02529nam 2200565 a 450 991046156250332120200520144314.01-283-39517-797866133951770-85745-264-9(CKB)2670000000133567(EBL)848738(OCoLC)775301982(SSID)ssj0000576160(PQKBManifestationID)12213116(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000576160(PQKBWorkID)10553600(PQKB)10845475(MiAaPQ)EBC848738(Au-PeEL)EBL848738(CaPaEBR)ebr10521925(CaONFJC)MIL339517(EXLCZ)99267000000013356720110527d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSocial policy in the smaller European Union states[electronic resource] /edited by Gary B. Cohen ... [et al.]New York Berghahn Books20121 online resource (292 p.)Studies in contemporary European history ;v. 9Description based upon print version of record.0-85745-263-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.section 1. The social investment agenda: from ideas to policy? -- section 2. Interest coalitions, ideas, and social reform -- section 3. Diverging institutional legacies, ideas, and social reform.In Europe and around the world, social policies and welfare services have faced increasing pressure in recent years as a result of political, economic, and social changes. Just as Europe was a leader in the development of the welfare state and the supportive structures of corporatist politics from the 1920s onward, Europe in particular has experienced stresses from globalization and striking innovation in welfare policies. While debates in the United Kingdom, Germany, and France often attract wide international attention, smaller European countries-Belgium, Denmark, Austria, or Finland-are oftStudies in contemporary European history ;9.European Union countriesSocial policyElectronic books.320.6094Cohen Gary B.1948-872983MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461562503321Social policy in the smaller European Union states1948748UNINA