Welfare and the Welfare State - 2nd Edition

Name: Welfare and the Welfare State - 2nd Edition
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Welfare and the Welfare StateCentral Issues Now and in the Future\nAuthor(s): Bent Greve\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367356996, 978-0367356996\nSynopsis\nThe welfare state is still very much central in peoples everyday lives. The welfare state is at the same time contested and debated, and has often been argued to be in a crisis not only in the wake of the financial crisis. Welfare and welfare states used to be a national issue and prerogative. Today welfare and welfare states are influenced by national as well as regional and global decisions. However, nation states play a decisive role influenced by national preferences and ideas, and, in recent years, populism and welfare chauvinism.\n\nThis book provides an overview of the central concepts through the lenses of the state, market and civil society. It also provides the reader with knowledge on distribution in societies and how this interacts and influenc.