Contested welfare states : welfare attitudes in Europe and beyond / edited by Stefan Svallfors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Svallfors, Stefan, editor.

Series:

Studies in social inequality

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public welfare--Europe--Public opinion.

Public welfare.

Welfare state--Europe--Public opinion.

Welfare state.

Social policy.

Public opinion.

Europe--Social policy--Public opinion.

Europe.

Public opinion--Europe.

Physical Description:

xix, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2012]

Summary:

The welfare state is a trademark of the European social model. An extensive set of social and institutional actors provides protection against common risks, offering economic support in periods of hardship and ensuring access to care and services. Welfare policies define a set of social rights and address common vulnerabilities to protect citizens from market uncertainties. But over recent decades, European welfare states have undergone profound restructuring and recalibration.

This book analyzes people's attitudes toward welfare policies across Europe and offers a novel comparison with the United States. Occupied with normative orientations toward the redistribution of resources and public policies aimed at ameliorating adverse conditions, the book focuses on the interplay between individual welfare attitudes and behavior, institutional contexts, and structural variables. It provides essential input into the comparative study of welfare state attitudes and offers critical insights into the public legitimacy of welfare state reform. Book jacket.

Contents:

Welfare states and welfare attitudes / Stefan Svallfors

Welfare performance and welfare support / Wim van Oorschot and Bart Meuleman

Attitudes among high-risk groups / Helena Blomberg, Johanna Kallio, Olli Kangas, Christian Kroll, and Mikko Niemelä

A normative approach to welfare attitudes / Christian Staerklé, Tiina Likki, and Régis Scheidegger

Unraveling working class welfare chauvinism / Jan Mewes and Steffen Mau

Age, class, and attitudes toward government responsibilities / Stefan Svallfors, Joakim Kulin, and Annette Schnabel

Framing theory, welfare attitudes, and the United States case / Clem Brooks

Welfare attitudes in context / Stefan Svallfors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804782524

0804782520

OCLC:

781432287