A new social question? : on minimum income protection in the postindustrial era / Ive Marx.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marx, Ive.

Series:

Changing welfare states

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Basic income--OECD countries.

Basic income.

Unskilled labor--OECD countries.

Unskilled labor.

Poverty--OECD countries.

Poverty.

Welfare state.

OECD countries.

Physical Description:

287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2007]

Summary:

Social scientists, politicians, and economists have recently been taken with the idea that the advanced welfare states of Europe face a " New Social Question." The core idea is that the transition from an industrial to a postindustrial environment has brought with it a whole new set of social risks, constraints, and trade-offs, which necessitate radical recalibration of social security systems. "A New Social Question?" analyzes that question in depth, with particular attention to the problem of income protection and the difficulties facing Bismarckian welfare states. It will be necessary reading for anyone interested in understanding the future of European social policy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-281) and index.

ISBN:

9789053569252

9053569251

OCLC:

84611867