Spanish Society After Franco
Subtitle: Regime Transition and the Welfare State
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Palgrave
Published: October 19, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780333654620
Subjects: Social history; Social welfare & social services; 20th century; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Europe - Spain & Portugal; International Relations - General; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; History : Europe - Spain & Portugal; Political Science / International Relations; Political Science / Social Services & Welfare; Political Science : International Relations - General; 1975-; Social conditions; Social policy; Spain; Welfare state
Description: "A product of long-term research in the country, Spanish Society After Franco traces the evolution of welfare during the various manifestations of the Spanish state: from the early nineteenth century to the current democracy negotiated from the mid-1970s, after the demise of the long authoritarian regime under Franco. Throughout, the differing positions of political parties, workers' movements and the key role played by the church and associated elites are investigated. A wide range of contemporary social policies are examined within the context of the profound changes that have impacted on Spanish society: notably the rapid secularization of the traditional catholic state, the changing position of women, particularly in the labour market, devolution creating the 'Spain of the regions', and the situation of those Spaniards and more recently established ethnic minorities socially excluded from the benefits of economic growth."--Jacket.