E-Book, Englisch, 2600 Seiten, E-Book
Greve The Times They Are Changing?
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4443-6234-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
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Crisis and the Welfare State
E-Book, Englisch, 2600 Seiten, E-Book
Reihe: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy
ISBN: 978-1-4443-6234-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
The Times They Are Changing? Crisis and the Welfare Statepresents a series of readings from international policy researchersthat examine the effects of the recent financial crisis on welfarestates around the world.
* Provides comprehensive and indepth coverage of changes in welfare states as a result of thefinancial crisis
* Reveals how the financial crisis is changing our perception ofthe welfare states
* Features contributions from policy researchers and academicsfrom around the world
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Weitere Infos & Material
Editorial Introduction: Overview and Conclusion 1
Bent Greve
1 To What Extent Did the Financial Crisis Intensify the Pressureto Reform the Welfare State? 7
Barbara Vis, Kees van Kersbergen and Thomas H. Hylands
2 Falling Back on Old Habits? A Comparison of the Social andUnemployment Crisis Reactive Policy Strategies in Germany, the UKand Sweden 23
Heejung Chung and Stefan Thewissen
3 The Impact of the Crisis on Australian Social Security Policyin Historical Perspective 41
Peter Saunders and Chris Deeming
4 US Social Policy in the 21st Century: The Difficulties ofComprehensive Social Reform 59
Anne Daguerre
5 Economic Crisis and Welfare Retrenchment: Comparing IrishPolicy Responses in the 1970s and 1980s with the Present 79
Fiona Dukelow
6 Crisis and Welfare State Change in the Netherlands 101
Mara Yerkes and Romke van der Veen
7 Explaining Welfare Reforms in Italy between Economy andPolitics: External Constraints and Endogenous Dynamics 117
Franca Maino and Stefano Neri
8 The Economic Crisis as a Trigger of Convergence? Short-timeWork in Italy, Germany and Austria 137
Stefano Sacchi, Federico Pancaldi and Claudia Arisi
9 Health Care Policy for Better or for Worse? Examining NHSReforms During Times of Economic Crisis versus Relative Stability161
Lorraine Frisina Doetter and Ralf Götze
Index 179