Social policy in the smaller European Union states / edited by Gary B. Cohen ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cohen, Gary B., 1948-

Series:

Studies in contemporary European history ; 9.

Studies in contemporary European history ; v. 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union countries--Social policy.

European Union countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Europe and around the world, social policies and welfare services have faced increasing pressure in recent years as a result of political, economic, and social changes. Just as Europe was a leader in the development of the welfare state and the supportive structures of corporatist politics from the 1920s onward, Europe in particular has experienced stresses from globalization and striking innovation in welfare policies. While debates in the United Kingdom, Germany, and France often attract wide international attention, smaller European countries-Belgium, Denmark, Austria, or Finland-are oft

Contents:

section 1. The social investment agenda: from ideas to policy?

section 2. Interest coalitions, ideas, and social reform

section 3. Diverging institutional legacies, ideas, and social reform.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613395177

9781283395175

1283395177

9780857452641

0857452649

OCLC:

775301982