Not since the 1940s has there been such comprehensive scope for uncertainty within and about Europe. New Perspectives on the Welfare State in Europe offers an appraisal of comparative social policy and applies it to current uncertainties concerning European communities and European-North American and East Asian relationships.
Including contributions from Deakin, Klein, Leibfried, Mishra and Rose the work should provide essential reading for students, researchers, lecturers and policy makers in social policy, politics and sociology.
Editorial introduction Part I On the state of the art 1 O'Goffe's tale 2 Social policy in the postmodern world Part II Issues from Britain 3 Developments in social security policy 4 Encouraging home ownership 5 Privatism and partnership in urban policy 6 Returner and retainer policies for women Part III Prospects for Europe 7 Towards a European welfare state? 8 The end of the middle way? 9 Developments in East European social policy 10 The Pacific challenge Part IV On the state of the argument 11 Bringing freedom back in
