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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783486803321

Autore

Gelissen John

Titolo

Worlds of welfare, worlds of consent? [[electronic resource] ] : public opinion on the welfare state / / by John Gelissen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, c2002

ISBN

1-280-46657-X

9786610466573

1-4175-2459-6

90-474-0133-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Collana

International comparative social studies ; ; v. 4

Disciplina

361.6/5

Soggetti

Welfare state - Public opinion

Social policy - Public opinion

Public welfare - Public opinion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction and Research Questions; 2 Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism or More? In Search of Ideal Types and Real Forms; 3 Popular Support for Institutionalized Solidarity: A Comparison between European Welfare States; 4 Welfare States, Solidarity and Justice Principles: Does the Type really matter?; 5 Public Health Care in the Balance: Exploring Popular Support for Health Care Systems in the European Union; 6 Old-Age Pensions: Individual or Collective Responsibility? An Investigation of Public Opinion within European Welfare States; 7 Summary and Discussion

BIBLIOGRAPHYINDEX OF SUBJECTS

Sommario/riassunto

Are the forces of habit and democratic decision-making so strong that outcomes are judged as legitimate whatever they are? This study examines whether the public's consent to welfare state solidarity and its choices of justice principles are related to the specifics of welfare state regimes.