[PDF] The Survival Of The European Welfare State eBook

Author : Stein Kuhnle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 38,81 MB
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1134614632

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'Crisis'. 'Breakdown'. 'Dismantlement.' Since the 1970's, these have become the catchphrases used to describe the condition of the welfare states in Europe, in academic and media analyses alike. This book provides an alternative, more optimistic interpretation. It aims to increase both theoretical understanding and empirical knowledge of recent welfare reforms in areas including Spain, Denmark, the UK, Germany and the EU as a whole. An essential resource for students, researchers and practitioners with an interest in the welfare state.

Author : Stein Kuhnle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 18,54 MB
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1134614640

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'Crisis'. 'Breakdown'. 'Dismantlement'. These are common catchphrases used in analyses of the condition of the welfare states in Europe. This book takes a more optimistic view, and will increase understanding of recent welfare reforms.

Author : Peter Taylor-Gooby
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 44,33 MB
Release : 2004-11-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0191533033

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This book introduces the concept of new social risks in welfare state studies and explains their relevance to the comparative understanding of social policy in Europe. New social risks arise from shifts in the balance of work and family life as a direct result of the declining importance of the male breadwinner family, changes in the labour market, and the impact of globalization on national policy-making. They differ from the old social risks of the standard industrial life-course, which were concerned primarily with interruptions to income from sickness, unemployment, retirement, and similar issues. New social risks pose new challenges for the welfare policies of European countries, such as the care of children and the elderly, more equal opportunities, the activation of labour markets and the management of needs that arise from welfare state reform, and new opportunities for the coordination of policies at the EU level. The book includes detailed and up-to-date case studies of policy development across these areas in the major European countries. These studies, written by leading experts, are organized in a comparative framework which is followed throughout the book. They highlight the way in which national welfare state regimes and institutional arrangements shape policy-making to meet new social risks. A major feature of this volume is the analysis of developments at the EU level and their interaction with national policies. The EU has been largely unsuccessful in its interventions in old social risk policy, but appears to have more success in its attempts to coordinate policy for new social risks. Experience here may provide lessons for future developments in EU policy-making. The comparative framework of the book seeks to inform an understanding of the development of new social risks in Europe and of the particular political opportunities and challenges that result. It provides an original analysis of pressing issues at the forefront of European welfare policy debate and locates it at the heart of current theoretical debates.

Author : Alberto Martinelli
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 36,46 MB
Release : 2020-08-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9004351779

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The EU is to-day at a crossroad: either it becomes a great supranational union or it goes back to being an array of separate independent states. Alberto Martinelli and Alessandro Cavalli draw a grand fresco of the society in which the European Union is taking shape.

Author : Ali Hajighasemi
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 21,55 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1789905567

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This timely book assesses how Europe’s welfare states have dealt with the challenges of globalisation and the financial crisis. It asks whether the European Union has adopted a general strategy for dealing with four major threats to the sustainable development of European societies: the employability of a growing number of redundant workers, an aging population, low birth rates and the persistent problem of gender inequality. The book will be an important read for social policy scholars, particularly those focusing on European welfare states, how they differ and lessons to be learnt from them. It also highlights key lessons from a broad range of case studies to help policymakers in understanding how and where improvements may be made in the future.

Author : David G. Mayes
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 50,16 MB
Release : 2013-12-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 178254657X

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As the standard of living has increased, aspirations and financial constraints have required major rethinking. There is considerable disparity between European countries in how they approach the welfare system, with differing concern over aspects such

Author : G. Katrougalos
Publisher : Springer
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 48,71 MB
Release : 2002-12-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0230523722

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In this first analytical monograph on the subject, George Katrougalos and Gabriella Lazaridis examine the social welfare state of the main four Southern European countries, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Greece. They conduct an overall system analysis of the welfare state in Southern Europe which challenges the prevalent Ferrera model. Additionally, they present a detailed outlook of policies adopted in the fields of employment, migration, health, social security, pensions and gender-family issues.