Reforming European Welfare States - Germany and the United Kingdom Compared

Zusatztext Clasen's book represents an outstanding contribution to the welfare state retrenchment and restructuring literature. It is especially valuable because it questions and qualifies received wisdoms in the debate, such as the stereotyping of the German and British welfare states or the dimensionality of the concept of change...a very readble piece deserving of a broad audience well beyond scholars of the German and British welfare states. Klappentext Written by a prominent contributor to recent debates on the welfare state, this is the first in-depth comparison of the UK and Germany as two large, but highly distinct, European welfare states. Spanning a 25-year period, this innovative analysis provides a systematic comparison of policy change across each country in three core areas: unemployment support, pensions, and family policy. Zusammenfassung Written by a prominent contributor to recent debates on the welfare state, this is the first in-depth comparison of the UK and Germany as two large, but highly distinct, European welfare states. Spanning a 25-year period, this innovative analysis provides a systematic comparison of policy change across each country in three core areas: unemployment support, pensions, and family policy. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: Welfare State Reform and Restructuring 3: Motives, Means, and Opportunities: Analytical Perspectives 4: Supporting Unemployed People: Income Protection and Activation 5: Retirement Pensions 6: Family Policy: Charting New Waters 7: Conclusion

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• Authors: Jochen Clasen, Jochen (Professor in School of Social and Clasen, Jochen (Professor in School of Social and Political Studies Clasen, Clasen Jochen
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.08.2005
• EAN: 9780199270712
• ISBN: 978-0-19-927071-2
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Germany, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Social welfare & social services, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Public Administration, Comparative Politics, Social welfare and social services, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies, Public administration / Public policy