The future of the welfare state : crisis myths and crisis realities / Francis G. Castles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Castles, Francis G. (Francis Geoffrey), 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Welfare state--OECD countries--History--20th century.

Welfare state.

Welfare state--OECD countries--Forecasting.

OECD countries--Social policy.

OECD countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This assessment of the threat posed to modern welfare states by globalization and demographic change brings together empirical methods, current information from 21 countries and insights from across the social sciences. The author also presents likely trajectories of welfare state development in coming decades.

Contents:

On crises, myths, and measurements

A race to the bottom?

The structure of social provisision

A European welfare state convergence?

Explaining expenditure outcomes

Population ageing and the public purse

Birth-rate blues: a real crisis in the making?

Towards a steady-state welfare state?

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

"Based on an examination of twenty-one OECD countries over the period of 1980-98"--P. [vii].

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-193) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-927392-8

1-281-19833-1

9786611198336

0-19-153362-9

1-4294-2029-4

OCLC:

76915279