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Renegotiating the Welfare State
Why have some countries have been more successful in welfare state reform than others? This book examines the experiences of various countries in reforming their welfare states …
The Politics of Post-Industrial Welfare States
This new study assesses the welfare state to ask key questions and draw new conclusions about its place in modern society.It shows how the welfare states that we have inherited …
Normative Foundations of the Welfare State
This is a sharp analysis of the unique Nordic welfare system with urgent lessons for governments and societies across the globe. Welfare programs and institutions tend to be …
Pension Politics
Population ageing and slower economic growth have raised serious questions about the willingness and ability of governments to maintain current social policies. Within this new …
The Role of Business in the Development of the Welfare State and Labor Markets in Germany
This book assesses the role of employers in the development of welfare state and labour market institutions. Building on an in-depth analysis of Germany, a market economy known to …
Immigration and Welfare
Immigration and Welfare avoids simplistic and unhelpful notions of the 'threat' of immigration to analyse the effects of immigration on national welfare states in an integrating …
The Moral Economy of Welfare States
This book investigates why people are willing to support an institutional arrangement that realises large-scale redistribution of wealth between social groups of society. Steffen …
Comparing Welfare Capitalism
This book challenges the popular thesis of a downward trend in the viability of welfare states in competitive market economies.With approaches ranging from historical case studies …
Welfare State Reform in Southern Europe
This new study delivers a detailed analysis of the efforts being made to reduce poverty and social exclusion in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece. After an initial discussion of …
The Risk of Social Policy?
The Risk of Social Policy? uses a comparative perspective to systematically analyse the effects of social policy reforms and welfare state retrenchment on voting choice for the …
Fighting Poverty and Social Exclusion in the EU
In the field of anti-poverty policies, the interplay between the Europe 2020 overarching strategy and the 'Semester' have marked major discontinuity vis-à-vis the Open Method of …
Pension Reforms in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
This book traces and analyzes the legislation and implementation of pension reforms in four Central, Eastern and Southeastern European countries: Croatia, Hungary, Poland and …