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After Austerity: Welfare State Transformation in Europe after the Great Recession
Peter Taylor-Gooby
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Description for After Austerity: Welfare State Transformation in Europe after the Great Recession
Paperback. This book examines European welfare states, how and why they are changing, and how they are likely to develop. Editor(s): Taylor-Gooby, Peter; Leruth, Benjamin; Chung, Heejung. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JKS; JPA; JPB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
European welfare states are undergoing profound change, driven by globalization, technical changes, and population ageing. More immediately, the aftermath of the Great Recession and unprecedented levels of immigration have imposed additional pressures. This book examines welfare state transformations across a representative range of European countries and at the EU level, and considers likely new directions in social policy. It reviews the dominant neo-liberal austerity response and discusses social investment, fightback, welfare chauvinism, and protectionism. It argues that the class solidarities and cleavages that shaped the development of welfare states are no longer powerful. Tensions surrounding divisions between old and ... Read more
European welfare states are undergoing profound change, driven by globalization, technical changes, and population ageing. More immediately, the aftermath of the Great Recession and unprecedented levels of immigration have imposed additional pressures. This book examines welfare state transformations across a representative range of European countries and at the EU level, and considers likely new directions in social policy. It reviews the dominant neo-liberal austerity response and discusses social investment, fightback, welfare chauvinism, and protectionism. It argues that the class solidarities and cleavages that shaped the development of welfare states are no longer powerful. Tensions surrounding divisions between old and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198790273
SKU
V9780198790273
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About Peter Taylor-Gooby
Peter Taylor-Gooby is a Research Professor of Social Policy at the University of Kent. He is the director of the NORFACE-funded 'Welfare States Futures: Our Children's Europe' (WelfSOC) project. His publications include Britain's Growth Crisis (co-edited with Colin Hay and Jeremy Green, Palgrave, 2015), The Double Crisis of the Welfare State and What Can We Do About It ... Read more
Reviews for After Austerity: Welfare State Transformation in Europe after the Great Recession
the edited volume is a compelling account of the subject. Its theoretical framework is deployed consistently and coherently throughout the book, the chapters are strongly anchored by a historical account, are analytically consistent and provide diverse case-studies and levels of analysis.
António Leitão, International Affairs
The book contains timely, precious material and analysis that can contribute to the ... Read more
António Leitão, International Affairs
The book contains timely, precious material and analysis that can contribute to the ... Read more