The Oxford handbook of the welfare state / edited by Francis G. Castles ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Castles, Francis G. (Francis Geoffrey), 1943-Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford handbooksPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2010Description: xxx, 876 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 9780199579396 (cloth); 0199579393 (cloth)Subject(s): Welfare stateDDC classification: 361.65 LOC classification: JC479 | .O94 2010
Contents:
pt. 1. Philosophical justifications and critiques of the welfare state. Ethics / Stuart White -- Intellectual roots / Chris Pierson & Matthieu Leimgruber -- Critics and beyond / Desmond King & Fiona Ross -- pt. 2. History. The emergence of the western welfare state / Stein Kuhnle & Anne Sander -- Post-war welfare state development / Frank Nullmeier & Franz-Xaver Kaufmann -- pt. 3. Approaches. Research methods / Edwin Amenta & Alexander Hicks -- Public and private social welfare / Willem Adema & Peter Whiteford -- Families versus state and market / Mary Daly -- Disciplinary perspectives / Einar Øerbye -- pt. 4. Inputs and actors. Needs and risks in the welfare state / Jan Zutavern & Martin Kohli -- Democracy and capitalism / Torben Iversen -- Unions and employers / Bernhard Ebbinghaus -- Parties / Manfred G. Schmidt -- Political institutions / Ellen M. Immergut -- Public attitudes / Stefan Svallfors -- Gender / Ann Shola Orloff -- Religion / Kees Van Kersbergen & Philip Manow -- Migration and ethnic minorities / Stephen Castles & Carl-Ulrik Schierup -- European Union / Gerda Falkner -- Intergovernmental organizations / Klaus Armingeon -- Globalization / Duane Swank -- pt. 5. Policies. Social expenditures and revenues / Herbert Obinger & Uwe Wagschal -- Old-age pensions / Karl Hinrichs & Julia F. Lynch -- Health / Richard Freeman & Heinz Rothgang -- Long-term care / August Österle & Heinz Rothgang -- Work accident and sickness benefits / Olli Kangas -- Disability / Mark Priestley -- Unemployment insurance / Ola Sjöberg, Joakim Palme & Eero Carroll -- Labour market activation / Lane Kenworthy -- Social assistance / Thomas Bahle, Michaela Pfeifer & Claus Wendt -- Family benefits and services / Jonathan Bradshaw & Naomi Finch -- Housing / Tony Fahey & Michelle Norris -- Education / Marius R. Busemeyer & Rita Nikolai -- pt. 6. Policy outcomes. The social rights of citizenship / John D. Stephens -- Inequality and poverty / Peter Saunders -- Macroeconomic outcomes / Isabela Mares -- Welfare retrenchment / Jonah D. Levy -- pt. 7. Worlds of welfare. Models of the welfare state / Wil A. Arts & John Gelissen -- The Nordic countries / Mikko Kautto -- Continental western Europe / Bruno Palier -- The south European countries / Maurizio Ferrera -- The English-speaking countries / Francis G. Castles -- Latin America / Evelyne Huber & Juan Bogliaccini -- East Asia / Ito Peng & Joseph Wong -- Eastern Europe and Russia / Linda J. Cook -- pt. 8. Prospecrs. The sustainability of western welfare states / Howard Glennerster -- The global future of welfare states / Ian Gough & Göran Therborn.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [721]-820) and indexes.

pt. 1. Philosophical justifications and critiques of the welfare state. Ethics / Stuart White -- Intellectual roots / Chris Pierson & Matthieu Leimgruber -- Critics and beyond / Desmond King & Fiona Ross -- pt. 2. History. The emergence of the western welfare state / Stein Kuhnle & Anne Sander -- Post-war welfare state development / Frank Nullmeier & Franz-Xaver Kaufmann -- pt. 3. Approaches. Research methods / Edwin Amenta & Alexander Hicks -- Public and private social welfare / Willem Adema & Peter Whiteford -- Families versus state and market / Mary Daly -- Disciplinary perspectives / Einar Øerbye -- pt. 4. Inputs and actors. Needs and risks in the welfare state / Jan Zutavern & Martin Kohli -- Democracy and capitalism / Torben Iversen -- Unions and employers / Bernhard Ebbinghaus -- Parties / Manfred G. Schmidt -- Political institutions / Ellen M. Immergut -- Public attitudes / Stefan Svallfors -- Gender / Ann Shola Orloff -- Religion / Kees Van Kersbergen & Philip Manow -- Migration and ethnic minorities / Stephen Castles & Carl-Ulrik Schierup -- European Union / Gerda Falkner -- Intergovernmental organizations / Klaus Armingeon -- Globalization / Duane Swank -- pt. 5. Policies. Social expenditures and revenues / Herbert Obinger & Uwe Wagschal -- Old-age pensions / Karl Hinrichs & Julia F. Lynch -- Health / Richard Freeman & Heinz Rothgang -- Long-term care / August Österle & Heinz Rothgang -- Work accident and sickness benefits / Olli Kangas -- Disability / Mark Priestley -- Unemployment insurance / Ola Sjöberg, Joakim Palme & Eero Carroll -- Labour market activation / Lane Kenworthy -- Social assistance / Thomas Bahle, Michaela Pfeifer & Claus Wendt -- Family benefits and services / Jonathan Bradshaw & Naomi Finch -- Housing / Tony Fahey & Michelle Norris -- Education / Marius R. Busemeyer & Rita Nikolai -- pt. 6. Policy outcomes. The social rights of citizenship / John D. Stephens -- Inequality and poverty / Peter Saunders -- Macroeconomic outcomes / Isabela Mares -- Welfare retrenchment / Jonah D. Levy -- pt. 7. Worlds of welfare. Models of the welfare state / Wil A. Arts & John Gelissen -- The Nordic countries / Mikko Kautto -- Continental western Europe / Bruno Palier -- The south European countries / Maurizio Ferrera -- The English-speaking countries / Francis G. Castles -- Latin America / Evelyne Huber & Juan Bogliaccini -- East Asia / Ito Peng & Joseph Wong -- Eastern Europe and Russia / Linda J. Cook -- pt. 8. Prospecrs. The sustainability of western welfare states / Howard Glennerster -- The global future of welfare states / Ian Gough & Göran Therborn.

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