Restructuring the Welfare State : Theory and Reform of Social Policy /

The welfare state has been developed first and in its largest extent in North-Western Europe, in Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Sweden. It is also in these countries where the crisis and financial problems of the welfare state are felt first. The need for restructuring the welfare stat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Koslowski, Peter
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Føllesdal, Andreas
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1997.
Series:Studies in economic ethics and philosophy.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The Welfare State Under Siege in Western Europe
  • The Social Security System in the East Central European Nations of Transition and in Japan
  • The Rise of the Welfare State in History and Theory Part
  • Current Problems of the Welfare State
  • Theory and Critique of the Welfare State Conclusion.