The transformation of welfare states? / / Nick Ellison

• Autore: Ellison Nicholas <1952->
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (238 p.)
• Disciplina: 361.6/5
• Soggetto topico: Public welfare; Social policy; Welfare state; Globalization - Social aspects
• Classificazione: 71.80
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-223) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 'Globalization', institutions and welfare regimes -- The challenge of globalization -- Globalization and welfare regime change -- Towards workfare? : changing labour market policies -- Labour market policies in social democratic and continental regimes -- Population ageing, GEPs and changing pensions systems -- Pensions policies in continental and social regimes -- Conclusion : welfare regimes in a liberalizing world.
• Sommario/riassunto: This accessible work provides a 'political sociology' of welfare states in industrial societies, with both historical and contemporary perspectives. Ellison focuses on the social and political underpinnings of a number of welfare regimes and looks at the transformations they have undergone and the challenges they face.This book assesses current debates about the role of 'globalization' in welfare state change, paying particular attention to contemporary views about the capacity of embedded institutional structures to limit the effects of global economic pressures. Ellison assesses th
• Titolo autorizzato: The transformation of welfare states
• ISBN: 9786610400188; 9781134765690; 113476569X; 9781134765706; 1134765703; 9781280400186; 1280400188; 9780203099490; 0203099494
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910348226803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II