The Times They Are Changing : Crisis and the Welfare State.

The Times They Are Changing : Crisis and the Welfare State.

The Times They Are Changing? Crisis and the Welfare State presents a series of readings from international policy researchers that examine the effects of the recent financial crisis on welfare states around the world. Provides comprehensive and in depth coverage of changes in welfare states as a res...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Greve, Bent
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
Subjects:
Social policy.
Financial crises.
Public welfare.
Welfare state.
public policy.
welfare services.
Financial crises
Public welfare
Social policy
Welfare state
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • The Times They Are Changing?: Crisis and the Welfare State; CONTENTS; Editorial Introduction: Overview and Conclusion; 1: To What Extent Did the Financial Crisis Intensify the Pressure to Reform the Welfare State?; 2: Falling Back on Old Habits? A Comparison of the Social and Unemployment Crisis Reactive Policy Strategies in Germany, the UK and Sweden; 3: The Impact of the Crisis on Australian Social Security Policy in Historical Perspective; 4: US Social Policy in the 21st Century: The Difficulties of Comprehensive Social Reform.
  • 5: Economic Crisis and Welfare Retrenchment: Comparing Irish Policy Responses in the 1970s and 1980s with the Present6: Crisis and Welfare State Change in the Netherlands; 7: Explaining Welfare Reforms in Italy between Economy and Politics: External Constraints and Endogenous Dynamics; 8: The Economic Crisis as a Trigger of Convergence? Short-time Work in Italy, Germany and Austria; 9: Health Care Policy for Better or for Worse? Examining NHS Reforms During Times of Economic Crisis versus Relative Stability; Index.

Similar Items