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European welfare states : comparative perspectives /

By: Cousins, Mel.
Publisher: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2005, (2011)Description: vii, 257 p. ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1412901723 (hbk.); 9781412901727:; 9781412901727 (hbk.); 1412901731 (pbk.); 9781412901734 (pbk.).Subject(s): Public welfare -- Europe | Welfare state -- Europe | Europe -- Social policyDDC classification: 361.61094
Contents:
Theoretical perspectives -- Welfare state theories -- Globalisation and European welfare states -- Gender and the welfare state -- Comparison of European welfare states -- Welfare states in Europe -- Typologies of welfare -- Country studies -- Public opinion and European welfare states -- The future -- Challenges facing European welfare states -- Future directions for European welfare states.
Summary: This is a comprehensive, but accessible overview of issues concerning European welfare states, bringing together a discussion of the theories and techniques of comparative policy analysis and a description of current developments.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-254) and index.

1. Introduction -- Pt. I. Theoretical perspectives -- 2. Welfare state theories -- 3. Globalisation and European welfare states -- 4. Gender and the welfare state -- Pt. II. Comparison of European welfare states -- 5. Welfare states in Europe -- 6. Typologies of welfare -- 7. Country studies -- 8. Public opinion and European welfare states -- Pt. III. The future -- 9. Challenges facing European welfare states -- 10. Future directions for European welfare states.

This is a comprehensive, but accessible overview of issues concerning European welfare states, bringing together a discussion of the theories and techniques of comparative policy analysis and a description of current developments.

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