The Routledge handbook of the welfare state
By: edited by Bent Greve
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 467
ISBN-13: 9780415682923; 9780203084229; 9781136190162
Subjects: Welfare state; Public welfare
Other titles: Handbook of welfare state
Description: "'The welfare state' in all its many forms has had a profound role in many countries around the world since at least the Second World War. The Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State explores the classical issues around the welfare state, but also investigates its key concepts, along with how these can be used and analysed. Over forty contributions from renowned international specialists in the field provide readers with expert analysis of the core issues related to the welfare state, including regional depictions of welfare states around the globe. The book combines essays on methodologies, core concepts and central policy areas to produce a comprehensive picture of what 'the welfare state' means around the world. In the midst of the credit crunch, the Handbook addresses some of the many questions about the welfare state. It will be an invaluable reference book for students and scholars throughout the social sciences, particularly in sociology, social policy, public policy, international relations, politics, and gender studies."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Key concepts; title: What is welfare and public welfare / by Bent Greve; title: What is a welfare state? / by Michael Hill; title: Fiscal welfare / by Adrian Sinfield; title: Occupational welfare / by Kevin Farnsworth; title: Citizenship / by Janet Newman; title: Prevention : the cases of social security and health care / by Jos Berghman, Annelies Debels, and Ine Van Hoyweghen; title: Poverty / by Peter Saunders; title: Social exclusion / by John Pierson; title: Benefits in kind and in cash / by Manos Matsaganis; title: Gender issues in welfare states / by Sheila Shaver; title: Welfare states and the life course / by Mara A. Yerkes, Bram Peper, and Janeen Baxter; title: Active labour market policies / by Madelene Nordlund; title: Flexicurity : concepts, practices, and outcomes / by Frank Tros and Ton Wilthagen; title: Typologies and methods; title: What are welfare typologies and how are they useful, if at all? / by Kees Van Kersbergen; title: Nordic welfare states / by Olli Kangas and Jon Kvist; title: Central European welfare states / by Daniel Clegg; title: Eastern Europe / by Steven Saxonberg; title: Southern Europe / by Maria Petmesidou; title: Liberal welfare states / by Paul Spicker; title: Third way / by Martin Powell; title: Welfare states in North America : social citizenship in the United States, Canada, and Mexico / by Robert Henry Cox; title: Welfare state changes in China since 1949 / by Bingqin Li; title: Inequality and social policy in Latin America : a new analytical framework / by Peter-Lloyd Sherlock; title: The Middle East / by John Gal and Rana Jawad; title: Africa / by Alfio Cerami and Aichetou Wague; title: States of health : welfare regimes, health and health care / by Clare Bambra; title: How to analyze welfare states and their development? / by Barbara Vis; title: Drivers for change / by Claude Martin and Virginie Guiraudon; title: Real-typical and ideal-typical methods in comparative social policy / by Christian Aspalter; title: Fiscal crisis, financial crisis and the great recession / by Kevin Farnsworth and Zoë Irving; title: Central policy areas; title: Social security / by Frans Pennings; title: Housing, housing policy, and inequality / by Gregg Olsen; title: Healthcare / by Claus Wendt; title: Old age : including pensions / by Karl Hinrichs; title: Disability / by Bjørn Hvinden; title: Family policies / by Chiara Saraceno; title: Risk and the management of crime / by David Denney; title: Financing the welfare state and the politics of taxation / by Nathalie Morel and Joakim Palme; title: Social omcs : ideas, policies, and effects / by Caroline De La Porte; title: Evaluation, evidence and review / by Ian Greener; title: Future; title: Future of the welfare state? / by Bent Greve.