Social policy in challenging times : economic crisis and welfare systems / edited by Kevin Farnworth and Zoë Irving.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Farnsworth, Kevin.

Irving, Zoë (Zoë M.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social policy.

Economic policy.

Genre:

Aufsatzsammlung.

Physical Description:

xi, 335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Chicago : Policy Press, 2011.

Summary:

There is no precedent to the 2008 economic crisis or its aftermath. It destabilised the world's most important financial centres and only massive state bailouts prevented total economic collapse in a number of nations. Then came a global economic slowdown and the onset of what has become known as the Great Recession. The effects of the crisis have not been uniform across nations, however. Bringing together a range of expert contributions, this important and timely book illustrates that 'the global crisis' is better understood as a variety of crises, each mediated by national context. Consequently, there is an array of potential trajectories for welfare systems, from those where social policy is regarded as incompatible with the post-crisis economy to those where it is considered essential to future economic growth and security. The book documents the initial impact of the crisis and considers the forces reshaping welfare systems under changed circumstances. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Varieties of crisis / Kevin Farnsworth Farnsworth, Kevin, Zoë Irving Irving, Zoë 1

2 The economic crisis and paradigm change / Michael Hill Hill, Michael 31

3 From financial crisis to fiscal crisis / Ian Gough Gough, Ian 49

4 Credit crunch, inequality and social policy / Adrian Sinfield Sinfield, Adrian 65

5 Global social policy responses to the economic crisis / Bob Deacon Deacon, Bob 81

6 Poverty, the crisis and social policy responses in developing countries / Armando Barrientos Barrientos, Armando 101

7 South Korea after the 1997 economic crisis: a'paradigm shift'? / Eunna Lee-Gong Lee-Gong, Eunna 119

8 China's response to crisis: what role for social policy? / Sarah Cook Cook, Sarah, Wing Lam Lam, Wing 139

9 Tiptoeing through crisis? Re-evaluating the German social model in light of the global recession / John Hudson Hudson, John, Stefan Kühner Kühner, Stefan 159

10 Ireland and the impact of the economic crisis: upholding the dominant policy paradigm / Mairéad Considine Considine, Mairéad, Fiona Dukelow Dukelow, Fiona 181

11 Waving not drowning: Iceland, kreppan and alternative social policy futures / Zoë Irving Irving, Zoë 199

12 Experiences from two financial crises in the Nordic welfare states: 1990-93 and 2008-10 compared / Pekka Kosonen Kosonen, Pekka 219

13 Social policy and the recent economic crisis in Canada and the United States / Daniel Béland Béland, Daniel, Alex Waddan Waddan, Alex 231

14 From economic crisis to a new age of austerity: the UK / Kevin Farnsworth Farnsworth, Kevin 251

15 Responding to the challenges: some concluding remarks on welfare futures in changed circumstances / Kevin Farnsworth Farnsworth, Kevin, Zoë Irving Irving, Zoë 271.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781847428288

1847428282

9781847428271

1847428274

OCLC:

687706306