Welfare for the Unemployed in Britain and Germany: Who Benefits?

Welfare for the Unemployed in Britain and Germany: Who Benefits?

by Frances McGinnity
Welfare for the Unemployed in Britain and Germany: Who Benefits?

Welfare for the Unemployed in Britain and Germany: Who Benefits?

by Frances McGinnity

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Overview

In recent decades, the problem of unemployment has generated fierce political and academic discussion on how national governments should address this issue. This book sheds light on a key debate in unemployment policy - that of whether unemployment benefits should be insurance-based or means-tested. It carefully compares the impact of the British and German benefit systems on poverty, the duration of unemployment and the spread of workless households during the 1990s.

In Germany unemployment is regarded as a risk which individuals insure themselves against through the state, whereas in Britain compensation for the unemployed is allocated primarily through means-tested benefits paid for from tax revenue. These contrasting welfare scenarios make this study of the differences in welfare provision and the effect on the lives of the unemployed especially valuable. The author combines an in-depth study of unemployment policies with extensive statistical analysis, to examine the experience over time of unemployed individuals and the households in which they live. In particular, she focuses on the important interactions between the state, labour markets and household structures.

This book presents a large amount of new empirical material and employs an innovative methodology by applying event history analysis to social policy questions. Academics and policymakers working in the fields of unemployment, comparative welfare analysis and labour market sociology will welcome this rigorous and highly rewarding volume.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781843762201
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication date: 07/26/2004
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Frances McGinnity, Economic and Social Research Institute, Ireland

Table of Contents

Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Comparing Labour Market Trends and the Composition of the Unemployed 3. Welfare for the Unemployed in Britain and Germany 4. Income Poverty Among the Unemployed 5. Comparing Durations of Unemployment 6. The Labour Force Participation of the Wives of Unemployed Men 7. Conclusions Appendix References Index
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