书目名称 | Globalization and European Welfare States |
副标题 | Challenges and Chang |
编辑 | Robert Sykes (Principal Lecturer in Social Policy) |
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概述 | All major European national welfare systems are discussed and illustrated with current examples of welfare policy changes. Provides new theoretical and empirical perspectives on the links between glob |
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描述 | This book seeks to counter the recent trend of speculation about the impact of globalization upon welfare states. It begins by asking two related questions: .‘What exactly is globalization?‘.‘How, if at all, has globalization been implicated in recent changes to European welfare states?‘ .The book combines both theoretical and empirical analysis to provide a critical account of the relationship between globalization and change in European welfare states..Firstly the key theoretical and conceptual debates are reviewed and the existing perspectives on globalization and welfare policy change are assessed. The text moves on to explore and challenge the more apocalyptic economic perspectives on globalization and welfare that suggest permanent retrenchment. The discussion includes an outline and assessment of the role of international organisations such as the World Bank and the EU..All the major types of European national welfare system are considered: Bismarkian, Southern, Central and Eastern European, Nordic and Liberal. Individual chapters outline recent welfare policy changes in the European countries of each system, and the role of globalization in such changes..This ground-breakin |
出版日期 | Textbook 2001Latest edition |
关键词 | European Union (EU); globalization; Nation; organization; Policy; social policy |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-09783-5 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2001 |