This volume provides an up-to-date account of developments in Europe across a range of policy areas, from labour markets to disability and poverty to health care. Drawing on sociological, social policy, political science and economic perspectives, it situates debates about welfare convergence in a theoretical context. Each chapter is written by an expert in this rapidly changing field and is based on original research. Together, these experts demonstrate that EU commitment to an open market economic programme currently gives rise to tensions in accommodating different approaches to social…mehr
This volume provides an up-to-date account of developments in Europe across a range of policy areas, from labour markets to disability and poverty to health care. Drawing on sociological, social policy, political science and economic perspectives, it situates debates about welfare convergence in a theoretical context. Each chapter is written by an expert in this rapidly changing field and is based on original research. Together, these experts demonstrate that EU commitment to an open market economic programme currently gives rise to tensions in accommodating different approaches to social welfare, and that moves to enlargement will compound the pressure.
Peter Taylor-Gooby is Professor of Social Policy at the University of Kent. His recent publications include European Welfare States Under Pressure (edited, 2001), Risk, Trust and Welfare (edited, 2000) and European Welfare Futures (co-authored with V. George and G. Bonoli, Polity, 2000). He has directed a number of ESRC and EU projects, including the Economic Beliefs and Behaviour programme, the Social Contexts and Responses to Risk network and the Welfare Reform and the Management of Societal Change programme.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction: Open markets versus Welfare Citizenship -Conflicting Approaches to Policy Convergence in Europe: PeterTaylor-Gooby.
2. Pressures on State Welfare in Post-industrial Societies: IsMore or Less Better?: Mads Meier Jaeger and Jon Kvist.
3. When Is A Change Big Enough To Be A System Shift? SmallSystem-Shifting Changes in German and Finnish PensionPolicies: Karl Hinrichs and Olli Kangas.
4. Organisational Restructuring in European Health Systems: TheRole of Primary Care: Ana Rico, Richard B. Saltman and Wienke B.W.Boerma.
5. The Uncertain Convergence of Disability Policies in WesternEurope: Bjørn Hvinden.
6. Adaptation to Labour Market Change in France and the UK:Convergent or Parallel Tracks?: Anne Daguerre and PeterTaylor-Gooby.
7. Mending Nets in the South: Anti-Poverty Policies in Greece,Italy, Portugal And Spain: Manos Matsaganis, Maurizio Ferrera, LuisCapucha and Luis Moreno.
8. The Trajectory of Welfare State Development: The Cases ofPost-Communist Bulgaria and Romania: Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos,Ileana Neamtu and Maya Stoyanova.
9. Convergence in the Social Welfare Systems in Europe: FromGoal to Reality: Denis Bouget.
1. Introduction: Open markets versus Welfare Citizenship -Conflicting Approaches to Policy Convergence in Europe: PeterTaylor-Gooby.
2. Pressures on State Welfare in Post-industrial Societies: IsMore or Less Better?: Mads Meier Jaeger and Jon Kvist.
3. When Is A Change Big Enough To Be A System Shift? SmallSystem-Shifting Changes in German and Finnish PensionPolicies: Karl Hinrichs and Olli Kangas.
4. Organisational Restructuring in European Health Systems: TheRole of Primary Care: Ana Rico, Richard B. Saltman and Wienke B.W.Boerma.
5. The Uncertain Convergence of Disability Policies in WesternEurope: Bjørn Hvinden.
6. Adaptation to Labour Market Change in France and the UK:Convergent or Parallel Tracks?: Anne Daguerre and PeterTaylor-Gooby.
7. Mending Nets in the South: Anti-Poverty Policies in Greece,Italy, Portugal And Spain: Manos Matsaganis, Maurizio Ferrera, LuisCapucha and Luis Moreno.
8. The Trajectory of Welfare State Development: The Cases ofPost-Communist Bulgaria and Romania: Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos,Ileana Neamtu and Maya Stoyanova.
9. Convergence in the Social Welfare Systems in Europe: FromGoal to Reality: Denis Bouget.
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"Provides an up-to-date account of developments in Europe across a range of policy areas, from labour markets to disability, and pverty to healthcare." International Social Security Review, Vol 58/2-3
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