Contested welfare states
Subtitle: welfare attitudes in Europe and beyond
By: edited by Stefan Svallfors
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Stanford, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9780804782524
Subjects: Welfare state; Public opinion; Social policy; Public welfare
Description: This book analyses people's attitudes toward welfare policies across Europe, and offers a novel comparison with the United States. Occupied with normative orientations toward the redistribution of resources and public policies aimed at ameliorating adverse conditions, the book focusses on the interplay between individual welfare attitudes and behaviour, institutional contexts, and structural variables. It provides essential input into the comparative study of welfare state attitudes and offers critical insights into the public legitimacy of welfare state reform.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Welfare states and welfare attitudes / Stefan Svallfors; title: Welfare performance and welfare support / Wim van Oorschot and Bart Meuleman; title: Attitudes among high-risk groups / Helena Blomberg, Johanna Kallio, Olli Kangas, Christian Kroll, and Mikko Niemelä; title: A normative approach to welfare attitudes / Christian Staerklé, Tiina Likki, and Régis Scheidegger; title: Unraveling working class welfare chauvinism / Jan Mewes and Steffen Mau; title: Age, class, and attitudes toward government responsibilities / Stefan Svallfors, Joakim Kulin, and Annette Schnabel; title: Framing theory, welfare attitudes, and the United States case / Clem Brooks; title: Welfare attitudes in context / Stefan Svallfors.