Thе Nеw Politics of thе Wеlfаrе Stаtе
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 528
Published: 2001-06-21
List price: $200.00
The welfare states of the affluent democracies now stand at the centre of political discussion and social conflict. In these path-breaking essays, an international team of leading analysts rejects simplistic claims about the impact of economic ’globalization’. Economic, demographic, and social pressures on the welfare state are very real, but many of the most fundamental challenges have little to do with globalization. Nor do the authors detect signs of a convergence of national social policies towards an American-style lowest common denominator. The contemporary politics of the we...