European Welfare Futures
Subtitle: Towards a Theory of Retrenchment
Publisher: Polity Press
Published: April 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9780745618104
Subjects: Central government policies; EU & European institutions; Social issues; Welfare & benefit systems; European Community; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; EU (European Union); Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; Public Affairs & Administration; European Union countries; Social Policy; Social service
First sentence: Europe has made three gifts to the world: industrial capitalism, the competitive market and the welfare state.