Why We Need a New Welfare State - Softcover

Esping-Andersen, Gosta

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199256438 ISBN 13: 9780199256433

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2002

Synopsis

Leading scholars in the field examine the highly topical issue of the future the welfare state in Europe. They argue that welfare states need to adjust and examine which kind of welfare architecture will further Europe's stated goal of maximum social inclusion and justice. This volume concentrates on four principle social domains; the aged and transition to retirement; the welfare issues related to profound changes in working life; the risks and needs that arise in households and, especially, in child families; and the challenges of creating gender equality.

About this title

About the Author:

Gosta Esping-Andersen is a Professor of Sociology at Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.

Review:

`'Why We Need a New Welfare State' impressively combines detailed empirical analysis of the interlinked social challenges facing citizens across the life cycle with original proposals for getting welfare states in shape to respond to the future demands of ageing populations, changing households, and the knowledge economy.' Pieter Vanhuysse, Social Policy and Administration Vol. 37, No.4

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0199256438
• ISBN 13: 9780199256433
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 244