The future of the welfare state
Subtitle: social policy attitudes and social capital in Europe
By: edited by Hekki Ervasti, Jørgen Goul Andersen, Torben Fridberg, Kristen Ringdal
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9781781001264
Subjects: Welfare state; Public opinion; Social capital (Sociology)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction Heikki Ervasti, Jørgen Goul Andersen and Kristen Ringdal 2. Welfare Regimes and Personal Risks Synøve N. Andersen and Kristen Ringdal 3. The Impact of Perceived and Actual Unemployment Benefit Generosity and Unemployment Rates on the Employment Security of Workers Heejung Chung and Wim van Oorschot 4. Economic Globalization, Personal Risks and the Demand for a Comprehensive Welfare State Henning Finseraas and Kristen Ringdal 5. Children in the Family and Welfare State Attitudes; title: Altruism or Self-Interest? Mare Ainsaar 6. Who Should Care for the Children? Support for Government Intervention in Childcare Bart Meuleman and Heejung Chung 7. Legitimacy of the System and Support for the Welfare State Torben Fridberg 8. Immigration, Trust and Support for the Welfare State Heikki Ervasti and Mikael Hjerm 9. Social Cohesion and the Welfare State; title: How Heterogeneity Influences Welfare State Attitudes Mikael Hjerm and Annette Schnabel 10. Welfare Benefits and Generalized Trust in Finland and Europe Antti Kouvo, Tomi Kankainen and Mikko Niemelä 11. Is There a Religious Factor Involved in Support for the Welfare State? Heikki Ervasti 12. Who Hates the Welfare State? Heikki Ervasti Index.