Welfare States in the 21st Century - 9781035325269

Welfare States in the 21st CenturyThe New Five Giants Confronting Societal Progress\nAuthor(s): Ian Greener\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781035325269, 978-1035325269\nSynopsis\nOn the 80th anniversary of Beveridges report on the Five Giants confronting societal progress in the 1940s, this innovative book examines the New Giants confronting us today: inequality, preventable mortality, the crisis of democracy, job quality, and environmental degradation. Ian Greener uses Qualitative Comparative Analysis and cluster analysis across 24 countries to analyse which countries are the highest performing in relation to each of the New Giants, and what they have in common.\n\nThe book indicates that confronting the New Giants requires more participative modes of governance, as well as a greater commitment to redistributing wealth and achieving higher levels of education. Greener also highlights how hig.