European Welfare Futures: Towards a Theory of Retrenchment - Couverture souple

Bonoli, Giuliano; George, Vic; Taylor-Gooby, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0745618111 ISBN 13 : 9780745618111

Editeur : Polity Press, 2000

Synopsis

European Welfare Futures presents a clear and up-to-date analysis of developments in social policy in the main EU member states. It provides a systematic account of welfare retrenchment and assesses the competing explanations of this process. The authors provide convincing evidence for the view that an 'ever closer union' in social policy will require a much more difficult process than that which led to monetary union.

The book makes a major contribution to understanding how welfare policy in Europe will develop over the next few years. It offers an original and wide-ranging account of the forces affecting the direction of policy, and stresses the role of social and political institutions in explaining why countries differ.

European Welfare Futures will be essential reading for undergraduates, graduate students and scholars in social policy, sociology, political science, area studies and international relations courses. It will also be of great interest to policy-makers in the EU, especially in the areas of pensions, health, social care and unemployment.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Guiliano Bonoli is at IDHEAP, Switzerland.

Vic George is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy.

Peter Taylor-Gooby is Professor of Social Policy, both at Darwin College, University of Kent, Canterbury.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polity Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0745618111
• ISBN 13: 9780745618111
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible