The transformation of welfare states?
By: Nick Ellison.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxfordshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: Public welfare; Social policy; Welfare state; Globalization -- Social aspects
Description: "This accessible work provides a 'political sociology' of welfare states in industrial societies, with both historical and contemporary perspectives. Ellison focuses on the social and political underpinnings of a number of welfare regimes and looks at the transformations they have undergone and the challenges they face."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Globalization, institutions, and welfare regimes; title: The challenge of globalization; title: Globalization and welfare regime change; title: Towards workfare? : changing labour market policies; title: Labour market policies in social and continental regimes; title: Population ageing, GEPs, and changing pensions systems; title: Pensions policies in social and continental regimes; title: Conclusion: Liberalizing welfare regimes?