| Alternatives for Welfare Policy: Coping with Internationalisation and Demographic Change Contributor(s): Molander, Per (Editor), Andersen, Torben M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521814065 ISBN-13: 9780521814065 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: This comprehensive survey of key welfare policy issues, in an age of globalization and ageing populations, draws on comparative OECD data and case studies from Scandinavia. Torben Andersen and Per Molander provide a forceful analysis of the main challenges to the traditional public sector welfare state and explore the principal policy options open to governments in advanced economies. They assess the advantages and disadvantages of alternative welfare regimes with less reliance on public sector involvement. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy |
| Dewey: 361.6 |
| LCCN: 2003273866 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.61 lbs) 396 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Andersen, Torben M.: - Torben M. Andersen is Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics at the University of Aarhus, Denmark.Andersen, Torben M.: - Torben M. Andersen is Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics at the University of Aarhus, Denmark.Molander, Per: - Per Molander has worked at the Swedish Ministry of Finance and is currently a Private Consultant at MapsGroup. He is author of the book Turning Sweden Around (with A. Lindbeck et al.) 1994. |
