The study is distinguished by a unique collaboration of social and economic policy experts coming from a wide range of disciplines: economics, law, sociology, political science, and philosophy. The authors seek to shed new light on whether European social policy ought to play a role in the future and, if so, what sort of role that could be. They convincingly argue that despite an implicit normative consensus on the a ~European social modela (TM), there is still room for a multifaceted world in which welfare regimes can maintain their own path-dependent ways of achieving a fair and just society with a high level of welfare for all.
The empirical part of the book contains an appraisal of policies and reforms with a view to the a ~enabling welfare statea (TM) approach in four important policy areas: health care, old-age security, family policy, and poverty prevention. Within each sector, the authors compare the policies and practices of two countries attributable to different regime types: Germany and the United Kingdom, Poland and Germany, Finland and Estonia, and Belgium and Denmark.
This book is highly recommendable not only for scholars and policymakers active in thisfield, but also for students of welfare and labour economics, sociology, social policy, political science and law.
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The study is distinguished by a unique collaboration of social and economic policy experts coming from a wide range of disciplines: economics, law, sociology, political science, and philosophy. The authors seek to shed new light on whether European social policy ought to play a role in the future and, if so, what sort of role that could be. They convincingly argue that despite an implicit normative consensus on the a ~European social modela (TM), there is still room for a multifaceted world in which welfare regimes can maintain their own path-dependent ways of achieving a fair and just society with a high level of welfare for all.
The empirical part of the book contains an appraisal of policies and reforms with a view to the a ~enabling welfare statea (TM) approach in four important policy areas: health care, old-age security, family policy, and poverty prevention. Within each sector, the authors compare the policies and practices of two countries attributable to different regime types: Germany and the United Kingdom, Poland and Germany, Finland and Estonia, and Belgium and Denmark.
This book is highly recommendable not only for scholars and policymakers active in thisfield, but also for students of welfare and labour economics, sociology, social policy, political science and law.
Imprint | Springer-Verlag |
Country of origin | Germany |
Series | Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment, 26 |
Release date | December 2005 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2006 |
Assisted by | Katharina Mader |
Authors | B Maydell V, K Borchardt, K.-D. Henke, R Leitner, R Muffels, M Quante, P.-L. Rauhala, G Verschraegen, M. Zukowski |
Dimensions | 235 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 336 |
Edition | 2006 ed. |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-540-29771-0 |
Barcode | 9783540297710 |
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LSN | 3-540-29771-5 |