The Welfare State S Other Crisis

Author : Evelyne Huber,John D. Stephens
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780226356495

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Development and Crisis of the Welfare State by Evelyne Huber,John D. Stephens Pdf

Evelyne Huber and John D. Stephens offer the most systematic examination to date of the origins, character, effects, and prospects of generous welfare states in advanced industrial democracies in the post—World War II era. They demonstrate that prolonged government by different parties results in markedly different welfare states, with strong differences in levels of poverty and inequality. Combining quantitative studies with historical qualitative research, the authors look closely at nine countries that achieved high degrees of social protection through different types of welfare regimes: social democratic states, Christian democratic states, and "wage earner" states. In their analysis, the authors emphasize the distribution of influence between political parties and labor movements, and also focus on the underestimated importance of gender as a basis for mobilization. Building on their previous research, Huber and Stephens show how high wages and generous welfare states are still possible in an age of globalization and trade competition.

Author : Bent Greve
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781444362343

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The Times They Are Changing? by Bent Greve Pdf

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 result of the financial crisis Reveals how the financial crisis is changing our perception of the welfare states Features contributions from policy researchers and academics from around the world

Author : Ramesh Mishra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Child welfare
ISBN : UVA:X000685453

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The Welfare State in Crisis by Ramesh Mishra Pdf

Author : Francis G. Castles
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2004-07-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199270170

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The Future of the Welfare State by Francis G. Castles Pdf

This assessment of the threat posed to modern welfare states by globalization and demographic change brings together empirical methods, current information from 21 countries and insights from across the social sciences. The author also presents likely trajectories of welfare state development in coming decades.

Author : P. Starke,A. Kaasch,F. Van Hooren,Franca Van Hooren
Publisher : Springer
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137314840

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The Welfare State as Crisis Manager by P. Starke,A. Kaasch,F. Van Hooren,Franca Van Hooren Pdf

This book presents an in-depth analysis of social policy reactions to international economic shocks in four different welfare states, over a 40-year period. It reveals how expansion and retrenchment are shaped by domestic politics and existing welfare state institutions.

Author : Tijs Laenen,Bart Meuleman,Wim van Oorschot
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781788976305

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Welfare State Legitimacy in Times of Crisis and Austerity by Tijs Laenen,Bart Meuleman,Wim van Oorschot Pdf

Has there been change or continuity in the welfare attitudes of Europeans since the 2008 financial crisis? Using data from the European Social Survey, this book reveals how various types of welfare attitudes evolved between 2008, when the crisis triggered economic recessions and welfare reforms across Europe, and 2016, when most countries had largely recovered from that crisis.

Author : Claire Frances Ullman
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : France
ISBN : 0253335442

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The Welfare State's Other Crisis by Claire Frances Ullman Pdf

While most observers have equated privatization with a conservative assault on the welfare state, Claire F. Ullman demonstrates that such was not the case in France. There, delegation to nonprofits was motivated by the desire to increase the state's ability to achieve progressive social goals, including enabling welfare programs to reach more of the disadvantaged. Elites sought to recruit nonprofit organizations as partners not to roll back the state, but to bolster and extend its power. Ullman suggests that the western welfare state's new reliance on nonprofit organizations should be re-evaluated in light of the French case.

Author : Theodore Pelagidis,Louka T. Katseli,John Milios
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351788403

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Welfare State and Democracy in Crisis by Theodore Pelagidis,Louka T. Katseli,John Milios Pdf

This title was first published in 2001. Investigating the consequences of restrictive austerity policies and the downsizing of the welfare state this edited collection reflects on possible ways out by analyzing economic developments, social conflicts, legal forms and the prevailing directions of economic policy. According to official figures, around 9.5 per cent of the working population of the European Union is unemployed. Fifteen million European citizens are officially looking for work. In other countries such as the US, the increasing wage inequality has marginalized large parts of the population. The precipitous rise in unemployment (mainly in Europe) and income inequality (mainly in the USA) as well as the weakening of democratic and welfare institutions in almost every developed nation have caused huge social and political problems in recent years.

Author : Gøsta Esping-Andersen
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1996-05-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446227633

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Welfare States in Transition by Gøsta Esping-Andersen Pdf

This wide-ranging comparative analysis of contemporary and future changes in welfare states looks at the different trajectories of the welfare states of Europe, North America, the Antipodes, and the emerging scenarios in Latin America, East Asia and Central and Eastern Europe. Leading experts on each of these regions examine the current structures of social protection, consider the causes of the current welfare state crisis and highlight evolving trends for welfare policy. Different welfare states are shown to manifest different forms of crisis. Among the symptoms of crisis, Welfare States in Transition suggests that the effect of popluation ageing is exaggerated, and an at least equally fundamental challenge lies in the revolution of the modern family and the changing economic role of women. The contributors are sceptical about the neo-liberal formula for reform, not only because it increases inequality but also because it does not address the growing need for an active social investment policy to ensure against entrapment in poverty or low-paid jobs.

