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Specific criteria for entitlement (such as disability) and such central issues as "gendered" assumptions, access to benefit programmes and the involvement of trade unions are examined in a variety of contexts. As an authoritative assessment of the current state of social-security reform - its critical issues, its direction, and its potential impacts - this book should prove to be of value to all professionals and officials concerned with social programmes at any government level.
List of contents
List of Figures. List of Tables. Notes on the Contributors. 1. Social Security in the New Millennium; J. Clasen. Part I. Debates. 2. Rising Tides and Rusty Boats: Economic Position of the Poor in 1985-1995; O. Kangas. 3. Popular Support for Social Security. A Sociological Perspective; W. van Oorschot. 4. Non-Discriminating Social Policy? Policy Scenarios for Meeting Needs without Categorisation; H. Bolderson, D. Mabbett. 5. Equality, Employment, and State Social Policies: A Gendered Perspective; A. Shola Orloff. 6. Europeanisation and Decentralisation of Welfare 'Safety Nets'; L. Moreno. Part II. Reforms. A. Reforms in Theoretical Perspective. 7. Beyond Retrenchment: Four Problems in Current Welfare State Research and One Suggestion How to Overcome Them; B. Palier. 8. Change without Challenge? Welfare States, Social Construction of Challenge and Dynamics of Path Dependency; J. Goul Andersen. B. Reforming Pension Systems. 9. Public Expenditure and Population Ageing: Why Families of Nations are Different; F.G. Castles. 10. Ageing and Public Pension Reforms in Western Europe and North America: Patterns and Politics; K. Hinrichs. 11. The Redistributional Impact of a World Bank 'Pension Regime'; E. Overbye. C. Activation Reforms. 12. Activating Welfare States. How Social Policies Can Promote Employment; J. Kvist. 13. Welfare to Work and the Organisation of Opportunity: European and American Approaches from a British Perspective; M. Evans. 14. Activating the Unemployed: The Street-Level Implementation of UK Policy; S. Wright. Bibliography.
