| The Future of European Welfare: A New Social Contract? 1998 Edition Contributor(s): Rhodes, Martin (Author), Mény, Y. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0312211953 ISBN-13: 9780312211950 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 1998 Annotation: European welfare states are currently under stress, and the social contracts that underpin them are being challenged. Welfare spending has arguably grown to limits in the 1990s in line with higher unemployment, and demographic change and the emergence of new patterns of family and working life are transforming the nature of needs. This book considers the implications of these challenges for European welfare states at the end of the 20th century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Social Science | Human Services |
| Dewey: 361.650 |
| LCCN: 97-38223 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.16 lbs) 287 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1990's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: European welfare states are currently under stress and the 'social contracts' that underpin them are being challenged. First, welfare spending has arguably 'grown to limits' in a number of countries while expanding everywhere in the 1990s in line with higher unemployment. Second, demographic change and the emergence of new patterns of family and working life are transforming the nature of 'needs'. Third, the economic context and the policy autonomy of nation states has been transformed by 'globalization'. This book considers the implications of these challenges for European welfare states at the end of the twentieth century with interdisciplinary contributions from first-rate political scientists, economists and sociologists including Paul Ormerod. |
