Welfare State Futures
The welfare state is in hard times, according to today's consensus. The deterioration of exceptional economic performancethe basis for the "Golden Age" of welfare capitalismseems irreversible. This has slowed down welfare state expansion and radically shifted the ground for discussion on the future of the welfare state. This volume takes stock of "the state of the welfare state". How can we build a theory of the welfare state? How did the post-World War II welfare state relate to economic development? How do welfare states change? How did the reforms of pension systemsa key welfare state sectordevelop in OECD countries? How did the most developed "Nordic welfare state" fare? How viable are today's advanced welfare states in the international economy? How may we recast the European welfare states for the twenty-first century?
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Welfare State Futures
The welfare state is in hard times, according to today's consensus. The deterioration of exceptional economic performancethe basis for the "Golden Age" of welfare capitalismseems irreversible. This has slowed down welfare state expansion and radically shifted the ground for discussion on the future of the welfare state. This volume takes stock of "the state of the welfare state". How can we build a theory of the welfare state? How did the post-World War II welfare state relate to economic development? How do welfare states change? How did the reforms of pension systemsa key welfare state sectordevelop in OECD countries? How did the most developed "Nordic welfare state" fare? How viable are today's advanced welfare states in the international economy? How may we recast the European welfare states for the twenty-first century?
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780521005128 |
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Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Publication date: | 05/03/2001 |
Edition description: | New Edition |
Pages: | 176 |
Product dimensions: | 6.89(w) x 9.72(h) x 0.43(d) |
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