Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Greve, Bent

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Forty-five contributions from renowned international specialists in the field provide readers with expert analysis of the core issues related to the welfare state, including regional depictions of welfare states around the globe. The second edition of the Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State combines essays on methodologies, core concepts and central policy areas to produce a comprehensive understanding of what 'the welfare state' means around the world.

In the aftermath of the credit crunch, the Handbook addresses some of the many questions about the welfare state. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include an in-depth analysis of societal changes in recent years. New articles can be found on topics such as: the impact of ideas, well-being, migration, globalisation, India, welfare typologies, homelessness and long-term care.

This volume will be an invaluable reference book for students and scholars throughout the social sciences, particularly in sociology, social policy, public policy, international relations, politics and gender studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 572
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351800556
• Artikelnr.: 56837698

Autorenporträt

Bent Greve is Professor of Welfare State Analysis in the Department of Society and Business at Roskilde University, Denmark. He has published widely on different topics surrounding the welfare state, including technology and the labour market, happiness and social policy, and labour market policy. He is also a member of several boards and committees in Denmark and internationally.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I: Key Concepts
What is welfare and public welfare
What is a welfare state?
Fiscal Welfare
Occupational Welfare
Prevention
Poverty
Benefits in Kind and in Cash
Gender Issues in Welfare States
Welfare States and the Life Course
Well-being and the Welfare State
Part II: Typologies and Methods
Welfare Typologies
Nordic Welfare States
Central European Welfare States
Central and Eastern Europe
Southern Europe
Liberal Welfare States
Third Way
Welfare States in North America: Social Citizenship in the United States, Canada and Mexico
Welfare State Changes in China since 1949
India as a Post-Colonial Welfare State
Inequality, Social Spending and the State in Latin America
The Middle-East
States of Health: Welfare Regimes, Health and Health Care
How to Analyze Welfare States and Their Development?
How Ideas Impact Social Policy
Drivers for Change
Different Worlds of Welfare Regimes: Applying the Ideal-Typical Method
Real-typical and Ideal-Typical Methods in Comparative Social Policy
Fiscal Crisis, Financial Crisis and the Fragile Welfare State
Globalisation and the Welfare States
Part III: Central Policy Areas
Social Security
Active Labour Market Policies
Housing Policy, the Welfare State and Social Inequality
Homelessness and Social Policy
Health Care
Old Age and Pension
Disability
Family Policies
Risk and the management of crime
Financing the Welfare State and The Politics of Taxation
Social OMC
Evaluation, Evidence
Long-Term Care
The Welfare State and International Migration: The European Challenge
Part IV: Future
Future of the welfare state?