Rethinking European Welfare
Subtitle: Transformations of European Social Policy (Published in association with The Open University)
Contributors: Janet Fink (Editor); Gail Lewis (Editor); John Clarke (Editor)
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Published: May 25, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780761972792
Subjects: Central government policies; Social welfare & social services; Social work; Social policy; Politics/International Relations; Europe - General; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Public welfare; Public Affairs & Administration; Public Policy - Social Policy; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; Social Science / Social Work; Europe; Welfare state
First sentence: There is an apparent paradox in that, while Europe seems to be becoming an increasingly homogenized politico-economic space, it is also characterized by enduring and, in some instances, deepening social cleavages.