Welfare States in Transition
. Ed(S): Collier, Irwin; Roggemann, Herwig; Scholz, Oliver; Tomann, Horst
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Hardback. Social policy in East and West is in the middle of a fundamental transition. The former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the successor states to the former Soviet Union are attempting to create the institutions needed for a modern market economy and democratic welfare state. In the STUDIES IN ECONOMIC TRANSITION series. Editor(s): Collier, Irwin; Roggemann, Herwig; Scholz, Oliver; Tomann, Horst. Series: Studies in Economic Transition. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JKSB; KCL; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Social policy in East and West finds itself today in the middle of a fundamental transition. The former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the successor states to the former Soviet Union are attempting to create the institutions needed for a modern market economy and a modern democratic welfare state. At the same time, the mature welfare states of Europe are struggling to solve the contemporary financial crisis of their systems of social entitlements. Because of fundamental economic and demographic trends, these systems will become increasingly difficult to sustain over the coming decades. The contributors overwhelmingly agree that ... Read more
Social policy in East and West finds itself today in the middle of a fundamental transition. The former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the successor states to the former Soviet Union are attempting to create the institutions needed for a modern market economy and a modern democratic welfare state. At the same time, the mature welfare states of Europe are struggling to solve the contemporary financial crisis of their systems of social entitlements. Because of fundamental economic and demographic trends, these systems will become increasingly difficult to sustain over the coming decades. The contributors overwhelmingly agree that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Economic Transition
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333738450
SKU
V9780333738450
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About . Ed(S): Collier, Irwin; Roggemann, Herwig; Scholz, Oliver; Tomann, Horst
MIRIAM BEBLO Lecturer in Social Policy, Freie Universität, Berlin MARIE BOHATA Senior Economic Researcher, Charles University Prague RONALD A. BRAND Professor of Law and Director of the Center for International Legal Education, University of Pittsburgh School of Law REINHARD HEINISCH Professor of Politics, University of Pittsburgh JENS HÖLSCHER DAAD Senior Fellow and Co-ordinator of Economic Research, Institute for German Studies, ... Read more
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