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Reforming European welfare states : Germany and the United Kingdom compared /

This is the first in-depth comparison of the UK and Germany as two large, but highly distinct, European welfare states. This analysis provides a systematic comparison of policy change across each country in three core areas: unemployment support, pensions, and family policy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clasen, Jochen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
Welfare state > Germany.
Germany > Social policy.
Welfare state > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Social policy > 1979-
État providence > Allemagne.
État providence > Grande-Bretagne.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique sociale > 1979-
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
Social policy
Welfare state
Germany
Great Britain
Verzorgingsstaat.
Sociale politiek.
Since 1979
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This is the first in-depth comparison of the UK and Germany as two large, but highly distinct, European welfare states. This analysis provides a systematic comparison of policy change across each country in three core areas: unemployment support, pensions, and family policy.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 249 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-241) and index.
ISBN:1423753259
9781423753254