Welfare state, universalism and diversity
By: edited by Anneli Anttonen, Liisa Häikiö, Kolbeinn Stefánsson
Publisher: Edward Elgar; Elgar Publishing, Incorporated, Edward
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cheltenham; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9781849803830; 9781849805940
Subjects: Welfare state; Multiculturalism
Description: Welfare State, Universalism and Diversity is a thought-provoking book dealing with key ideas, values and principles of social policies and asking what exactly is meant by universal benefits and policies? Is the time of post-war universalism over? Are universalism and diversity contradictory policy and theory framings? Well-known scholars from different countries and fields of expertise provide a historically informative and comprehensive view on the making of universal social policies. Universalism is defined and implemented differently in the British and Scandinavian social policies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.