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
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex, UK :
Wiley-Blackwell ,
c2012
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| Series: | Broadening perspectives on social policy
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Table of Contents:
- 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