Routledge handbook of the welfare state /

Forty-five contributions from renowned international specialists in the field provide readers with expert analysis of the core issues related to the welfare state, including regional depictions of welfare states around the globe. The second edition of the Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State comb...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Other Authors:	Greve, Bent (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018 Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, [2018] London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, [2019]
Edition:	Second edition
Series:	Routledge handbooks Routledge international handbooks
Subjects:	Benefits Bent Greve Beveridge Bisckmarck Education Equality Family policy Fiscal Welfare Flexicurity Gender And Welfare Giddens Handbook Of The Welfare State Housing Labor market Medical care Occupational Welfare Poverty Public Sector Spending Public welfare Social Capital Social Cohesion Social Exclusion Social Policy Analysis Social security Taxation Third Way Titmuss Welfare State Typologies Welfare state BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Reference Electronic books

Table of Contents:

Cover; Half title; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Introduction; Part I: Key concepts; 1 What is welfare and public welfare?; 2 What is a welfare state?; 3 Fiscal welfare; 4 Occupational welfare; 5 Prevention: the cases of social security and healthcare; 6 Poverty; 7 Benefits in kind and in cash; 8 Gender issues in welfare states; 9 Welfare states and the life course; 10 Well-being and the welfare state; Part II: Typologies and methods; 11 What are welfare state typologies and how are they useful, if at all?
chapter Introduction / Bent Greve
part PART I Key concepts
chapter 1 What is welfare and public welfare? / Bent Greve
chapter 2 What is a welfare state? / Johanna Kuhlmann
chapter 3 Fiscal welfare / Adrian Sinfield
chapter 4 Occupational welfare / Kevin Farnsworth
chapter 5 Prevention: the cases of social security and healthcare / Jos Berghman
chapter 6 Poverty / Peter Saunders
chapter 7 Benefits in kind and in cash / Manos Matsaganis
chapter 8 Gender issues in welfare states / Sheila Shaver
chapter 9 Welfare states and the life course / Mara A. Yerkes
chapter 10 Well- being and the welfare state / Daniel Sage
part PART II Typologies and methods
chapter 11 What are welfare state typologies and how are they useful, if at all? / Kees van Kersbergen
chapter 12 Nordic welfare states / Olli Kangas
chapter 13 Central European welfare states / Daniel Clegg
chapter 14 Central and Eastern Europe / Steven Saxonberg
chapter 15 Southern Europe / Maria Petmesidou
chapter 16 Liberal welfare states / Hugh Bochel
chapter 17 Third Way / Martin Powell
chapter 18 Welfare states in North America: social citizenship in the United States, Canada and Mexico / Canada and Mexico Robert Henry Cox
chapter 19 Welfare state changes in China since 1949 / Bingqin Li
chapter 20 India as a post- colonial welfare state / Sony Pellissery and T.V.S. Sasidhar
chapter 21 Inequality, social spending and the state in Latin America / Peter Lloyd- Sherlock
chapter 22 The Middle East / Rana Jawad
chapter 23 States of health: welfare regimes, health and healthcare / Clare Bambra
chapter 24 How to analyze welfare states and their development? / Barbara Vis
chapter 25 How ideas impact social policy / Daniel Béland
chapter 26 Drivers for change / Virginie Guiraudon
chapter 27 Ten ideal- typical worlds of welfare regimes and their regime characteristics / Christian Aspalter
chapter 28 Real- typical and ideal- typical methods in comparative social policy / Christian Aspalter
chapter 29 Fiscal crisis, financial crisis and the fragile welfare state / Kevin Farnsworth
chapter 30 Globalisation and welfare states / Patrick Diamond
part PART III Central policy areas
chapter 31 Social security / Frans Pennings
chapter 32 Labour market: focus on active labour market policies / Madelene Nordlund
chapter 33 Housing policy, the welfare state and social inequality / Gregg M. Olsen
chapter 34 Homelessness and social policy / Gregg M. Olsen
chapter 35 Healthcare / Claus Wendt
chapter 36 Old age and pensions / Karl Hinrichs
chapter 37 Disability / Bjørn Hvinden
chapter 38 Family policies / Chiara Saraceno
chapter 39 Risk and the management of crime / David Denney
chapter 40 Financing the welfare state and the politics of taxation / Nathalie Morel
chapter 41 EU social policy and national welfare state reform / Caroline de la Porte
chapter 42 Evaluation, evidence and review / Ian Greener
chapter 43 Long- term care / Bent Greve
chapter 44 The welfare state and international migration: the European challenge / Grete Brochmann
part PART IV Future
chapter 45 Future of the welfare state? / Bent Greve
12 Nordic welfare states; 13 Central European welfare states; 14 Central and Eastern Europe; 15 Southern Europe; 16 Liberal welfare states; 17 Third Way; 18 Welfare states in North America: social citizenship in the United States, Canada and Mexico; 19 Welfare state changes in China since 1949; 20 India as a post-colonial welfare state; 21 Inequality, social spending and the state in Latin America; 22 The Middle East; 23 States of health: welfare regimes, health and healthcare; 24 How to analyze welfare states and their development?; 25 How ideas impact social policy; 26 Drivers for change
27 Ten ideal-typical worlds of welfare regimes and their regime characteristics; 28 Real-typical and ideal-typical methods in comparative social policy; 29 Fiscal crisis, financial crisis and the fragile welfare state; 30 Globalisation and welfare states; Part III: Central policy areas; 31 Social security; 32 Labour market: focus on active labour market policies; 33 Housing policy, the welfare state and social inequality; 34 Homelessness and social policy; 35 Healthcare; 36 Old age and pensions; 37 Disability; 38 Family policies; 39 Risk and the management of crime
40 Financing the welfare state and the politics of taxation; 41 EU social policy and national welfare state reform; 42 Evaluation, evidence and review; 43 Long-term care; 44 The welfare state and international migration: the European challenge; Part IV: Future; 45 Future of the welfare state?; Index

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