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European Welfare Futures: Towards a Theory of Retrenchment
Giuliano Bonoli
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Description for European Welfare Futures: Towards a Theory of Retrenchment
Paperback. European Welfare Futures presents a clear and up--to--date analysis of developments in social policy in the main EU member states. It provides a systematic account of welfare retrenchment and assesses the competing explanations of this process. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFF; JKSB; JPQB; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
European Welfare Futures presents a clear and up-to-date analysis of developments in social policy in the main EU member states. It provides a systematic account of welfare retrenchment and assesses the competing explanations of this process. The authors provide convincing evidence for the view that an 'ever closer union' in social policy will require a much more difficult process than that which led to monetary union.
European Welfare Futures presents a clear and up-to-date analysis of developments in social policy in the main EU member states. It provides a systematic account of welfare retrenchment and assesses the competing explanations of this process. The authors provide convincing evidence for the view that an 'ever closer union' in social policy will require a much more difficult process than that which led to monetary union.
The book makes a major contribution to understanding how welfare policy in Europe will develop over the next few years. It offers an original and wide-ranging account of the forces affecting the direction ... Read more
European Welfare Futures will be essential reading for undergraduates, graduate students and scholars in social policy, sociology, political science, area studies and international relations courses. It will also be of great interest to policy-makers in the EU, especially in the areas of pensions, health, social care and unemployment.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745618111
SKU
V9780745618111
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About Giuliano Bonoli
Guiliano Bonoli is at IDHEAP, Switzerland. Vic George is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy. Peter Taylor-Gooby is Professor of Social Policy, both at Darwin College, University of Kent, Canterbury.
Reviews for European Welfare Futures: Towards a Theory of Retrenchment
'[A] concise, clear introduction to western European welfare state developments ... This lucid book, which frequently includes the US in international comparisons, would work well in courses on welfare policy in several disciplines ... a very useful addition for a wide range of college libraries.' Choice "Their analysis of each of these compelling and insightful-well worth the reader's ... Read more