European Welfare States
：Comparative Perspectives
( 1 )
Publication subTitle ：Comparative Perspectives
Publication series ：1
Publisher： Sage Publications Ltd
Publication year： 2005
E-ISBN: 9781847877833
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781412901734
Subject： C91 Sociology
Keyword： 社会学
Language： ENG
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Description
Illustrated throughout with student-friendly features such as case-studies, chapter summaries, questions for discussion and guides for further reading European Welfare States provides:
- an overview of the development of welfare states in Europe;
- a discussion of key issues including welfare state theories, the role of globalization, gender and the welfare state; welfare typologies; and the role of public opinion;
- a detailed account of recent developments and current challenges in five European welfare states; and
- a detailed account of the key challenges facing European welfare states and possible future directions for welfare models including the role of the European Union in the development of social policy.