Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Developments in Swedish Social Policy
Arthur Gould
€ 64.31
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Developments in Swedish Social Policy
Hardback. For many decades, Sweden was seen as a model welfare state. This book is about the changes introduced as a result of economic problems in the 1990s and the political, institutional and cultural resistance they encountered. Detailed accounts of changes to welfare services and benefits are included. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 460.
For many decades, Sweden was seen as a model welfare state. Only with the onset of economic problems in the 1990s have successive governments felt compelled to curb social spending and abandon the goal of full employment. This book is about the changes introduced and the political, institutional and cultural resistance they encountered. Detailed accounts of changes to welfare services and benefits are included alongside specialist chapters devoted to areas where Sweden itself has claimed to be something of a leader - the care of the elderly, gender equality, employment issues and substance.
For many decades, Sweden was seen as a model welfare state. Only with the onset of economic problems in the 1990s have successive governments felt compelled to curb social spending and abandon the goal of full employment. This book is about the changes introduced and the political, institutional and cultural resistance they encountered. Detailed accounts of changes to welfare services and benefits are included alongside specialist chapters devoted to areas where Sweden itself has claimed to be something of a leader - the care of the elderly, gender equality, employment issues and substance.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
225
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333774502
SKU
V9780333774502
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Arthur Gould
ARTHUR GOULD is Reader in Swedish Social Policy at the Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University. He has published many articles on Swedish drug policy, the Swedish welfare state, long-term unemployment in Sweden and Swedish social policy and the EU. He is the author of Conflict and Control in Welfare Policy: the Swedish Experience (1988), Capitalist Welfare Systems: Japan, Britain ... Read more
Reviews for Developments in Swedish Social Policy
'...this unusually well-written, broad, and detailed examination of Swedish social policy is essential reading...' - Choice '...Gould's book is - with is wealth of material and wide-ranging considerations - a substantial contribution to the ongoingdebate about Sweden as a uniqu and important case of a modern welfare state.' - Wolfgang Zank, Aalborg University, Journal of Contemporary European ... Read more