Author : Bent Greve
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781789903713

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Austerity, Retrenchment and the Welfare State by Bent Greve Pdf

Are we living in an age of permanent austerity? In this insightful book, Bent Greve provides a comprehensive empirical analysis of welfare states since 2000, exploring the ways by which austerity can be measured and quantified. Through detailed comparative analysis between states, this book dissects the implementation of economic retrenchment, its extent and impact in Europe.

Author : Farnsworth, Kevin,Irving, Zoë
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781847428295

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Social policy in challenging times by Farnsworth, Kevin,Irving, Zoë Pdf

There is no precedent to the current economic crisis which looks set to redefine social policy debate throughout the globe. But its effects are not uniform across nations. Bringing together a range of expert contributions, the key lesson to emerge from this book is that 'the crisis' is better understood as a variety of crises, each mediated by national context. Consequently, there is an array of potential trajectories for welfare systems, from those where social policy is regarded as incompatible with the post-crisis economy to those where it is considered essential to future economic growth and security.

Author : Francis G. Castles
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2004-07-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191533624

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The Future of the Welfare State by Francis G. Castles Pdf

Written by one of the world's leading policy researchers, this book seeks to assess the threat posed to modern welfare states by globalization and demographic change. Using empirical methods, and bringing together insights from across the social sciences, Castles interrogates a range of theories suggesting that the welfare state is in crisis. Systematically using data for 21 advanced OECD nations, he distinguishes crisis myths from crisis realities, locating, in the process, likely trajectories of welfare state development in coming decades. The findings of this book confront many of the basic assumptions of contemporary scholarship. Economic globalization has not led to a 'race to the bottom'. Analogous processes within the European Community have not led to a 'downward harmonization' of social spending. There is no 'new politics of the welfare state', with the Left still outspending the Right. Over the past two decades, spending has been increasing and converging across the OECD. Rather than being in a state of crisis, western welfare states have achieved a steady state. The supposed impact of population ageing on social welfare budgets also turns out to be myth, with differences in spending actually being a function of the structure of welfare systems, not of any demographic imperative. The only potentially real threat is of rapidly declining fertility, but Castles argues that welfare state spending in the form of family-friendly public policy is, in fact, our best defence against this problem. This is a book with significant policy implications. It identifies the factors likely to mould welfare state growth and decline in future years, and the diverse problems and challenges confronting welfare state policy-makers in different families of nations. It is a book for those who like assessing evidence before jumping to unwarranted conclusions, and a book for those who wish to see 'the shape of things to come'.

Author : David Garland
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 9780199672660

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The Welfare State by David Garland Pdf

This 'Very Short Introduction' discusses the necessity of welfare states in modern capitalist societies. Situating social policy in an historical, sociological, and comparative perspective, David Garland brings a new understanding to familiar debates, policies, and institutions.

Author : Bent Greve
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000764659

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Welfare and the Welfare State by Bent Greve Pdf

The welfare state is still very much central in people’s everyday lives. The welfare state is at the same time contested and debated, and has often been argued to be in a crisis not only in the wake of the financial crisis. Welfare and welfare states used to be a national issue and prerogative. Today welfare and welfare states are influenced by national as well as regional and global decisions. However, nation states play a decisive role influenced by national preferences and ideas, and, in recent years, populism and welfare chauvinism. This book provides an overview of the central concepts through the lenses of the state, market and civil society. It also provides the reader with knowledge on distribution in societies and how this interacts and influences different groups and their position in society. There are also chapters dealing specifically with central sectors in the welfare states such as health, long-term care and education. The book uses a comparative approach as this better enables one to understand one’s own country's welfare, as well as helping to underline and see the linkages to the impact of global and regional issues on welfare states and their development. Finally, the book presents challenges and future perspectives for welfare states and their development. The book’s focus on core concepts and the variety of international welfare state regimes and mechanisms for delivering social policy provides a much-needed introduction to the rapidly changing concept of welfare for students on social policy, social studies, sociology and politics courses.

Author : José Antonio Ocampo,Joseph E. Stiglitz
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780231546164

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The Welfare State Revisited by José Antonio Ocampo,Joseph E. Stiglitz Pdf

The welfare state has been under attack for decades, but now more than ever there is a need for strong social protection systems—the best tools we have to combat inequality, support social justice, and even improve economic performance. In this book, José Antonio Ocampo and Joseph E. Stiglitz bring together distinguished contributors to examine the global variations of social programs and make the case for a redesigned twenty-first-century welfare state. The Welfare State Revisited takes on major debates about social well-being, considering the merits of universal versus targeted policies; responses to market failures; integrating welfare and economic development; and how welfare states around the world have changed since the neoliberal turn. Contributors offer prescriptions for how to respond to the demands generated by demographic changes, the changing role of the family, new features of labor markets, the challenges of aging societies, and technological change. They consider how strengthening or weakening social protection programs affects inequality, suggesting ways to facilitate the spread of effective welfare states throughout the world, especially in developing countries. Presenting new insights into the functions the welfare state can fulfill and how to design a more efficient and more equitable system, The Welfare State Revisited is essential reading on the most discussed issues in social welfare today.