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Agents of the Welfare State : How Caseworkers Respond to Need in the United States, Germany, and Sweden /

This book shows how responsiveness in European welfare programs is institutionalized through nationally distinct legal foundations, professional traditions, and resource networks, while revealing how resource scarcities threaten to erode these capabilities.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jewell, Christopher J. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Subjects:
Political Science and International Relations.
Politics of the Welfare State.
Popular Science in Education.
Public Policy.
Education.
Political planning.
Political science.
Welfare state.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This book shows how responsiveness in European welfare programs is institutionalized through nationally distinct legal foundations, professional traditions, and resource networks, while revealing how resource scarcities threaten to erode these capabilities.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (264 pages)
ISBN:9780230607255
DOI:10.1057/9780230607255