns and gender divisions in Northern …
Party Politics and Social Welfare
Comparing Christian and Social Democracy in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands
Av Martin Seeleib-Kaiser, Silke van Dyk m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
1839 kr
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Christian and Social Democratic parties have been the driving force behind welfare state developments post-WWII. This valuable book investigates whether continued party differences have contributed significantly to the design of social welfare in three conservative welfare states, Austria, Germany …
Social Policy, Employment and Family Change in Comparative Perspective
Av Jonathan Bradshaw, Aksel Hatland
Inbunden, 2006
2137 kr
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This book is a comparative study of family change, parental employment and social policy in the five Nordic countries, the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom. In all these countries family forms have been profoundly affected by lower fertility rates, lower marriage rates, increased …
Governing Home Care
A Cross-National Comparison
Av Viola Burau, Hildegard Theobald m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
1839 kr
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Care of the elderly in their own homes has increasingly come into the focus of contemporary welfare policies and raises important questions about the governance of welfare in general. By taking a comparative and thematic approach, this interesting and timely book offers a comprehensive analysis of …
Young, the Old and the State
Social Care Systems in Five Industrial Nations
Av Anneli Anttonen, John Baldock m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
566 kr
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This is a comparative account of social care services for children and older people in five key industrial nations (Finland, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States). The authors break new ground by moving beyond institutional description and seeking to understand the normative and …
Governance of Welfare State Reform
A Cross National and Cross Sectoral Comparison of Policy and Politics
Av Irene Dingeldey, Heinz Rothgang
Inbunden, 2009
2016 kr
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Governance is now a major topic in political science. To date, analysts of governance have paid scant attention to social policy or welfare state reform. In this book, the concept of governance is used to analyse the outgoing variety of the welfare mix as well as shifting responsibilities and modes …
Gender Divisions and Working Time in the New Economy
Changing Patterns of Work, Care and Public Policy in Europe and North America
Av Diane Perrons, Colette Fagan m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
778 kr
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Contemporary societies are characterised by new and more flexible working patterns, new family structures and widening social divisions. This book explores how these macro-level changes affect the micro organisation of daily life, with reference to working patterns and gender divisions in Northern …
Families, Ageing and Social Policy
Intergenerational Solidarity in European Welfare States
Inbunden, 2008
2258 kr
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This important book offers valuable insights into the way in which social policies and welfare state arrangements interact with family and gender models. It presents the most up-to-date research in the field, based on a variety of national and comparative sources and using different theoretical and …
Social Policy, Employment and Family Change in Comparative Perspective
Av Jonathan Bradshaw, Aksel Hatland
Häftad, 2008
672 kr
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This book is a comparative study of family change, parental employment and social policy in the five Nordic countries, the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom. In all these countries family forms have been profoundly affected by lower fertility rates, lower marriage rates, increased …
Labour Market Triangle
Employment Protection, Unemployment Compensation and Activation in Europe
Av Paul de Beer, Trudie Schils
Inbunden, 2009
1987 kr
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This fascinating book presents an in-depth study of the particular combination of unemployment insurance, employment protection and active labour market policies prevalent in seven European countries.Currently, European governments are being challenged to find an optimal social policy strategy that …
Beyond Welfare State Models
Transnational Historical Perspectives on Social Policy
Av Pauli Kettunen, Klaus Petersen
Inbunden, 2011
1929 kr
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Welfare state models have for decades been the gold standard of welfare state research. Beyond Welfare State Models escapes the straitjacket of conventional welfare state models and challenges the existing literature in two ways. Firstly the contributors argue that the standard typologies have …
Party Politics and Social Welfare
Comparing Christian and Social Democracy in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands
Av Martin Seeleib-Kaiser, Silke van Dyk m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
612 kr
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Christian and Social Democratic parties have been the driving force behind welfare state developments post-WWII. This valuable book investigates whether continued party differences have contributed significantly to the design of social welfare in three conservative welfare states, Austria, Germany …
