The times they are changing? : crisis and the welfare state

The Times They Are Changing? presents a series of readings that critically examine whether the recent financial crisis will have short-lived implications for welfare states or will usher in a new era of substantial reform and retrenchment of social policies in welfare states around the world

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Greve, Bent (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell , c2012
Series:Broadening perspectives on social policy
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300 |a 182 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 24 cm. 
490 1 |a Broadening perspectives on social policy 
500 |a "Originally published as Volume 45, Issue 4 of Social Policy & Administration" 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. To what extent did the financial crisis intensify the pressure to reform the welfare state? -- 2. Falling back on old habits? a comparison of the social and unemployment crisis reactive policy strategies in Germany, the UK and Sweden -- 3. The impact of the crisis on Australian social security policy in historical perspective -- 4. US social policy in the 21st century : the difficulties of comprehensive social reform -- 5. Economic crisis and welfare retrenchment : comparing Irish policy responses in the 1970s and 1980s with the present -- 6. Crisis and welfare state change in the Netherlands -- 7. Explaining welfare reforms in Italy of convergence? short-time work in Italy, Germany and Austria -- 8. The economic crisis as a trigger of convergence? short-time work in Italy, Germany and Austria -- 9. Health care policy for better or for worse? examining NHS reforms during times of economic crisis versus relative stability 
520 |a The Times They Are Changing? presents a series of readings that critically examine whether the recent financial crisis will have short-lived implications for welfare states or will usher in a new era of substantial reform and retrenchment of social policies in welfare states around the world 
650 0 |a Financial crises 
650 0 |a Public welfare 
650 0 |a Social policy 
650 0 |a Welfare state 
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