Making a European Welfare State?: Convergences and Conflicts Over European Social Policy

ISBN: 978-1-4051-2116-3

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176 pages

July 2004, Wiley-Blackwell

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This volume provides an up-to-date account of developments in Europe across a range of policy fields, from labour markets to disability and poverty to health care.

An up-to-date account of a rapidly changing field.
Covers developments across a range of policy fields, from labour markets to disability and poverty to health care.
Situates debates about welfare convergence and divergence in a theoretical context.
Draws on sociological, social policy, political science and economic theoretical perspectives.
Written by acknowledged experts in the field.
Uses case studies of particular policy areas and regional developments.
Includes work on Southern and Eastern Europe, as well as on France and Germany.