ABSTRACT
'Crisis'. 'Breakdown'. 'Dismantlement.' Since the 1970's, these have become the catchphrases used to describe the condition of the welfare states in Europe, in academic and media analyses alike. This book provides an alternative, more optimistic interpretation. It aims to increase both theoretical understanding and empirical knowledge of recent welfare reforms in areas including Spain, Denmark, the UK, Germany and the EU as a whole. An essential resource for students, researchers and practitioners with an interest in the welfare state.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I European welfare states in perspective
part |2 pages
Part II
chapter 3|19 pages
Nordic welfare states in the 1990s: institutional stability, signs of divergence
chapter 8|18 pages
Implementing major welfare state reforms: a comparison of France and Switzerland—a new-institutionalist approach
part |2 pages
Part III Towards consolidated European welfare states?