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Making a European Welfare State?: Convergences and Conflicts Over European Social Policy
Taylor-Gooby
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Description for Making a European Welfare State?: Convergences and Conflicts Over European Social Policy
Paperback. * An up-to-date account of a rapidly changing field. * Covers developments across a range of policy fields, from labour markets to disability and poverty to health care. * Situates debates about welfare convergence and divergence in a theoretical context. Editor(s): Taylor-Gooby, Peter. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 244.
This volume provides an up-to-date account of developments in Europe across a range of policy fields, from labour markets to disability and poverty to health care.
This volume provides an up-to-date account of developments in Europe across a range of policy fields, from labour markets to disability and poverty to health care.
- An up-to-date account of a rapidly changing field.
- Covers developments across a range of policy fields, from labour markets to disability and poverty to health care.
- Situates debates about welfare convergence and divergence in a theoretical context.
- Draws on sociological, social policy, political science and economic theoretical perspectives.
- Written by acknowledged experts in the field.
- Uses case studies of particular policy areas and regional developments.
... Read more- Includes work on Southern and Eastern Europe, as well as on France and Germany.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405121163
SKU
V9781405121163
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
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99-50
About Taylor-Gooby
Peter Taylor-Gooby is Professor of Social Policy at the University of Kent. His recent publications include European Welfare States Under Pressure (edited, 2001), Risk, Trust and Welfare (edited, 2000) and European Welfare Futures (co-authored with V. George and G. Bonoli, Polity, 2000). He has directed a number of ESRC and EU projects, including the Economic Beliefs and Behaviour programme, the ... Read more
Reviews for Making a European Welfare State?: Convergences and Conflicts Over European Social Policy
"Provides an up-to-date account of developments in Europe across a range of policy areas, from labour markets to disability, and pverty to healthcare." International Social Security Review, Vol 58/2-3