Leading scholars in the field examine the highly topical issue of the future of the welfare state in Europe. They argue that welfare states need to adjust and examine which kind of welfare architecture will further Europe's stated goal of maximum social inclusion and justice. The volume concentrates on four principal social policy domains; the aged and transition to retirement; the welfare issues related to profound changes in working life; the risks and needs that arise in households and, especially, in child families; and the challenges of creating gender equality. The volume aims to promote a better understanding of the key welfare issues that will have to be faced in the coming decades. It also warns against the all-too-frequent recourse to patent policy solutions that have all to often characterized debate. It intends to move the policy debate from its often frustrating vague and generic level towards greater specificity and nuance.
Foreword by:
Frank Vandenbrucke Edited by:
Gøsta Esping-Andersen ( Professor of Sociology at Universidad Pompeu Fabra Barcelona Spain) Imprint: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 233mm,
Width: 157mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 396g ISBN:9780199256433 ISBN 10: 0199256438 Pages: 276 Publication Date:01 September 2002 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Frank Vandenbroucke (Belgian Minister for Social Affairs): Foreword 1: Gosta Esping Andersen: Towards the Good Society, Once Again? 2: Gosta Esping Andersen: A Child Centred Social Investment Strategy 3: Gosta Esping Andersen: A New Gender Contract 4: Duncan Gallie: The Quality of Working Life in Welfare Strategy 5: John Myles: A New Social Contract for the Elderly 6: Anton Hemerijck: The Self-Transformation of the European Social Models
