European Welfare States: Comparative Perspectives

By Mel Cousins

Illustrated throughout with student-friendly features such as case-studies, chapter summaries, questions for discussion and guides for further reading European Welfare States provides: - an overview of the development of welfare states in Europe;- a discussion of key issues including welfare state theories, the role of globalization, gender and the welfare state; welfare typologies; and the role of public opinion;- a detailed account of recent developments and current challenges in five European welfare states; and- a detailed account of the key challenges facing European welfare states and possible future directions for welfare models including the role of the European Union in the development of social policy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412901731
• ISBN13: 9781412901734
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.5"