De Gruyter Handbook of Contemporary Welfare States

Published by De Gruyter 2022

De Gruyter Handbook of Contemporary Welfare States

Edited by: Bent Greve

Volume 1 in the series De Gruyter Contemporary Social Sciences Handbooks

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110721768

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About this book

Globalisation, regionalisation, new technology, demography, voters’ expectations and re-structuring of societies are expected to influence welfare state development for years to come. This handbook analyses how different welfare state models and regimes will be able to cope with contemporary and future challenges, providing a variety of evidence based tools that make it essential reading for students, researchers and policy makers alike.

Concise overview and analysis of different welfare states

Comprehensive research based policy advice

Useful as a reference and teaching book in a number of social science studies

Edited by a globally leading specialist in the field

Author / Editor information

Bent Greve is Professor of Social Science with an emphasis on welfare state analysis at the University of Roskilde, Denmark. His research interests focus on the welfare state, and social and labour market policy, often from a comparative perspective. He has published extensively on social and labour market policy, social security, tax expenditures, public sector expenditures and financing of the welfare state. He is editor of Social Policy & Administration.

Reviews

“Bent Greve’s Handbook provides a timely, and typically thorough, account of key challenges faced by contemporary welfare regimes and policy makers’ varied responses. The De Gruyter Handbook of Contemporary Welfare States will prove an invaluable resource for students, researchers and other stakeholders with an interest in the future of the welfare state.”
Colin Lindsay, University of Strathclyde

“This impressive book covers research methods, issues and avenues for the future of contemporary welfare states. It offers an excellent, well-balanced introduction into the complexity of welfare state change in turbulent times.”
Bea Cantillon, University of Antwerp

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Part I Research methods
1 Contemporary welfare states and their challenges Bent Greve Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2 Four families of theories to understand welfare state change Rossella Ciccia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
3 Evidence-Based Policy-Making Niklas Andreas Andersen and Katherine Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
Part II Welfare regimes
4 Nordic welfare states: up to challenge? Minna van Gerven Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
5 Continental European welfare states Tobias Wiß Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
6 Liberal welfare states Elke Heins and Fiona Dukelow Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
7 The Southern European welfare model Marcello Natili and Matteo Jessoula Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
8 Eastern European welfare states Maša Filipovič Hrast and Ivana Dobrotić Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
9 In search of a suitable path for welfare system development in China Bingqin Li Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
10 East Asia: welfare determinants and issues in the post-developmentalism era Ijin Hong Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
Part III Issues and challenges
11 Health policy in a comparative perspective Philipp Trein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
12 COVID-19 and the welfare state: impacts, mechanisms, and responses Amílcar Moreira and Daniel Béland Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
13 Through the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives for the welfare state Fabrizio Antenucci, Luigi Salvati and Pasquale Tridico Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
14 Long-Term Care in ageing societies Alexandra Lopes and Virginija Poškutė Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
15 Pension Athina Vlachantoni Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
16 The legitimacy of the welfare state in the age of migration Philipp Lutz and Carlo Knotz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
17 Education and the welfare state: worlds of early school leaving in Europe Ron Thompson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
18 Economic inequality – a growing issue? Bent Greve Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	309
19 Poverty in the five welfare regimes of Europe M. Azhar Hussain Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	321
20 Employment and unemployment Bent Greve Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
21 Sustainability Paul Bridgen and Mi Ah Schoyen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	359
22 Populism Gregor Fitzi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	375
23 Behavioural public policy Edward Cartwright and Anna Cartwright Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	389
24 North–South divide and global social policy Tao Liu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	403
25 Incentives-disincentives – the benefit side of the welfare states Young-Kyu Shin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	417
Part IV Future research needs
26 The future of welfare states? Bent Greve Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	433
Contributors to this volume Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	439

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars and students of Political Science and Sociology; Policy-Makers.
Pages
- Front matter: 7
- Main content: 445
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 43
- Coloured Illustrations: 30
- Tables: 45
Keywords: Welfare State; Social Policy; Sustainability

eBook

Published: September 6, 2022
ISBN: 9783110721768

Hardcover

Published: September 6, 2022
ISBN: 9783110721249